Terra Stone Adelaide Hills · Est. 2009 Enquire

Stonemasonry · Natural Stone Tiling

Stone that
holds
the land's memory.

Bespoke stonemasonry and natural-stone tiling from the Adelaide Hills. Dry-stone walls, feature cladding, flagstone courtyards — each piece cut, set, and finished by hand.

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15 Years cutting stone
340+ Projects completed
SA Lic. stonemason · MBA
Irregular textured stone masonry wall — natural rock face detail, warm tones
Hahndorf, Adelaide Hills, SA
About the studio

Craft passed
hand to hand.

Stone has its own language. You learn it slowly, over years — the way a piece wants to split, the natural bed it likes to lie in, the colour it shows after rain. We don't impose a design on stone. We listen to it.

— Marcus Webb, Master Stonemason · Adelaide Hills

15
Years masoning
340+
Projects complete
100%
Local stone sourced

Terra Stone is a stonemasonry and natural-stone tiling studio based in Hahndorf, in the Adelaide Hills. Founded by Marcus Webb in 2009 after completing his trade apprenticeship and two years working dry-stone walls in the Scottish Borders, the studio has built a reputation for work that is quiet, considered, and built to outlast the people who commissioned it.

We work exclusively on residential and boutique hospitality projects across South Australia — primarily the Hills, Barossa, McLaren Vale, and metropolitan Adelaide. Every project is quoted in person. Stone is sourced locally where the geology allows: Birdwood sandstone, Clare Valley limestone, and Kanmantoo bluestone feature heavily in our work.

The studio takes on eight to twelve projects per year. This isn't a production line — it's a commitment to doing each piece properly, with your stonemason on site every day of your build.

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What we build

Stone for every
surface and setting.

From load-bearing retaining walls to fine mosaic inserts — our work spans the full vocabulary of natural stone, always cut and set by the same hands.

01

Dry-Stone
Walling

Traditional dry-stone construction without mortar — the oldest and most durable walling technique in the Hills. Boundary walls, terraced garden beds, feature fences. Built to the DSWA standard; every wall is self-draining and frost-stable.

Boundary walls Garden terracing Livestock fencing
02

Feature Stone
Cladding

Interior and exterior cladding in full-bed natural stone — not tiles, not veneer. Fireplace surrounds, feature walls, kitchen splashbacks, wine cellar passages. Each piece selected, cut, and pointed by hand.

Fireplaces Feature walls Wine cellars
03

Natural Stone
Tiling

Flagstone courtyards, slab terraces, and interior floor tiling in slate, limestone, bluestone, and sandstone. We prep, set, and seal. Substrate assessment included — no surprises mid-project.

Courtyards Interior floors Terraces
04

Retaining
Walls

Engineered mortared stonework for load-bearing hillside retaining. Council-compliant design assist. Drainage and compaction included. We've retained everything from modest garden beds to full embankments.

Mortared Engineered
05

Stone Pathways
& Steps

Garden paths, entry stairs, and riser-and-tread step systems in flagstone or sawn slab. Joints raked or mortared to spec. Patterns from random ashlar to formal coursed layouts.

Flagstone Sawn slab
06

Restoration
& Repointing

Heritage stone repair and lime-mortar repointing for older Hills homes. We match the original mortar colour and texture — no grey cement that reads wrong against 100-year-old sandstone.

Heritage Lime mortar
How it works

From first call to
final stone.

Every Terra Stone project follows the same four-step process — built around transparency, no surprises, and stone that's right the first time.

Start your project
Step 01

Site visit &
consult

Marcus visits your site. We look at the land, the existing structures, and the materials already in play. No slides, no portfolio pitch — just an honest conversation about what the stone wants to do.

Step 02

Detailed
proposal

You receive a written scope with materials, quantities, lead times, and a fixed price. No provisional sums, no "we'll price it when we get there." We hold our quote for 30 days.

Step 03

Stone selection
& source

We take you to the quarry or yard to pick the stone in person — or we select for you based on the brief. Stone is inspected, measured, and cut to rough blanks before arriving on site.

Step 04

Build &
hand-over

Marcus is on your site every day of the build. We clean up daily, photograph progress, and do a walk-over with you at completion. Care instructions are provided in writing.

Our palette

Local stone,
honestly used.

We source within South Australia wherever the geology permits. Every material listed below is stocked or on call within a two-week lead time.

Imported stone is available on request — Italian travertine, Turkish limestone, Portuguese cobbles — but we'll always show you the SA equivalent first. Provenance matters to us.

Birdwood Sandstone
SA · Mount Lofty Ranges · Warm amber

The quintessential Hills stone — warm gold with iron-oxide banding. Ideal for cladding, flagstone, and retaining. Weathers beautifully; deepens in colour over decades.

Kanmantoo Bluestone
SA · Kanmantoo · Cool blue-grey

Dense, tight-grained metasediment. Excellent for paving and steps where durability is paramount. High slip-resistance when bush-hammered. Popular in McLaren Vale vineyard builds.

Clare Valley Limestone
SA · Clare Valley · Pale cream

Soft, highly workable limestone from the mid-north. Ideal for fine detailing — carved corbels, inscriptions, ornamental caps. Works exceptionally well with lime mortar.

Encounter Bay Granite
SA · Fleurieu Peninsula · Silver-speckle

Igneous, extremely hard — suited to high-traffic courtyards, coastal applications, and anywhere that takes full weather exposure. Requires diamond tooling; adds to timeline and cost.

Mintaro Slate
SA · Mintaro · Blue-black

Australia's finest roofing and flooring slate. Perfect cleavage planes, deep blue-grey to black tones, extraordinarily weather-resistant. Excellent for billiard rooms, cellar floors, and heritage restoration.

Client voices

What our clients
remember.

★★★★★

"We asked Marcus to build a dry-stone boundary wall on a steep slope and rebuild a crumbling 1920s garden terrace. He came out three times before quoting — I thought that was excessive until I saw the finished wall. He knew exactly what the land needed. Twelve months on, not a stone has moved."

Susannah & David R. Basket Range, Adelaide Hills
★★★★★

"The sandstone fireplace surround is the centrepiece of our home. Every person who visits asks who did it. Marcus hand-dressed every block on site — you can see the chisel marks if you look close. That's not a flaw, that's the whole point. Genuinely extraordinary work."

Petra L. Stirling, Adelaide Hills
★★★★★

"We own a small cellar door in the Barossa and wanted the entry path and tasting terrace done in local stone. Terra Stone sourced Mintaro slate and Birdwood sandstone, matched the existing winery materials perfectly, and finished two weeks ahead of our vintage opening. Exceptional."

Tom & Jenny K. Tanunda, Barossa Valley
4.9 Average · 47 verified Google reviews · Adelaide Hills trades
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Start the
conversation.

We take on eight to twelve projects per year. Enquire early — current lead time for new projects is approximately ten weeks.

Phone (08) 8293 1540
Email [email protected]
Studio address 14 Bald Hills Rd, Hahndorf SA 5245
Service areas Adelaide Hills · Barossa Valley · McLaren Vale · Fleurieu Peninsula · Metro Adelaide