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02-28-2009, 06:31 PM
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Drystack stone wall
This was some stone work we did for a customer last year. The architect had us tear down a 100 year old 200 ft long wall and then had a reinforced concrete retaining wall built in its place and then we veneered it with the same stone after cutting the stone to 6" depth. We installed cap after these photos were taken.
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02-28-2009, 09:47 PM
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Looks great!!
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03-01-2009, 10:25 AM
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Very nice work. I love that one round one.
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03-01-2009, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by CJKarl
Very nice work. I love that one round one.
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Actually that was not my idea, we were just copying the original stone work on the estate. Thanks for your comment, it means alot to get a pat on the back from accomplished fellow masons.
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03-11-2009, 08:29 PM
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awesome wall. look at the fit of the stone! really nice job
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04-07-2009, 06:08 PM
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Hey nice work! It's cool to see other mason's handiwork - it's stuff that everyone can appreciate!
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04-09-2009, 11:25 AM
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200 feet long?? Wow, how long did it take?
Do you have a cavity between the 6" veneer and the concrete wall?
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04-09-2009, 05:07 PM
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It's mesmerizing looking at that wall. It looks fantastic to my untrained eye. Always admire and respect you guys who do this for a living.
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04-14-2009, 06:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommy C
200 feet long?? Wow, how long did it take?
Do you have a cavity between the 6" veneer and the concrete wall?
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Tommy C,
We did the job under tarp during winter. I took us approx. three weeks for three quys, and one week for cap not shown in pics. No cavity, but 12" poured concrete wall behind.
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04-14-2009, 07:20 PM
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That's really nice work.
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04-14-2009, 10:33 PM
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That is a "Wee-Wee-Wiggle Wall"!!!!
Why???
It makes my weeweewiggle!!!
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04-16-2009, 10:16 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denver 2
Tommy C,
We did the job under tarp during winter. I took us approx. three weeks for three quys, and one week for cap not shown in pics. No cavity, but 12" poured concrete wall behind.
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Did you slush grout between the stone and the concrete wall?
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04-19-2009, 05:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommy C
Did you slush grout between the stone and the concrete wall?
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We used mortar in the voids and a thin layer of mortar between stones and wall tied the stone with dovetail anchors.
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10-01-2009, 12:30 PM
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Tommy, this is really sweet work. Any tricks to speeding up the process of cutting the veneer from the original stones? This is a really nice post.
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