What We Do
Retaining Walls
Our company specialises in heritage sandstone retaining walls and have carried out many projects over the last nine years in this field. We are experienced in delivering these projects from initial consultation with the client, to carrying out the work, excavation, foundations, reinforced concrete blockwork, rebuild of sandstone, keeping to program and final delivery. A few of the projects we have carried out are Victoria Barracks sandstone perimeter wall remediation. The heritage listed Ocean View Victorian Mansion in Coogee.

Brickwork and Stonework Specialists
We have over 30 years experience in bricklaying and stone work. We have carried out all sizes of brickwork jobs in both residential and commercial area. We specialise in heritage and remedial works. These works require a great depth of knowledge, experience and attention to detail.
Testimonials
Greg Ferguson and his team have been engaged for the last six months on the restoration project for Ocean View 370 Alison Road, Coogee.
Ocean View is a large two storey Victorian federation mansion dating from 1916. Ocean View is heritage listed in Randwick LEP. It is a face brick building with two storey verandahs to all four elevations. The property is surrounded by detailed stone/palisade fences.
Oakleaf have been responsible for:
• Detailed repairs to the existing face brickwork
• Repointing of existing face brickwork
• Forming new detailed arch-headed window and verandah openings
• Reconstruction of existing face stone fences
• Reconstruction of existing face stone fences as retaining walls with concrete block cores faced both sides with
• salvaged existing stone block work
Oakleaf during the course of the works have shown evidence of a high level of skills in detailed heritage conservation works on face brickwork and stonework. Their works are carefully considered, particularly when dismantling and reconstructing existing stonework and they show high quality skills appropriate to heritage conservation works.
Greg Ferguson is keen to discuss details in advance, including providing trial samples for approval to ensure details, particularly jointing and repairs, are correct and appropriate to the circumstances. For example, Oakleaf numbered all stone blocks to fences and recorded numbers on large photographs of the fences prior to dismantling and reconstruction to match existing.
We would highly recommend the services and skills of Oakleaf for high quality and heritage conservation projects.
Gary O'Reilly- Registered Architect No. 4796 Architectural Projects Pty Limited
This is to confirm that I, Paul Anton Rappoport of Heritage Architect have known and worked with Greg Ferguson of Oakleaf for the last 5 years on various sandstone projects at Victoria Barracks, Paddington. At all times, I have found Greg to be highly professional and expert in his carriage and management of sandstone projects. He is organised and thorough and there has never been a problem with any of the work he has managed. I will always recommend Greg Ferguson of Oakleaf for Sandstone Projects as I am certain of their ability and work ethic to achieve high end results for all heritage conservation projects.
PCB have continually engaged Oakleaf in a vast range of project commitments since 2008. Greg and the Oakleaf team have successfully undertaken and managed works across our client base including Architects, Strata and Commonwealth Government Departments. This wide variety of undertakings has exposed both PCB and Oakleaf to unique challenges in managing safety, quality, environmental concerns, security, heritage concerns and much more; the successful handling of which is due in the large to the professional and exacting nature of Greg and the Oakleaf team. Special mention should be made of the exceptional capabilities of Greg and the Oakleaf team in Heritage works and Stonemasonry where despite the stringent requirements Oakleaf have always excelled. We strongly recommend Greg and the Oakleaf team.
Thanks to Greg & his team for doing a great job on a site that had a number of challenges, both known & unknown. Work proceeded each day in a deliberate & well-communicated manner, with the project being very effectively managed. The combination of hard work & real attention to detail, has left us with a sense of having a home that has been both restored & enhanced.
Greg, thank you for the superb job you and your team did. I have been busy establishing a garden outside this window ! As I said to you, the window has given my flat this amazing sunlight and warmth sometimes we take for granted . I just love relaxing in this room now . Goodbye mould !Thankyou for competing the work with so little inconvenience. Please do thank all your staff as they too were excellent. I shall have no hesitation in recommending you to any friends .