📍 Meath · Dublin · the surrounding counties

Building & Stone Restoration

Full building restoration, lime-mortar repointing and sympathetic conservation of period, listed and protected buildings across Meath, Dublin and the surrounding counties.

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Keeping old stone standing for generations

So much of Ireland's character is in its old stone — farmhouses, churches, boundary walls and period town buildings. Kept properly it lasts for centuries; repaired badly, with the wrong mortar, it can be damaged in a few years.

We restore and conserve period and protected buildings the traditional way — matched stone, lime mortar, and methods that respect how the building was originally put together. From brick and stone repointing and a weathered gable to a full building restoration, we work to keep the character of the building intact across Dublin, Meath and the surrounding counties.

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Building and stone restoration project by L&A Building Experts, Dublin & Meath

Featured project — Grange Castle, Dublin

€1.2m restoration of the historic Grange Castle, Clondalkin, Dublin

Our biggest project to date — a €1.2 million conservation of the historic Grange Castle in Clondalkin, Dublin. Castle consolidation, structural and masonry repair, lime repointing, rebuilt boundary walls, groundworks and full landscaping, completed in 2019 to conservation standards.

Being trusted with a protected medieval castle — and delivering it to standard — is the clearest proof of the level we work to.

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Featured project — The Wonderful Barn, Leixlip

Heritage boundary-wall restoration at The Wonderful Barn, Leixlip, Co Kildare

We were trusted with a €350,000 heritage restoration of the historic boundary walls at The Wonderful Barn in Leixlip, Co Kildare — one of Ireland's most unusual 18th-century landmarks and a protected structure. Hundreds of metres of old rubble-stone wall, rebuilt where it had failed and fully repointed by hand in traditional lime mortar.

It's the kind of large, sensitive conservation project that only comes to a team that can prove it does this work properly. See it phase by phase, with before-and-after sliders and the full photo story.

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Featured project — a full cottage restoration in Swords

Full stone cottage restoration in Swords, Co Dublin — hand-built stone fireplace

We stripped the old cement render off a stone cottage in Swords, Co Dublin, took it back to bare stone and rebuilt it from the ground up — structural repair, new foundations and floor, rebuilt stonework, new window openings, a new stone porch, reclaimed-brick chimney repairs and a hand-built stone fireplace with a wood-burning stove. Everything in traditional lime mortar.

A full cottage restoration like this is routine work for us — and it shows exactly how we do it, properly and in lime. See the whole job, start to finish, with before-and-after sliders and the full photo story.

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What does building restoration cost?

It's the question everyone asks — and one most firms won't answer. We will. There's no single price for restoration, because every building is different: the cost depends on how much stone or brickwork needs repointing or rebuilding, the height and access (scaffolding adds to it), whether it needs breathable lime mortar, and how much matched stone has to be sourced. As a real example, a recent two-chimney restoration in Dublin — raked out, repointed, tops rebuilt and crack-stitched — came to €13,500.

What we promise is a clear, itemised quote after a free site visit, so you see exactly what you're paying for, line by line, before any work starts — no vague day rates and no surprises. Send us a few photos and we'll give you a straight answer.

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What we do

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Lime-mortar repointing

Raking out failed or cement pointing and repointing in breathable lime.

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Heritage restoration

Sympathetic restoration of period, listed and protected buildings.

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Stone matching

Sourcing and matching stone so repairs blend with the original.

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Wall rebuilding

Rebuilding collapsed and bulging period walls with reclaimed stone.

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Honest advice

A straight assessment of what a building needs — and what it doesn't.

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Interior stone

Cleaning and refinishing stone floors, benchtops and features.

Why lime, not cement

Old buildings were built to breathe. Hard cement pointing traps moisture in the wall, which pushes damp and salts into the soft stone and causes it to crack and spall. Lime mortar flexes and lets the wall dry out — it protects the stone instead of destroying it, and it's what conservation work requires.

We match the stone, the mortar and the finish to the original, so a repair or restoration looks like part of the building rather than a modern patch.

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How it works

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Free site visit

We call out, look at the job, and talk through what it actually needs.

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Clear quote

An honest, itemised price with no obligation and no pressure.

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The work

Careful, tidy stonework by our own team, matched to what's there.

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Clean finish

We leave the site clean and the work right.

Recent work

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See the difference — before & after

Drag the slider across each photo to reveal the transformation on real restoration jobs.

What our customers say

★★★★★

"I can not recommend Arthur and his team highly enough, they started on the agreed date and nothing was a problem after that... 10/10 in everything they done for me, very professional team of guys."

Alan Bow · Google review
★★★★★

"I would like to thank this firm for the stonework on a large project. Both the work and the employees were of the highest quality and did more than expected of them. I would highly recommend this company."

Kimmage Hardware · Google review

Stone Restoration & Conservation — your questions answered

Do you do conservation work on protected structures?

Yes. We work to conservation standards using lime mortar and matched stone, which is what's required for protected and listed buildings. We're happy to talk through the right approach before any work begins.

My old wall was repointed in cement and it's crumbling — can you fix it?

Yes, and it's very common. Hard cement traps damp and damages soft old stone. We carefully rake it out and repoint in breathable lime mortar, which protects the stone and lasts far longer.

Can you match the stone on my old building?

We source and select stone to match the existing wall — the type, colour and the way it's laid — and reuse the original stone where we can, so repairs blend in rather than standing out.

How do I know if my building needs conservation work?

If the pointing is failing, damp is getting in, or stone is cracking or coming loose, it's worth a look. We'll give you an honest assessment of what's needed — and tell you if something's fine as it is.

Areas we cover

Based in Navan, we cover Meath, Dublin and the surrounding counties within about 100km:

NavanTrim AshbourneDrogheda DublinDundalk See all areas & map →

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