I'm 17 years old and just turned professional dry stone Waller, my biggest piece of advice for anyone starting os to always build in 4 - 5 stretches because otherwise you will wreck your back laying foundations all day, you want to be topping off by the end of the day so 4 or 5 meters is perfection
Nice wall!!. I have been collecting stones for years now from all around America. I want a wall and flower beds when it's all said and done. It's nice to build something that will be around long after you are gone. Like a mini castle in your garden. 👍
Great tutorial. I'm just wondering as I've seen dry stone walling built to some heights without an obvious batter to them and the use of overhanging through stones at various intervals Some of these walls are 200 years old
Hi Ivan, I am merely a journeyman in terms of stonelaying but have laid many tons. I have been fascinated by the art/craft for as long as I can remember. High faced-up walls with no obvious repose (batter) and no obvious through/tie stones (or deadmen) generally have substantially wider footings, in ratio to their height, and staggered through courses every 3ft/meter. If you took a level to such a wall, however, there would still be a mild incline on either face. The wide footings act as a cantilever, as long as they are properly backfilled. The through courses are plumb to the face and so aren't obvious but they are there. Mortar can never replace gravity. Cheers.
Hi Don, normally you don't need coarse sand unless you are doing a turf top to the wall or planting Thrift near the sea. If it is the only thing you have though, it could be used, (normally you would break up a few stones if you didn't have many heartings).The key thing is to avoid water in the wall freezing and expanding by 10% pushing the stones out. Hope that helps, regards, Mike
Thanks for the comment. There is a video on building a curved wall with seat if you want to have a look at it, cheers Mike ua-cam.com/video/ImJZrpQjrbI/v-deo.html
Hi Cliff, it just gives a neat finish, especially for landscaping situations. You can use a coverband under the copings for extra weatherproofing. Some styles use a coverband under the coping.
I've been doing dry stone walling or Dyking as we say in Scotland for years started at 14 I always keep the tops level and use bands before tops but I suppose everyone has their own style of build. Anyway looks good though
Hi Martin a tonne will usually do 1 metre squared but it depends on the stone and it is always worth having a bit more to keep the quality good. You should be bang on with 5 tonne.
This is the best dry sytone wall tutorial for me so far. You have a lovely voice and tone sir, makes it easy to understand and follow. Thank you!
Thanks Thorpe
Thanks you for your safety Briefing. With humble Respect from Cambodia.
Brilliant video Mike. Really well explained principles. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks John for the feedback.
Thx for video and good luck
I'm 17 years old and just turned professional dry stone Waller, my biggest piece of advice for anyone starting os to always build in 4 - 5 stretches because otherwise you will wreck your back laying foundations all day, you want to be topping off by the end of the day so 4 or 5 meters is perfection
How do you mean? You make like 4 or 5 meters a day, like a staircase, topping off the first meter by the end of the day?
@@ratatoskr1069 I think they mean that instead of laying 20 meters of foundations (or whatever), you build 4-5 meters of finished wall.
@@Theorimlig Ah okay. thank you.
How stable will that be if it's not keyed together .. laterally
Excellent video. Thanks.
Glad it helped
@@Mikebaldwin007 I'll let you know if it helped after my attempt 😊 Either way, great info.
well done youre a natural teacher
Nice wall!!. I have been collecting stones for years now from all around America. I want a wall and flower beds when it's all said and done. It's nice to build something that will be around long after you are gone. Like a mini castle in your garden. 👍
Re-bar is crap their is nothing to tie your lines to as you get to the top of your wall. build a wood frame it’s much better (facing bricks)😂😂
Great video - I know what I’ll be doing this weekend. Thanks!
Hope it is going well.
Thanks for a very interesting and helpful video. I’m about to start my second season of rebuilding the fallen walls around our house.
You can do it!
Hope it all goes well.
Thank you for a very informative video.
Great tutorial. I'm just wondering as I've seen dry stone walling built to some heights without an obvious batter to them and the use of overhanging through stones at various intervals Some of these walls are 200 years old
There are lots of different styles, if you get the chance the millenium wall at Cromford is worth a visit, it shows about 12 different styles.
Hi Ivan, I am merely a journeyman in terms of stonelaying but have laid many tons. I have been fascinated by the art/craft for as long as I can remember. High faced-up walls with no obvious repose (batter) and no obvious through/tie stones (or deadmen) generally have substantially wider footings, in ratio to their height, and staggered through courses every 3ft/meter. If you took a level to such a wall, however, there would still be a mild incline on either face. The wide footings act as a cantilever, as long as they are properly backfilled. The through courses are plumb to the face and so aren't obvious but they are there. Mortar can never replace gravity. Cheers.
Thank you, master ! Great job!
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Thanks. A great help for my dry stone walling project in the garden.
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Do you occasionally use coarse sand in with the "heartings" to give a little more fill and possible stability?
Hi Don, normally you don't need coarse sand unless you are doing a turf top to the wall or planting Thrift near the sea. If it is the only thing you have though, it could be used, (normally you would break up a few stones if you didn't have many heartings).The key thing is to avoid water in the wall freezing and expanding by 10% pushing the stones out. Hope that helps, regards, Mike
I remember doing this.
Youv not put any bands on before the topping stones which will make the wall unsafe
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You dont want to build your wall there mate, its right in the way
Amazing video!!!
The height needs to be twice the base plus the coping.
Certainly need safe lifting. When lifting heavy objects.
Can you use broken brickstone for the filling and the pinning, or will the pins break from the weight?
You can use them as the heartings in the middle, for pins they could be break down, cheers Mike
@@Mikebaldwin007 Thanks a lot! ;)
Shame about the background knocking :( other than that, very interesting and tuition, thanks
Cheers Clifford, I need to get some olive oil for the tripod.
Excellent educational video. Thank you..
Thanks for the comment. There is a video on building a curved wall with seat if you want to have a look at it, cheers Mike ua-cam.com/video/ImJZrpQjrbI/v-deo.html
Thanks! Your cameraman is constantly bumping the mic.
Sorry about that
Why do you not keep all your topping stones level to the line
Hi Cliff, it just gives a neat finish, especially for landscaping situations. You can use a coverband under the copings for extra weatherproofing. Some styles use a coverband under the coping.
I've been doing dry stone walling or Dyking as we say in Scotland for years started at 14 I always keep the tops level and use bands before tops but I suppose everyone has their own style of build. Anyway looks good though
Please, how hard is it not knock the microphone every two seconds?
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So if ordered around 5 tonne of walling stone it would give around 10 x .5 Metre of wall ?
Hi Martin a tonne will usually do 1 metre squared but it depends on the stone and it is always worth having a bit more to keep the quality good. You should be bang on with 5 tonne.