Illustrative view of natural-stone steps, seating walls, and a fire pit in North Texas

Stonework

Retaining walls, fireplaces, fire pits, steps, borders, columns, seating walls, and custom stone features.

3 555's Maintenance builds functional and decorative stonework for North Texas properties, including retaining walls, outdoor fireplaces and fire pits, steps, seating walls, columns, borders, edging, and architectural accents. Material, foundation, drainage, wall height, nearby loads, and the surrounding landscape all shape the right installation approach.

What we can plan with you

  • Natural and manufactured stone options
  • Retaining walls and erosion-control features
  • Outdoor fireplaces, fire pits, steps, and seating walls
  • Columns, borders, edging, and decorative accents
  • Designs coordinated with the home and landscape

Questions to settle before construction

Retaining walls must be planned around soil pressure, drainage, height, nearby structures, and surcharge loads.

Samples and nearby materials help narrow color, texture, scale, joint style, and cap selections.

What types of stonework do you build?

Projects can include retaining walls, fireplaces, fire pits, steps, seating walls, columns, landscape borders, edging, veneers, and other custom outdoor stone features.

Should I choose natural or manufactured stone?

Natural stone offers unique color and texture; manufactured products can provide more consistent size, color, and installation characteristics. Appearance, structural use, budget, and nearby materials help determine the right choice.

Does a retaining wall need drainage?

Retaining walls generally need a way to manage water behind and around the wall. The appropriate base, drainage aggregate, outlets, reinforcement, and wall system depend on height, soil, slope, and nearby loads.

Can new stonework match my home?

The goal is to coordinate scale, color, texture, joint style, and cap details with the existing brick, stone, roof, hardscape, and landscape. Material samples are useful before final selection.

Do stone walls or outdoor fireplaces require permits?

Requirements vary with wall height, structural role, setbacks, utilities, fire features, and local codes. The city and any HOA should be checked for the specific address and scope.