Hobart stonemason duncan foster

29/10/2026

Something a bit different
Big day,200kg per full block

09/10/2026

While heritage is my passion and expertise,its great to get back to some basic masonry skills.using what you have no chisels ,coursing,stringlines ,level or machinery,just raw stone.

27/09/2026

Already happening in Hobart ,but with so many dodgy"upstarts" and lack of support from heritage Tas and council,what will become of these buildings?

Unless a new generation takes up the trade, the craft will be lost to time, and the buildings with it.

18/09/2026

05/09/2026

The rebuilding of one of hobarts oldest walls(very early 1800,s, in city .
Re used origional stones where possible.
About two metres,seen on right of photos could remain hopefully to last another decade or so.

29/08/2026

Stone replacement is often necessary when a water and damp damage has been left un attended.
Always get an experienced heritage builder,install an airdrain if possible and not a quick fix injection when it becomes an issue.

26/08/2026

UPDATE. Ready for the door,window and renderb,the construction and replacement of quoins back to origional is complete

23/08/2026

When presented with a 200 year old ruin to do a 50 % rebuild,the challenge was accepted.
The client took many progress photos and has printed a book.
A great idea and grateful for his gift.