Stone Comfort in Plainville a Happy Accident
Owner, operator and general mason contractor Marty Pearson said he never intended to get into the masonry stove business, but that was 24 years ago and he still in it.
Marty Pearson has been a mason for more than 35 years, and has never looked back. He now runs Stone Comfort Fireplace Gallery in Plainville and lives and operates out of Norfolk. He says one of the interesting aspects about his current gig, which is doing general contract work and selling Russian-style stone fireplaces, or masonry heaters, is the amount of travel he gets to do. Pearson said he travels all over New England, mostly for the wood stove installations. Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Nantucket and Block Island, he’s been all over the place. “Every stove goes in a different location,” he said. “Last time I traveled, I went to Wisconsin.” He said his favorite part of the job is just getting the word out about the efficiency …
