Lets be honest Dex, your house is encompassed by firewood stacks.Agreed...
Also agree with the Yeunglings. I like them all but the Lite. Black and Tans are delicious
Looks awesome. I am a huge fan of rocks. I have 2 large islands and my house is encompassed by rock.
Keep up the good work.
It is running me about 1- 1.5 hours per running foot to place them. I will need to back fill and top with more soil later in the fall when the planting is done. The stone source is now is a 1/4 mile from me. Most of the stuff comes from wooded lots. The big trees, mostly poplars, push up tons of this stuff. They are like clams too, find one and find a bunch! I am running into roots now, from the Maple. Makes the digging tough. Headin' out there now, beer in hand. Dog in trail. Good stuff!
Not much at all B and thanks for the compliment. The extra time selecting stone helps, as does slowing the laying process to a crawl I would typically spend 45 minutes in the morning putting some mortar in behind and under the rear of the stones, done in a way to tie the rear support stones to the face stones but limited to not show in the front. The mortar cures while I am working and then if the energy and climate allow, I will pick the next course out for an hour or so at night. A course is roughly 12 feet wide, maybe 20 stones. The only cutting is done with a hammer to form the edges. I cut high spots down when needed with a cordless 4.5 inch grinder with a diamond wheel. Maybe chisel off some odd spots too. I would say one in ten stones gets a trimming of one sort or another. Every 2-3 courses I will load up the back side with bad stones and sackrete for stability. There will be lateral pressure on the wall so I am maintaining a thickness of 15 inches through most of the hieght. Is the difference as easy to spot as I contend (pic 1 vs 3)?It's beautiful work mw and a lost art form. I've decided I like you a whole lot better stoned. LOL Really, your stone work is great. How much chiseling of the rock do you do to get it to fit right?
...Is the difference as easy to spot as I contend (pic 1 vs 3)?
Well I made it to the tree that was the my target for the summer. Somewhere around 75 linear feet of wall. Only issue I have is the workmanship, or style evolved a bit over the last 10 feet. I must have been to picky with the stone I picked, and/or took too much time mating the stones. Either way, I think I will be taking a cold chisel to this portion to open up some seams and gaps. See the difference:
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