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Stone masonry in Bowmanville is close to home for The Setting Stone Company, at 140 Wharf St: stone steps and stoops, fireplace surrounds and hearths, feature walls and repointing, from Memorial to the Veterans Avenue Victory Housing area.
King Street’s historic core is primarily brick, so good stone stands out here. Clarington’s permit list is the place to start: new interior wall finishes and porch repairs do not normally need a permit. A stone feature wall or porch repair may fit those lines if the structure does not change, but the list does not name stone, so ask the Building Division at 40 Temperance Street. Installing a fireplace normally does need a permit, and that side belongs to a gas fitter or WETT-certified technician.
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Old stonework has its own logic. At 3438 Green Road, north of the urban area, a Gothic Revival building likely from the 1860s has its stone laid in an Aberdeen bond. When we repair older masonry, we look at how it was laid first, then match the joints and mortar as closely as we can and take out only what has failed. A patch should not read as a patch. New steps get a compacted base and joints that shed water.
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From a slipped stoop to a full fireplace wall, these are the four jobs we take on in town. The Durham Region stone work page has the wider picture.
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Council passed by-laws on April 27, 2026 designating 16 properties, including homes on Veterans Avenue, Second Street and Lambs Lane, where one-storey Victory Houses went up in 1946 and 1947. On a designated property like those, Clarington’s heritage permit rules say altering or replacing porches, chimneys or cladding may need a heritage permit, and new steps may too. Routine upkeep and minor repairs that keep the appearance do not. Any work that needs a building permit needs a heritage permit as well.
Confirm yours with the Building Division at 905-623-3379 ext. 2660, since rules can change.
The Bowmanville East plan calls for studying a heritage conservation district for the historic downtown, so check before changing older masonry there.
The local heritage committee calls 3438 Green Road the only building of its type in fieldstone, because brick was the usual choice.
Clarington's Building Division is at 40 Temperance Street, in the same town as our base, so permit questions are easy to follow up on.
Environment Canada's 1981 to 2010 normals for Bowmanville Mostert give 93.1 cm of snow a year. Indoor stone carries on while the yard sits under it.
We’re based in town, so a site visit is easy to arrange. We don’t estimate by phone, because no two stoops or walls are alike.
Call or write, and we reply within 1 business day. We then come out for a free on-site consultation, with no obligation.
We look at how the stone was laid, what it sits on, and whether a heritage or building permit may apply.
You get a clear, itemized quote, so you can see what the job involves before you decide anything.
Tim's own crew does the work, protects the house, leaves the site clean and finishes with a walkthrough.
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Probably not, if nothing structural changes, but confirm it. New interior wall, floor or ceiling finishes are on Clarington's list of work that does not normally need a permit, while structural alterations normally do. The list does not name stone. On a designated heritage property, such as a Victory House on Veterans Avenue, ask first. We look at the wall at the visit and confirm what applies before work begins.
Possibly, with a heritage permit: Clarington says new construction such as porches, decks and steps may need one on a designated property. The Victory Houses on Veterans Avenue, Second Street and Lambs Lane are one-storey frame homes clad in horizontal siding, so the look of new steps matters. Ask the Building Division before you plan them.
It depends on what kind of fireplace it is. Factory-built units follow their own standard and inserts must be installed to CSA B365, so the maker's instructions and your gas fitter or WETT-certified technician come first. We then plan the stone around that. Ask the Building Division at 40 Temperance Street whether facing yours needs a permit.
Repointing replaces failed mortar joints. We rake out what has cracked or gone soft, then pack in new mortar matched to the old as closely as we can. The goal is a wall that looks the same, and Clarington says routine upkeep that does not change the appearance needs no heritage permit. Around King Street, where the Bowmanville East plan calls for studying a heritage conservation district, ask first.
Stone, size and preparation set the price, and a slipped stoop in Memorial with a failed base is a different job from a fireplace wall in Darlington Green. A number over the phone wouldn't mean much. We come over from Wharf Street for free, look at what you have and send a clear, itemized quote.
Stone steps can lead down to a new walkway or patio or sit beside a garden wall. Here is the rest of what we do.
We’ll come by for a free look, then send an itemized quote with no obligation. The number is (905) 922-6684.
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Tim and his crew did a fantastic job on our walkway and stairs - we couldn’t be happier with the results! His recommendations, communications and expertise are top notch! Would highly recommend his services and look forward to our next project!
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