Restored flagstone walkway leading to a house

Service Areas · Newtown & Yardley, PA

Stone restoration in Newtown, Yardley & Lower Makefield

From the historic center of Newtown to the river towns of Yardley and the farms of Upper Makefield, lower Bucks has a lot of stone that works hard. We repoint, restore and seal it.

The short answer

In Newtown, Yardley and the Makefields, American Stone LS restores flagstone and bluestone patios and walkways, repoints stone houses, foundations and chimneys with matched mortar, repairs stone walls, and seals patios, walks and walls with breathable penetrating sealers. Luciano and Alex Sansalone give free on-site estimates.

Newtown was one of William Penn's planned townships, and its historic center still has stone and brick buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries. Yardley grew up along the Delaware River and the canal. Between them, and out through the Makefields and Wrightstown, are farmhouses, newer homes with big flagstone patios, and a lot of stone walls and walks.

What we see in Newtown and Yardley

  • Flagstone and bluestone patios with open joints, rocking stones and puddles, often around pools.
  • Front walks and steps lifted by frost and tree roots.
  • Damp stone foundations on lower ground near the river and creeks.
  • Historic homes in and around Newtown borough that need careful lime repointing.
  • Garden and retaining walls with failed caps.

What we do here

A lot of our lower Bucks work is patio, walkway and step restoration followed by sealing, plus repointing of houses, chimneys and foundations, and stone wall repair. Near the river we are especially careful about water: where it comes from, where it goes, and making sure walls can dry out.

Why restore instead of replace

A tired patio or walk is almost never finished. Repointing, resetting and sealing it costs a fraction of tearing it out, and you keep the stone you chose in the first place. See restore or rebuild?

Questions we hear on site

My Yardley house is near the river. Does that change anything?
It can. Stone foundations and lower walls near the Delaware often stay damp longer, and some properties have seen flooding. We look closely at drainage, use breathable mortars that let walls dry, and avoid sealing walls that need to dry out.
Can you restore a patio around a pool?
Yes. Pool surrounds take water and chemicals all summer. We repoint and reset the stone and then seal it with a breathable penetrating sealer that does not make it slippery.
Do you work in Newtown's historic district?
Yes. Some exterior work there may need review first, so check with the borough or township. Our materials and methods are built around preserving original stonework.

Other places we work

Luciano and Alex Sansalone building a stone wall

Who does the work

Luciano Sansalone learned stonework at fifteen beside his father and grandfather in Italy and has worked on Bucks County stone for over forty years. His son Alex is the fourth generation. The two of them inspect every property and do the work themselves. Read our story.

Learn more

From our stonework articles.

Flagstone patio with tight mortar joints and stone steps

Patios · 6 min read

Cracked joints and wobbly stones: how to save a flagstone patio

Loose flagstones, crumbling joints and standing water usually mean a base or drainage problem, not bad stone. A mason explains how flagstone and bluestone patios fail in freeze-thaw country and how to repair them instead of starting over.
Restored flagstone entrance walkway

Sealing · 7 min read

Should you seal your flagstone or bluestone patio? A mason's honest answer

When sealing a flagstone or bluestone patio, walkway or pool surround helps, why breathable penetrating sealers beat glossy coatings, what has to be fixed first, and how often to reseal, from stonemasons who restore and seal patios across Bucks County.
Fieldstone wall with freshly repointed mortar joints

Restoration · 7 min read

Why repointing your stone house is the best money you will spend on it

Failing mortar joints let water into stone walls, and from there into plaster, framing and floors. Here is why repointing on time protects the whole house, and what a proper job looks like.

Free inspection & estimate

Newtown, Yardley or the Makefields? We would be glad to come out.

Get a free estimate
Call Luciano or Alex(215) 622-6344