A curated guide to Edinburgh's 5 highest-rated stonemasons — ranked by real customer reviews, refreshed every quarter, free to browse.
Tracking down a stonemason you can actually rely on in Edinburgh is half the battle of any home job. Edinburgh's housing stock leans heavily Victorian and Georgian — the Old Town, New Town and Marchmont tenements bring shared rising mains, lead-pipe legacies in unrenovated flats, and stone-built walls that make chasing pipework or wiring genuinely awkward. Modern fringe areas like Murrayfield, Cammo and Newcraighall offset that with new-build issues of their own.
Here are the 5 stonemasons in Edinburgh with the strongest review records, and a quick rundown of what good work should cost.
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26 Dublin St, Edinburgh EH3 6NN
Edinburgh Stonemasons ltd, We specialise in products built in, Sandstone we also specialise in Lime Mortar & Stone Repairs, Masonry works & stonemasonry Repairs, and chimney repairs with stone building repairs, Please enter our site to see how we can help you and how you can contact us at Stonemasons edinburgh We al…
"Efficient service. Excellent job, completed promptly." — recent customer review
5 S Charlotte St, Edinburgh EH2 4AN
Edinburgh Stone Repair Ltd specialise in chimney rebuilds and traditional tenement stonework across Edinburgh and the Lothians. We carry out full and partial chimney rebuilds, leadwork integration, pot and flue repairs, and structural masonry works to traditional Edinburgh tenements and listed buildings. Our experi…
"A good job done well. I really appreciated the efficiency and communication. Everything was done as promised and I was kept updated at each stage" — recent customer review
3 Hill St, Edinburgh EH2 3JP
Chalmers Masonry Conservation Ltd are a dedicated team of expert Stonemasons in Edinburgh. We specialise in Stone buildings and structures. Stone Repairs - Lime Mortar - Masonry Works - Chimney Repairs - Boundary Walls. Please feel free to contact us for any advice or a free estimate. Chalmers Masonry Conservation a…
"Needed some pointing work done on my garden walls, was recommended Chalmers Masonry Convervastion by a friend who also had some work done by them and I cannot fault them at all! A gent called Grant was carrying out the work and he was very professional and true craftsman. I would highly recommend these to anyone!" — recent customer review
Stonemason in the Scottish Borders and Edinburgh. Stonemasonry, Conservation and Restoration. Offering a range of services for your property, from the structural to the decorative.
"Nick repointed the sandstone walls of our property with limestone mortar, replacing badly worn stones where necessary. Nick is a very skilled & knowledgeable stone mason and I highly recommend him." — recent customer review
64A Cumberland St, Edinburgh EH3 6RE
Edinburgh stonemasons that have been providing professional stonemasonry services in and around the Midlothian, East Lothian, West Lothian, Fife, and Borders areas for over three decades. Stone building, stone restoration and repair, lime pointing and all manner of stone cleaning. If its sandstone we can definitely…
"Professional service from quotation to finished works. Highly skilled workman and great communication throughout. I would recommend them." — recent customer review
The Edinburgh angle. Common physical realities for Edinburgh trades: conservation-area constraints on external work, shared communal services that need stair-meetings before action, north-facing kitchens prone to winter pipe-freeze, and traffic / parking restrictions that slow same-day callouts in the centre.
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