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Stone walls, walkways, sea walls and patios: the owner of Norton Stoneworks, Norton, has said much of his work is practical — tiling and mosaics, stone walls, walkways, stone or granite steps, sea walls and patios. A downeast.com article says he moved back to Maine and started Norton Stoneworks, in a career rooted in dry stone construction that has spanned more than a quarter century. Its Houzz profile lists a Level 2 Certified Dry Stone Waller and Instructor certification from the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain. A 2025 customer said Joe Norton worked with them on design, budget and schedule for a project in midcoast Maine, and that the stone walls that were built were exactly what they wanted. That 2025 customer also said he was spot on with the budget. A 2025 customer, an artist, said Joe helped conceive the structural and practical sides of a large outdoor art installation in midcoast Maine. A 2024 customer wrote that they work with Joe regularly on stone installations, and that he and his team helped a visiting artist with design, troubleshooting and fabrication on an unusual installation. A 2025 customer said he has come through many times on projects for them.
“He moved back to Maine and started Norton Stoneworks , laying the foundation for a career that has now spanned more than a quarter century, rooted in the ancient technique of dry stone construction”
“The owner of Norton Stoneworks , Norton said much of his work is practical — tiling and mosaics, stone walls, walkways, stone or granite steps, sea walls and patios.”
This past summer I worked with Joe on a large outdoor art installation in midcoast Maine. As an artist, I came to the project with my overall idea and concept and Joe helped conceive the structural and practical sides of the project. He did this with the utmost respect and kindness and his contributions truly enhanced the project. It was phenomenal working with Joe and his crew. He is one of the nicest people I've ever collaborated with and hope to utilize his expertise again in the future.
I recently had the pleasure to work with Norton Stoneworks (Joe Norton) on a project in midcoast Maine. Joe was the consummate professional from the beginning to the end of the project working with me on design, budget and schedule; he also completely understood my vision and was able to translate that into reality. The stone walls that were built are beautiful, exactly what I wanted, and he was spot on with the budget. Joe and his team get my unreserved endorsement for any project. You could not find a better stonemason in my opinion, and Joe gets my highest accolades.
Joe is one of my favorite contractors to work with on any type of project. He strikes the ideal balance of bringing his own creative energy and experience to a project to provide ideas, while always doing so with a focus on the client's vision and intention. He's professional, committed, and kind, and has come through many times on projects for us. We're big fans!
We work with Joe regularly on stone installations and have been very pleased with his work. Summer 2024 we asked him to work with a visiting artist to do a rather unusual installation. He and his team jumped in right away to help with design, troubleshooting, and fabrication - truly going above an beyond. It all turned out really nice and our guests love seeing the new art installation. Many thanks to the Norton Stoneworks team! I highly recommend them to anyone!
Joe is a multi talented artist with a creative eye for natural stone design and an out-of-the-box approach to finding solutions.
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