About Crownstone
Crownstone is rooted in the elements of large company expertise while maintaining a small business culture. We take care of our customers, employees and partners that drive our exponential growth. We deliver high quality project management and workmanship, while never compromising on being a business people want to work with and be a part of.
Serving the Southern Maryland Area
Founders Kyle Cleary and Chris Ridgeway met at a young age through their parents’ friendship. At different stages, they both worked for Kyle’s grandfather’s custom home-building company. After many years of running parallel paths, Kyle and Chris decided to combine forces, in creating the Crownstone name.
The name Crownstone came from actual “crown stones” which are hand-carved English limestone markers that were placed in 1766 along the Mason-Dixon line marking the designation between Maryland and Pennsylvania, with the Calvert family coat of arms on the Maryland side and the Penn family coat of arms on the Pennsylvania side. Pursuant to these “crown stones”, we looked to connect our two families in a solid traditional foundation that outlined a new generation of contracting.
Our Principles
We Commit to Big Ideas
We intentionally included Design-Build-Maintain in our name because we want to guide your family through those stages of your remodeling process. We are the one of a few NAHB Certified Aging in Place specialists in Southern Maryland, we did this in order to help your home grow to support your family’s growth in parallel with your growth. Additionally, weve found that without instruction on proper maintenance on your home and a process to do it, your family can be faced with much more expensive repairs. Ask us about our Maintenance Plans for your home!
Our Team
Kyle Cleary
Born into a multi-generational family of builders, Kyle naturally has the mind and hands of a craftsman carpenter. Throughout his teenage years of working for his father and grandfather’s custom home building company Kyle quickly learned what it meant to build a custom home and what that meant to the customers. After high school, Kyle continued to Coastal Carolina to develop his business skills, continuing to work with his father over breaks. While working on various custom homes and remodels, Kyle realized where his passion was and started his own remodeling company with his father. Kyle’s company grew quickly majorly through word of mouth which speaks to the craftsmanship of the work Kyle performs. Throughout this sustained growth, Kyle was still able to build his own home from the ground up! Kyle’s loyalty, dedication, and craftsmanship has been and continues to be essential in growing the business from a small partnership to where we are now!
In Memory Of
Chris Ridgeway
Josè
Jose is one of our Site leads. His specialties are drywall installation, carpentry, and professional finishing. Behind 20 plus years of experience, He has invested in the promise and growth of this company and he is truly proud to be a part of the Crownstone family.
