It’s been a while since we posted about stone history, so today, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we’d like to share a little history about the most famous rock in Ireland, the Blarney Stone. The Blarney Stone is a block of Carboniferous limestone built into the...
For stone restoration pros, nothing is more fun than getting to problem solve on really old stone floors. Recently we were called in to the Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts to help determine if a mosaic floor from the turn of the 20th century could be...
Located at the St. Lawrence and St. Mary Collaborative, i.e. the parish of St. Mary of the Assumption in Brookline, MA this statue was covered in dirt and algae and needed some special attention to restore it to it’s pristine white color. By carefully power...
Spooky season has arrived! While some may argue that this year as a whole could be categorized as spooky, the time has come for us to focus on the seasonal spooky that is Halloween. As stone restoration professionals we’re drawn to all things stone, and this time of...
Countertops serve both a functional and aesthetic purpose in the kitchen. While they are great surfaces to prepare and serve meals, they also have the potential to dramatically enhance the visual appeal of a room. Natural stones, such as granite and marble, have...
For hundreds of years, New England’s natural stone resources have been an asset to the region’s development. With quarries throughout the area, like those in Quincy, Plymouth, and East Longmeadow, New Englanders have used these resources to create, explore, and...
