Porch columns, driveway entry piers, gate piers and stone mailboxes — on their own footings below frost depth, laid plumb, and finished with bluestone caps cut to overhang every face evenly.
Real projects, photographed on site — every one hand-set by Edgar’s crew.
Every column and pier sits on a concrete footing below frost depth — never on a patio slab or loose fill.
Block or concrete core, reinforced where a gate hangs or a lantern is wired, with conduit set in before the stone goes on.
Stone or brick laid course by course to a plumb line on every corner, so the column reads straight from the street.
A bluestone or cast cap cut to overhang every face evenly, with a drip edge so water leaves the face.
Joints tooled, mailbox or lantern set, and the base finished tight to the walk or drive.
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Yes — stone or brick around the post or a cast box, on its own footing, with a bluestone cap. We check the post office’s height and setback guidance before we build.
Yes. We set conduit in the core while we build; your electrician pulls the wire and connects the lantern.
If it’s designed for it. Gate piers get a reinforced core and a deeper footing — the gate maker gives us the hinge loads.
Usually. We source stone or brick to match and copy the coursing and the cap profile.
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We build across D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia — see our work in McLean · Potomac · Falls Church · Arlington · Washington, D.C. · Bethesda · Chevy Chase · Great Falls · Vienna · Alexandria
More of what we build: Flagstone & Bluestone Patios · Retaining & Seat Walls · Chimneys, Fireplaces & Veneer · Outdoor Kitchens & Living · Steps, Walkways & Borders · Pool Decks, Coping & Porcelain · Driveways, Motor Courts & Cobblestone · Repair & Restoration · Outdoor Fireplaces & Fire Pits · Fountains & Water Features.
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