Patios, walls, fireplaces and walkways in stone and brick — built in Santa Barbara since 1992

Name: Paul Koester Masonry
Address: Santa Barbara, CA, US
Telephone: (805) 252-2507

Licensed masonry contractor · CSLB 636031, C-29 · free site visit

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paul koester masonry

work that outlasts the house

Thirty-four years of patios, retaining walls, pillars, fireplaces and steps in brick, block, stone, tile and concrete. Masonry done properly does not need to be done twice.

all work

What I build

Illustrated — the kinds of projects we build

Outdoor fireplace — Stone and brick, with seat wall — **Outdoor fireplace**Stone and brick, with seat wall

Retaining wall — Sandstone, lavender on top — **Retaining wall**Sandstone, lavender on top

Garden steps — Curved cheek walls — **Garden steps**Curved cheek walls

Entry pillars — Cut-stone caps and lanterns — **Entry pillars**Cut-stone caps and lanterns

Terraces and arch — Hillside — **Terraces and arch**Hillside

Patio through the gate — Flagstone — **Patio through the gate**Flagstone

Pergola pillars — Brick-banded — **Pergola pillars**Brick-banded

The whole project — Walls, steps, patio, fireplace — **The whole project**Walls, steps, patio, fireplace

Sandstone fountain — hillside garden — **Sandstone fountain**Hillside garden

Herringbone brick — ranch courtyard — **Herringbone brick**Ranch courtyard

How a project goes

Look, price, build — and leave the site clean.

1 · A site visit

What you want built, what the ground is doing, and what will hold up here. No charge for the visit.

2 · A written price

Materials named, work described, one number.

3 · The build

Footings, drainage and the unglamorous parts done right, then the stone you will actually see.

Repairs too

Cracked steps, leaning walls and loose caps — fixed, not just patched.

Paul Koester

Paul Koester has been laying stone and brick in Santa Barbara since 1992. Licensed C-29 masonry contractor, working on homes across the city, Montecito and Goleta.

Credentials, in the open

CSLB license: 636031, C-29 Masonry · active through January 2028
In business since: 1992
Work: Patios · walls · pillars · fireplaces · steps · water features

Tell me what you want built

A photo of the spot and a rough idea is enough to start.

Ask about a project
koester.masonry@yahoo.com
(805) 252-2507