📍 Meath · Dublin · the surrounding counties

Stone Walls

Repair, rebuilding, repointing and new stone walls — boundary, garden, retaining and dry stone — built to last across Meath, Dublin and the surrounding counties.

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Stone walls built and repaired the right way

Stone walls are part of the character of Ireland — the boundary walls along the lanes, the field walls, and the walls fronting old houses. Built and repaired properly they outlast the people who built them; done badly they lean, bulge and let water in within a few winters.

We've spent over 20 years repairing, rebuilding and building new stone walls across Meath, Dublin and beyond. Whether it's a single collapsed section, a full boundary wall, or a new retaining wall on a sloping site, we do it the traditional way — the right stone, the right bond, and lime mortar where it belongs.

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Stone Walls project by L&A Building Experts

Featured wall project — The Wonderful Barn, Leixlip

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

We were trusted with a €350,000 restoration of the historic boundary walls at The Wonderful Barn in Leixlip, Co Kildare — one of Ireland's most unusual 18th-century landmarks. Hundreds of metres of old rubble-stone wall: collapsed sections rebuilt by hand in matching stone, and the whole length repointed in traditional lime mortar.

It's the biggest wall project we've taken on, and a real measure of the standard we build to. See it start to finish, with before-and-after sliders and the full photo story.

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Recent work — a granite boundary wall in Dublin

Natural granite stone boundary wall in Dublin by L&A Building Experts

A recent Dublin project — long, hand-built runs of natural granite rubble stone boundary wall, curved to follow the road and finished with stone pillars, enclosing a residential development.

It's exactly the kind of natural-stone walling we do best. See it from setting out to the finished boundary.

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Featured wall project — a €500k limestone estate entrance

€500k limestone estate entrance and boundary walls by L&A Building Experts

One of our largest walling jobs — a €500,000 limestone estate entrance with new natural-stone boundary walls, piers and footpath, built to a premium finish throughout.

It shows what we can do at scale in cut and dressed limestone. See the full project, start to finish.

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What we do

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Wall repair

Structural repair of cracked, leaning, bulging or storm-damaged stone walls.

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Rebuilding

Taking down and rebuilding collapsed or unsafe sections, reusing the original stone where we can.

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Repointing

Raking out failed mortar and repointing — in lime mortar on older walls so they breathe.

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New boundary & garden walls

New stone walls built to suit your property and matched to local stone.

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Retaining walls

Solid retaining walls for sloping or split-level sites, with proper drainage behind.

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Dry stone walling

Traditional dry stone field and feature walls, built by hand with no mortar.

Built the traditional way

On older walls we use lime mortar rather than hard cement. Cement traps damp and cracks soft old stone; lime lets the wall breathe and move, so the repair lasts and protects the stone. On new walls we get the foundations, the bond and the drainage right so it stands straight for decades.

We match new work to what's already there — the stone type, the coursing and the pointing — so a repair or a new section looks like it has always been part of the wall, not a patch.

How it works

Free site visit

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

Clear quote

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

The work

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

Clean finish

We leave the site clean and the work right.

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 Walls — your questions answered

How much does it cost to repair a stone wall?

It depends on the wall — its height and length, how much has moved, and whether it needs rebuilding or just repointing. We give a clear, itemised price after a free site visit, so you know exactly what you're paying for before any work starts.

My wall is leaning or bulging — is it dangerous?

A leaning or bulging wall usually means the foundation, bond or mortar has failed, and it can become unsafe. It's worth getting looked at sooner rather than later. We'll assess whether it can be repaired in place or needs a section rebuilt.

Should my old wall be repointed in lime or cement?

On older stone walls, lime mortar is almost always the right choice. Hard cement traps moisture and damages the soft old stone over time. Lime lets the wall breathe, so it protects the stone and lasts far longer.

Do you build new boundary and retaining walls?

Yes — new boundary, garden and retaining walls are a big part of what we do. We build in natural stone, matched to your property, with proper foundations and drainage so they stand the test of time.