English Stone · Twin Cities
Stone, set by hand,
across the Twin Cities.
Patios, walls, firepits, pergolas. Built once, built right, from Lake Minnetonka to the St. Croix.
Patios, walls, firepits, pergolas. Built once, built right, from Lake Minnetonka to the St. Croix.
Patios, retaining walls, hearths, pergolas, and veneer, all laid by the same crew to the same standard.
Fieldstone, bluestone, and large-format paver patios laid on engineered base, with joint lines drawn by eye rather than by shortcut.
Dry-stack, mortared, and engineered block walls that step with the land and hold their line through every thaw.
Wood-burning hearths, gas firepits, and full chimney builds set in basalt, limestone, or reclaimed brick, detailed for the long evening.
Cedar beams, steel frames, and full outdoor rooms, stitched into the patio with matching stone and proper footings.
Full-home veneer, chimney restoration, and tuckpointing on houses built a century before us, finished to the joint.
From the first walk of the yard to the closing handshake, the same two names run every job.
Joel meets you in the yard, not on a screen. You walk the slope, name the trees worth keeping, and talk about how the evening light falls. The estimate starts here.
We hand you a plan you can read. Material, elevation, joint pattern, and the number. Revisions happen on paper, not on site.
Our crews cut, set, and finish. Jack is on the site. You see progress every day the weather allows, and a clean yard every night.
Final walk-through with Joel, a written warranty, and a handshake. We leave the yard better than we found it, and we answer the phone in year five.
Natural stone, paver, block, concrete, and wood. We pull samples from the yard, lay them on the gravel, and let you see them in your own light before anything is ordered.
One project, told long-form, with the homeowner's name, the lake, and the photos. The way Dwell would cover it if they covered masonry.
Every stone was pulled from the yard, set by hand, and sorted by face before a single joint was mortared. The hearth sits on its own footing, the wall steps with the grade, and the whole build was walked by Joel at closing.
Featured Build vol. I is the first of a rolling series. One yard per volume, with the homeowner's name, the town, and the stone we chose.
Every one of them asks for Joel by name.
Joel and his team at English Stone were fantastic. From the initial consultation to the final walkthrough, they were professional, communicative, and truly invested in bringing our vision to life. The craftsmanship on our new patio and retaining wall is outstanding.
We hired English Stone for a full backyard transformation and could not be happier. Joel was patient, creative, and honest throughout the entire process. The quality of the stonework is exceptional and the crew was respectful of our home every single day.
Joel at English Stone is a true professional. He took the time to understand exactly what we wanted and delivered beyond our expectations. Our new outdoor fireplace is the centerpiece of our backyard and we are already planning the next project with him.
Jack Eickhof builds the company and stands on every site. Joel Forsberg owns your estimate, your drawing, and your walkthrough. Licensed and insured on both sides of the river, warrantied in writing.
Minnesota is the test. Every base, every joint, every capstone is detailed for the frost line, the thaw, and the thirty hard freeze cycles a year. The work settles in and stays.
Joel will walk it with you within the week.
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