Cobble skirts and driveway aprons
A cobblestone apron at the end of your driveway, built on a compacted base, set in mortar and kept on your property.
Cobblestone skirts, driveways and stonework, built from the base up
Specializing in cobblestone, serving the South Coast and Cape Cod from Freetown, MA.
Services
Cobble skirts first, and the stonework around them.
How we build it
Set in mortar, not sand, with a joint that stops short of the top.
From the bottom up: solid subgrade; compacted chipstone in lifts, 3 to 4 passes each; cobble set in mortar; mortar stopped about 1 inch below the top; polymeric sand in the top of the joint. Dug 10 to 12 inches below the finished surface. A bracket on one joint marks the mortar stopping about 1 inch below the top of the stone.
- Solid subgrade
- Compacted chipstone in lifts, 3 to 4 passes each
- Cobble set in mortar
- Mortar stopped about 1 inch below the top
- Polymeric sand in the top of the joint
Dug 10 to 12 inches below the finished surface
Step 01
Base
10 to 12 inches
Dug 10 to 12 inches down, then chipstone in lifts, each compacted with 3 to 4 passes.
Step 02
Setting
In mortar, not sand
Each cobble is set in mortar, not sand.
Step 03
Joint
About 1 inch
Mortar stops about 1 inch below the top. Polymeric sand fills the rest.
Plan your project
Pick the kind of work to see what's involved.
Cobble skirts and driveway aprons
A cobblestone apron at the end of your driveway, built on a compacted base, set in mortar and kept on your property.
How it's built
- We dig 10 to 12 inches below the finished surface.
- We lay the chipstone base in lifts and compact each lift with 3 to 4 passes of a plate compactor.
- We set the cobbles in mortar, not sand.
- Mortar fills the joint to about 1 inch below the top. Polymeric sand fills the rest.
- We pack mortar tight against the outside cobbles to lock the edges.
- A cobble skirt typically takes about 5 days on site.
- We keep the work on your property.
The stone
- A mix of reclaimed and quarried stone.
- A substantial share of it comes from Pennsylvania.
- Belgian block is common on Cape work.
- Reclaimed cobble is offered at a lower rate.
How the work runs
From your first call to the finished job.
Step 01
Request
Send the form or call, and tell us what you have in mind.
Step 02
Call back
We call you back to talk the project through.
Step 03
Site visit
We come out to see the site.
Step 04
Plan
We plan the job, including the base your ground needs.
Step 05
Build
We dig, build the base, set the stone and finish the joints.
Areas we serve
South Coast and Plymouth County
- Freetown
- Berkley
- Dighton
- Taunton
- Raynham
- Lakeville
- Middleborough
- Somerset
- Swansea
- Fall River
- Westport
- Dartmouth
- New Bedford
- Acushnet
- Fairhaven
- Rochester
- Mattapoisett
- Marion
- Wareham
- Carver
- Plymouth
Upper and Mid Cape
- Bourne
- Sandwich
- Falmouth
- Mashpee
- Barnstable
- Yarmouth
- Dennis
Outer and Lower Cape
- Brewster
- Harwich
- Chatham
- Orleans
- Eastham
- Wellfleet
- Truro
- Provincetown
The right stonework does more than finish a property. It belongs to it.
Tell us about your project
We'll call you to set up a site visit.