O'Neill Masonry

03/28/2026

A small portion of a much larger project we are on in Doylestown but one so well done it deserves its own quick post. Most important, hats off to, you guessed it, Ole Patsy. Top tier patching on a ton of brick work here and an absolute dead match I’d put up against anyone’s work out there. A round of applause for the Glenside legend and all around awesome dude, Pat Regan. In a week or so we will lightly dab some mixed stains to finish this off and if someone can find these from the ground I’ll buy you a Rita’s water ice out of Pats pay.

03/26/2026

She is a freaking beaut, Clark. Again, the legends Matt and Lisa Broad show the neighborhood how to do it. Simple, tasteful, considerate and high level without throwing it in your face. Many thanks to the Broads for all they have done for and with us. Some of the best clients anyone could ever ask for. I am beyond happy with how this wall turned out. Reclaimed stone from was the score for sure. This old church stone was fit for power lifters as most were full depth at 12” + deep. Lots of hammer work in a tight space is tough but doable with the right cats. Harry Bambi sent us off with some nice 3rd gen granite slabs for steps and Ant finished it off with what could easily be considered one of the nicest V joints out there. Through snow, silly low temps, and hard big stones the fellas kept a smile and it shows in the wall. I try to find flaws in all of our work, but this one left me empty. Hats off to Ant, Joel, the fellas at Sparks, the fellas at Jarret Vaughn and most importantly and , Ollie and Teddy for always giving us a crack. Simply the best!

01/27/2026

12/22/2025

Nearly 2 years ago Wes and Jacquline called and asked me to meet them at a home they were interested in buying. We met and had a look and spoke about the state of the facade amongst other things. As promised, I got the second call early summer to come get this right. Windows were ordered and we waited. Once windows landed we did to and got to it. I am certain people are sick of hearing me, but pointing in lintels and riding joints will tear your house up, bottom line. We tore the whole facade down, rebuilt and flashed the steel at the first floor, coated the whole wall in liquid membrane and worked out how to build this back plumb with a 3” discrepancy from top to bottom not allowing for brick work. A corbel to start had us sorted and introduced air to the wall, what I believe to be the single most important ingredient in a wall system, framed or masonry. Wes and Jacqueline were awesome to work with so we gave it back to them pro bono via limestone sills and copper parapet flashing. Awesome job for awesome people. Hats off to the lads, Philip and the amigos, Ross, Ed and Justin, all solid cats, what I believe to be the single most important ingredient in a job well done. 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

12/09/2025

Awesome project here where we teamed up with and architect Christian Busch. What started as a basic cut and point with a new cap ended up as a rebuild fit for Rainman. This beautiful chimney was peeling apart at false joints. A stiff wind would have had it on the roof. Slow and steady wind the race here. Slow brickwork and piles of lime filling this beast solid has it safe and sound. Red .us always looks sharp and is historically accurate. We were tasked with pouring a cap to replicate bluestone. This is where it got fun. A few years back I was at visiting my boy Alex when I saw a pile of blue sludge (mica dust) and had a lightbulb moment. I took a bucket of that home and dried it out, ran it through a seive and saved it for later. We poured the cap with mica dust inside and I dusted the top as we poured it. It was a gamble but the samples said it would work. And it did! Good times. Many thanks to Ben Cross and Christian Busch for having us on this one. 🗣️🗣️

12/09/2025

Awesome project here where we teamed up with and architect Christian Busch. What started as a basic cut and point with a new cap ended up as a rebuild fit for Rainman. This beautiful chimney was peeling apart at false joints. A stiff wind would have had it on the roof. Slow and steady wind the race here. Slow brickwork and piles of lime filling this beast solid has it safe and sound. Red .us always looks sharp and is historically accurate. We were tasked with pouring a cap to replicate bluestone. This is where it got fun. A few years back I was at visiting my boy Alex when I saw a pile of blue sludge (mica dust) and had a lightbulb moment. I took a bucket of that home and dried it out, ran it through a seive and saved it for later. We poured the cap with mica dust inside and I dusted the top as we poured it. It was a gamble but the samples said it would work. And it did! Good times. Many thanks to Ben Cross and Christian Busch for having us on this one. 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️