Elginburg Farmhouse
Over time a shifting foundation and roof load had caused the top part of this Limestone wall to lean outward. The stonework was completely dismantled and rebuilt recently by Edgewater Stonemasons. Each piece of Limestone was sorted according to size and relaid in a 'Coursed Rubble' pattern, meaning that each course or level of stone is consistent in height from one side of the wall to the other. This is a prevalent style of building in this area due in large part to the tendency for local Limestone to split apart in 5 and 6" sedimentary beds. With some sorting of sizes on the part of masons, this gave 19th century Kingston stonework a structured and orderly look, which was preferred over more rustic styles of building.
This rebuild was completed with a heritage-grade Lime based mortar to match as closely as possible the properties of the original materials.