What an Awesome Project Stephen, we undertook a similar project in France some years ago and quickly discovered that using a lime based mortar mix is better to use with sandstone and not cement, you can also purchase a wide range of colour additive powder to eccentuate the area that you reconstruct, this works great with sympathetic lighting and adds a beautiful ambience, hope this is useful information for you, also Lime mortar mix allows for expansion and contraction with the natural stone as well as some protection against minor earthquake events whereas cement will not 👍
Thank you so much for your help. They have a white sand and white cement here in Cyprus that gives the pointing a beige colour which harmonises with the natural stone of the island. What was it you built in France if I may ask?
@stephenhaughan6808 Hi Stephen, we purchased an old Barn built in 1860 if memory serves and the sandstone was very similar to what you are dealing with, the reason for using a lime mortar mix instead of cement is the newton compression value of the cement, Cement drys much harder than Lime and can cause damage and cracking to the stone and compromise the bond over time, whereas the lime mix will complement the stone you are using and allow the stone to react more naturally with the weather/moisture throughout the seasons, the sand you use will be fine and the lime again is white in colour, im envious of your project, we must come and see you next time we are over.
I stumbled across your video , the spade you are using and the wheelbarrow you bought from me in coral bay. Glad to see they will get some use ! You talked about trying to buy this piece of land and I am pleased you did. Good luck and hope all goes well. Great talking about Palmerston Engineering with you Cheers
Hello my Friend, wow what an epic project you are taking on. The style of the wall you are referring to is called Petrodaki, which I think translates to "small stone", referring to the smaller rocks that pack between the larger ones...I wish you all the luck in the world, and when we visit in the future would love to come and see it for real... Best wishes, Neil and Jan x
Stephen. The easier way of sieving is to put the sieve at about 45 deg propped against a wall or with a couple of timber supports then throw the soil/stone mix from the shovet towards the top. as it rolls down the small stuff falls through and the stones end up on the floor at the base of the sieve.
What an Awesome Project Stephen, we undertook a similar project in France some years ago and quickly discovered that using a lime based mortar mix is better to use with sandstone and not cement, you can also purchase a wide range of colour additive powder to eccentuate the area that you reconstruct, this works great with sympathetic lighting and adds a beautiful ambience, hope this is useful information for you, also Lime mortar mix allows for expansion and contraction with the natural stone as well as some protection against minor earthquake events whereas cement will not 👍
Thank you so much for your help. They have a white sand and white cement here in Cyprus that gives the pointing a beige colour which harmonises with the natural stone of the island. What was it you built in France if I may ask?
@stephenhaughan6808 Hi Stephen, we purchased an old Barn built in 1860 if memory serves and the sandstone was very similar to what you are dealing with, the reason for using a lime mortar mix instead of cement is the newton compression value of the cement, Cement drys much harder than Lime and can cause damage and cracking to the stone and compromise the bond over time, whereas the lime mix will complement the stone you are using and allow the stone to react more naturally with the weather/moisture throughout the seasons, the sand you use will be fine and the lime again is white in colour, im envious of your project, we must come and see you next time we are over.
@@markcuoghi-jackson3614 please do.
Love this! You'll be as fit as a butcher's dog by the time you're done! Take care, pace yourself and I look forward to the next episode.
Thank you so much.
I stumbled across your video , the spade you are using and the wheelbarrow you bought from me in coral bay. Glad to see they will get some use !
You talked about trying to buy this piece of land and I am pleased you did.
Good luck and hope all goes well.
Great talking about Palmerston Engineering with you
Cheers
Thank you. Yes they will be used a lot in this project !
Hello my Friend, wow what an epic project you are taking on. The style of the wall you are referring to is called Petrodaki, which I think translates to "small stone", referring to the smaller rocks that pack between the larger ones...I wish you all the luck in the world, and when we visit in the future would love to come and see it for real... Best wishes, Neil and Jan x
Hi Neil it would be awesome to see you and Janet here.
Stephen. The easier way of sieving is to put the sieve at about 45 deg propped against a wall or with a couple of timber supports then throw the soil/stone mix from the shovet towards the top. as it rolls down the small stuff falls through and the stones end up on the floor at the base of the sieve.
Thank you Brian.