Natural Stone Masonry Masterpiece

natural stone masonry

natural stone masonry, marble, fireplace, patio

Our project in Saddle River was our largest residential job to date. It spanned over 3 phases and 3 years. The owners there (who prefer to remain nameless), owned a magnificent 30k sq. ft. mansion.

The masonry home was constructed of 4” thick marble veneer with sections of brick and pre-cast accents throughout. We were contracted to provide the masonry work for their project.

Phase 1 was a 4,000 sq. ft. addition to house their new 1,300 sq. ft. infinity pool. We installed 48” x 48” x ¾” thick marble flagging as their flooring. Each piece around the free-formed pool edge needed to home templates made, rough cut with a 12” demo saw, cut to exact size with 4” blades, grind edges for beveled look, and set in cement with 1/8” grout between. There were rounded steps and platforms we constructed with marble, as well as pre-cast railings installed. We built a beautiful in-door marble fireplace for the finishing touch.

Phase 2 was for the masonry terrace above the pool addition. The addition was re-enforced with steel columns, wrapped in marble, with steel beams above to support the concrete slab. The slab contained radiant heat for de-icing, and state of the art waterproofing to protect the addition below. For the flooring here, we installed 36” x 36” x 1” thick granite, set in cement with 1/5” grouting/ The terrace was complete with the free-standing marble bar, marble fire-place, and outdoor kitchen we constructed. You may notice in our pictures, the twenty-foot high glass pyramid to allow you to see the pool below (built by others).

Phase 3 of the project was the outdoor patio, off the pool addition. The focal “points” here were the 30’ x 30’ splash pad, the marble gazebo we built with adjoining 25’ bridge to connect to the upper terrace. We built another marble bar, another outdoor cooking area, fire-pit, marble stairways to get to the different levels, all complete with pre-cast railing systems.

One of our last projects here was the grand stairway to bring you to the lower property lot. Maybe this will be a future project? Working on projects such as this was a dream come true for us. It was extremely challenging, but meeting and exceeding our customer’s expectation is always our top priority.