Understanding Proper Dry Laid Stone Techniques - Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site PA - HPTC
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- www.RockinWalls.com • Historic Preservation Training Center HPTC Project 2016 @ Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site PA. Rebuild of east headrace sections 3' +/- H dry laid stone retaining wall most likely built in 1771 to supply the water to the water wheel to run the furnace. The wall was then rebuilt in 1939 by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) and then again in 1984 NPS Williamsport Preservation Training Center of Williamsport, MD. Documentation of the project can be found in the park’s central file H3015, and in the archives
accessioned as HOFU- 936. Black- and- white photographs documenting the deteriorated condition of the wall in 1983, and its reconstruction in 1984.
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in southeastern Berks County, near Elverson, Pennsylvania, is an example of an American 19th century rural "iron plantation"....Wikipedia
www.nps.gov/hofu/index.htm
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This is one of the best dry stone wall videos I've seen on CZcams so far. Thanks for the great info!
Thank you John
Excellent video, with architectural drawings. I looked at many stone wall videos today. This one is by far the best.
Hello Bill, Thank you - I'm also amazed what is on the internet sometimes. Everyone can do it and be an expert. I'm only sharing what I've learned from others in my Profession. Plus I've spent years Training and becoming Certified. I'm currently only 1 of 11 in the US at Advanced level. I'm always upset when I reach out to other companies (landscape-masons) in my area willing to help for free - only to be rejected. One guy I called after seeing his wall he just built for a client - Told me I sounded too young to be able to teach him anything. Heck we can learn from any age children can teach something new everyday if we listen. Just have to listen. Here's the blog I wrote about it. www.rockinwalls.com/2016/02/professional-trade-ignorance-timer.html
Life's too short why not help others - we are all in this together.
@@RockinWalls
Hello sir, thank you for the very informative video!
I'm a 23 y.o. finish carpenter and glazier from Florida, and I've been getting into older techniques such as wattle and daub, rubble masonry, and ashlar masonry since I've been wanting to buy raw land and build a homestead for some time. Having researched log cabins and stone construction, I decided to go with stone masonry of some sort (I would love to make a full ashlar stone building but I've a long way to go for that lol), but obviously need practice, though my brother was a block mason for some years and taught me a good bit of tricks in that trade and a few others.
I was wondering if you travel around the US, or if only in your specific state? If so, I'd love to learn from you and your guys as much as I could, or even lend a hand on some projects if you were willing. Thank you for your time and wisdom.
Respectfully,
Daniel H.
Great video! I am a 59 yr old mom, I have done 3 dry stacked stone walls (coastal Maine), one is a 3' retaining wall for a patio. I am currently working on a 48' long , 14" high dry stack "rattle blue" (which is a narrow rock) retaining wall, on a slope, I have spine and nerve issues, so slow going, but love to build these even with the pain. When most women get perfume or candy for special events, I ask for rocks. Anyway, I put my rocks into size and "purpose" piles, like the top piece, chiggers etc so it was good to see your organized piles. First wall I did was the 3' high, 28' long "Rattle blue" wall just before winter, with so much snow, that I had to unearth snow weekly from my 5 tarps, so it felt like I was working in trenches until spring, not easy, but satisfying. Thank you for the great refresher coarse video. Sorry for rambling on.
Thank you you sound alot like my Waller freind Kim Coggin, 2 knee replacements, hip issues, arms... she just keeps on walling. Slow and easy. All about making good choices not always about how fast you can stack stone. Very therapeutic that's for sure.
What's a chigger?
Keep on Rockin!
Very cool. Same. We can do anything.
С уважением из Сибири , Владимир !
Nizhnevartovsk .
Voted; good video.
In parts of Scotland, in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, it was the landowners who determined the rates for the drystone wallers. If they paid a good rate they would get a wall that would last for a hundred years or more but, if it was a poor rate, they'd get a structure that might just last ten years or so!
An amazing combination of old world artists and current safety and technology standards. Great paced video - I will watch over and over before I build my dry stacked wall. Thank you!
Thank you Kalen yes it is packed with a lot of great terminology along with visual posters from DSWA GB Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain. No reason to reinvent the wheel when these same methods have been used for over 5000-7000 years.
Awesome video, feeling confident know to build a wall that lasts. Thank you so much. Legend!
Outstanding video! Explaining the proper placement of the stones, along with visual aids is HUGE!!! Like they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. Thank you !!
Thank you Richard glad you enjoyed the content.
One of if not the best video I have seen on building a dry stack wall! Wish I would have gotten into stone work like it when I was younger. I’m 50 but I’d still love to give it a shot! Never hurts to learn something new.✌️
Thank you Dan, I too started late into the Dry Stone work. Most of the folks men and women are typically 45-65 who come to take workshops. I'm 55 this year and I have to say it has really keeps me in good shape. It's not about picking up the heaviest stone or how many. Manly just about making good choices. Slow and easy wins the race everything.
You should give it a try! I'm planning to do a lot more videos starting from the bottom up. Mainly for those that can't make it to a workshop. I hold workshops every spring and fall here in Maryland. There are also training sites in TN, VT, KY. Ofcourse all east coast.
Thank you for your comment.
Mark
@@RockinWalls your welcome. I probably couldn’t afford taking classes but if I can get my hands on a few tools I could practice places I go camping and build some cool things at camping spots and just hope the Forrest rangers didn’t destroy them or remove them.
Best tools are your hands, eyes and brain. All about making good choices. No tools can come close!
You like camping? Check out our other channel! Lots of fun stuff and rig tours. Consider subscribing. Thank you
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Мне скоро исполнится 73 года ! Но я до сих пор мечтаю сложить стену из сухой каменной кладки .
Проблема в том, что ближайший от моего города каменный карьер находится на расстоянии
более 1500 км . Надеюсь поменять место жительства и осуществить свою мечту .
У меня есть хорошие зубила , закольник , клинья с лепестками и другой электроинструмент
с которым я научился раскалывать и обрабатывать камни из гранита .
Благодаря вашему и другим роликам я уже очень хорошо себе представляю весь
процесс строительства . Спасибо вам за мастер-классы .
Из Сибири с уважением, Владимир.
Мой город Nizhnevartovsk .
Thank you. I love splitting granite stones. Never to old to work with stone. Every day it teaches me life lessons. We could all learn a thing or two from stone if everyone listened. 😊
Amazing content and explanations. Thank you for taking the time to explain the process in such an easy-to-understand way.
Glad it was helpful!
I have watched over 40 hours of how to build stone walls. The video is the best, or at least in the top 2.
Why thank you ML. I have learned from so many amazing wallers of all levels of certification. I've worked with and been examined by many of the top in our industry. I'm simply sharing what others have thought me. I'm greatful to those viewers like you who can no understand proper building methods. Clearly there is a great deal of wrong information on this subject. Sadly. This is why I choose to continue to share my experiences on my channel. Helping others to enjoy stone and possibly make a living in the Craft.
What are a few thing which you had seen which may not be correct in the 40 hours of how to build walls?
Thank you very much- very clear and instructive. I've never tried to do this before, but this gives me confidence to have a go! My wife and I have an ambitious project in mind. The biggest lesson from this is to get the basics right, and take your time.
Just like anything in life a good foundation is the start of any long lasting relationship...home, structure....
I'm starting my own first wall and your content & knowledge has helped me out a great deal thank you for this. 👍
Happy it helped you. That's why I do what I do! Love to share.
Great video. I am saving this one for when I build my own wall. it has everything (and more) than all the other wall building videos I've watched on youtube and I've watched a ton.
Thank you Shizzy happy you found good content. That's why I do what I do. No ads, no kick backs just content to help others. Lord knows the internet is full of incorrect content. SAD but true!
Excellent info and well presented. Thanks from North Yorkshire... where we have hundreds of miles of dry stone walls! Fortunately, I've just got a 30ft section of banking to rebuild and appreciate your 'refresher' course :)
This is an absolutely awesome video. Amazing incorporation of those posters near the beginning! I;m gonna watch the rest of your videos now.
Thank you. Yes the DSWA-GB posters are amazing training tool.
Very informative, to the point. No wasted time or words, but really helpful.
Thank you Christian
I love watching this video over and over again. Amazing content. I love rocks. Some of my rocks in the wall are well over 100 pound rocks. Some gorgeous stone. I love my wall. Some very large pieces appear to be granite. Hope you guys are all doing well.
This information is invaluable and difficult to find. Thank you!!!
This design is the traditional British dry stone walling found in Northern Britain. 1:8 batter, 2,3,1 base, height, top with knee height tie. Great to see a professional job. Saved, liked and sub’d.
Yes so true. 1:8 or 1:6 on average batter. Or some kind of batter. 18" ie as you said knee height for tie stones. Always suggest on walls higher then 30" when and if you have the stones to do so. Also in accordance to the historical pattern. These walls didn't have them. So sadly they could not be installed. Just had to be sure to cover all the rules.
Very well distributed information. Concise and to the point. too often do we see youtube videos and the people just ramble on equivocating and overstating the most basic of points. You have done a nice job with 15 minutes.
Thank you for your feedback Toobglued
Thank you so much for the video, you really know your stuff!
Thank you Amigo. Stone teaches me something new everyday when I'm listing
Great advice, greatly appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
Thank you Virtual Media I've learned from the best.
Respect for making those big sheets for us. Thank you.
Teaching aids we use at our training center. Some times a picture or poster can say it all...thank you. Big thanks goes out the DSWA-GB.
@@RockinWalls I thought the pictures looked familiar (from 30 years ago ! )
Thank you so much for the detail!
Well spoken sir, fast articulate right to the point. Thank you
Thank you Jeff.
Very nicely explained. Keep up the good work
Awesome video I feel like I learned a lot, great crash course on building stone walls.
keeping tradition alive 👍 dry stacked stone walls have been standing in Europe for hundreds of years
I second that!
Hello and thank you for these tips. I'm making a memorial at my home for my brother who passed away this past Christmas. This will be my first attempt at stone work. I have tons of rip rap that I have bought from the local quarry. It's all native to Arizona. I live in Tucson.
Hello Kevin, that's great you are doing something in memory. Just be sure to let the stone be the stone, rip rap is a different game. Just look for shapes and don't think about it.
Your very clear explanations just convinced me to start that retaining wall I've been speaking about to my wife for years, to level my uneven backyard and make full use of it. I've always thought about a concrete structure, but stones are way cheaper and last longer in time if well placed, from what I uderstand from all those vids I've been looking at. Presently forced to work from home with COVID measures, to go out there in nature with my hammer, selecting, lifting and shaping my stones... I tell you, it's a real therapy! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience! Built two brick columns for my front yard gate last year, following advices of Stu Crompton on YT, and since then, got a lot of respect for masons... Craft principles may be simple, but putting all that time, precision and energy building sharp-looking structures is quite hard on the body, you guys are real beasts! Thanks again!
Thank you Hugo. So happy you found the content to be inspiring. I have a great deal of pro content on YT channel. I've been thinking about doing a full series from the start. There is so much information. Not to mention just how much bad information people share on YT as experts. I'm no expert but I'm learning from others which are masters. Not to mention stone is my best teacher. You will learn more life lessons then you could ever imaging working with stone.
So get out and have some fun! Build that retaining wall. If you don't like it you can do it all again. Lessons 1 if your gut tells you something is wrong. Listen and do what needs to be done to make it go way. Lesson 2 listen to the stone. You can never make a stone do what it doesn't want to do.
Enjoy! Thank you for the kind comment! Means a lot to me. This is why I do what I do. I like to help others find the same joy I find with stone.
Mark
@@RockinWalls Hey there! My project is going well and I've quoted your "stone is a teacher" to many persons, because I've discovered it is sooo true! And that's a teacher speaking here ;) I teach industrial electronics btw... And also worked in concrete quality control. But yeah, stone discipline is a lot harder than mine XD ! So, here's a look at where I'm at... Thx again for the expertise sharing! czcams.com/video/eKzh-votHpQ/video.html
Thanks for the specs. Downloaded for reference as I am going to build some very long dry retainer walls. I was going to use some grout but thanks to you, that will not be necessary.
How's the project coming along. Dry all the way. If you don't like something you can always take it apart. Or pay someone else to and just sell the stone. LoL. Keep Rockin'
Best video on techniques I've seen so far.
Thank you Misaque
Very helpful video, great work..fits in well to the landscape..
I took a dry stone conservancy class there back in 2010 where we rebuilt those dry stone walls. The instructor was Neil Rippingdale and although i learned alot at the time i believe i learned more from this video that he taught that day. He did not want to be there it seemed. thanks for the video
Hello Albert, Neil Rippingale was my instructor for years too down in KY at the DSC Shaker Village! I actually have him back at my training site this year 2019 April teaching. www.RWTrainingCenter.com, Well I can tell you we all have our good and bad days. Truly one of my favorites! If I had to guess I would say about 70% of my knowledge and terminology was from Neil. I'm happy you got a lot out of the video. It is truly action packed!
This is best video I ever seen about wall construction. Thank You very much. You are great master .
Thank you. By no means I'm I a master. Currently only a level 3 Advanced (1 of 12 in US at this time) with the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain and Instructor certified along with Level 2 Journeyman with the Dry Stone Concervancy in US. I'm working towards DSWA Masters. In time.😊
well done, great info and love the trade tips too - not just fluff n guff but practical info we can put into action. Cheers
Very true, not just another "DIY" video the real deal to help other help understand proper building methods.
Excellent THX someone that knows what they are doing
That was an education. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you. My pleasure happy you found it helpful.
Very informative, thanks, I learnt quite a few tips.
Hello Susan, thank you happy you took the time to watch and comment. Mark
You are a natural teacher. Rock on!!!!!
Thank you Teixeira I love teaching what I love with others. Like so many have done for me. www.RWTrainingCenter.com I even started a training center here in Maryland back in 2014
Best video I've seen on this subject! CZcams should reward every instructional video that includes oversized instructional paper printouts with double Likes and Page Views!
This video was a funny reminder to me that no matter how convenient it is for me to Google something or come to CZcams for an answer, I should pick up a book or instructional guide and read every now and then. Ha!
(But seriously, great video! Thanks!)
Thankfully I just happen to have those from my training center. They do really help people see the basics. Thank you!
Thanks! Very informative! Travis is awesome 😀
Thank you Sam Travis is awesome and a real joy to work with!
Helpful share thank you very much all for your generous time. Be safe.
My pleasure!
excellent video and great information mate! thank you for sharing!
Thank you
Very good explanation! Thank you!
Thank you Alex
Hands up! Thank you so much
Great instructions. Thank you.
You are welcome!
Thank you so much for your knowledge
Your very welcome Adam thank you for watching, it's what I've learned from others - just passing it on thats all.
Super helpful, thank you
a lot of great info.. to the defense of the previous repair work that was done .. I doubt that they had the budget to essentially double the amount of face stones and build this the way it is being properly restored right now.
Hello Christian, First thank you. As to your thoughts maybe at a first glance this could make sense. When you look harder not likely the case. Heres why...first hard to know the dating of the original walls. It has been documented as for 2 repairs 1) CCC period of great depression 2) 1980's with the HPTC National Park Service. The 1980 repair has gravel and mortar on the top 3 course. The cost of these service and material hauling and extra excavating. Would far exceeded the cost of putting the old stone back if it was there in the first place from the CCC build. Even if it was not it would require less excavating and bulk quarries rip rap could have been used for the back walls. In addition no heavy equipment would have been necessary as shown in the NPS Hopewell Furnaces outlined historical project history documents open to the public. Which can be found on the internet. The best part was this was outlined as a 5 year project it took less then 6 weeks working 4 days a week 10 hours. The sections which were repaired happened to be at least 1/3 of this wall section. The crew was less then 5 of which only 2 had any masonary skills many of the others recieved on site job training. This was why I was brought on for a couple weeks to get them started in the right direction. Even though the HPTC is a division of the national park service they still charge as much a private contractor. If commerical jobs didn't have to go threw so many hands to get the end result. We would have alot more money which could be applied to needed park repairs in the US. Just the way the system is set up. Sad really.
Thank you for your thoughts and comments. Mark
Very nice video man..
This video is pure class 👍
Thank you Howard! I love to share what I've learned from others. 🙂
thanks for the great video!
Your very welcome Troy!
nice instructional video! very helpful
Thank you James. Happy you found it helpful!
This is great addition to a book I'm reading, "The Art of The Stonemason", by Ian Cramb.
Thank you Mukundanghri. Yup I love that one! As much as I use to hate reading. I can't get enough when it comes to stone books. LOL
Nice, useful vid! Hi Travis!
Damn, at first I saw that wall as perfect, specially compared to mines, thanks for the lesson.
Sounds like you love dry laid stone as much as me! TY Mark
Great video!
Thank you Donny!
Muchas gracias
Great video thanks
Than you for your comment!
Excellent demo
Thank you.
Great info thank you
Very welcome R S. Happy you enjoyed it.
Great video for a young apprentice
Thank you
Excellent explanation and diagrams to go with. I'm quite obsessed with wall building at the moment and this was certainly one of the best videos so far. What about behind the wall? What did you use for drainage and what did they use for drainage back when the wall was built (or did they)?
Hello Shizzy good to hear you have the stone bug. I use Soil which is free draining. If you have issues with high water flow to the back of a retaining wall it is best to redirect it before it gets to the wall. Grass, Plants, earth berms, earth and stone dry riverbeds.....Or simply building up the back of the top so with a earth ramp so any water flow right over the wall. There is no one answer. Just not gravel is seen in this original wall. It did nothing to help with drainage. This wall shows why not to use gravel. Just use earth which will compact on its own.
Helpful, thanks 👍
Thank you! I 👍
Great stuff!
Thank you Yin-Long Qui
Thank you, very informative!
Your very welcome
this is very good vid and i saw a few on this topic already
Thank you. There is a lot of wrong info on the internet. Happy you liked it.
bomb info, thanks mate
Thank you Leo. This was a fun project to work on.
Great stuff
Great job with the video! I’m struggling after hiring a guy to create a couple of low retaining walls along ascending road & upslope in Northern CA. The laborer put in a concrete footing with rebar whereas I’d prefer a crushed granite base and beginning the stone a few inches below the road. It’s done but I’m willing to bite the bullet, remove the concrete, start over to get the best looking wall. Do you agree or can I work with a concrete footer? I’m not assured this is the right guy for the job after speaking with another who can put in a wall without mortar and makes better sense. Added concern- we are in earthquake territory.
Cool video man...very informative! I hope you make a ton of money!
Thank you Mr. Larry Not in it for the money. Learned with stone that it's not about chasing the mighty buck but instead to find happiness. Creating with stone makes me happy. Of Course I know what you really meant so thank you for your time and comment.
Believe it or not, I started stone walling from this video
Thats so awsome hope your still at it!
@@RockinWalls doing more and more actually haha
Good vid, thanks!
My pleasure!
Grand. Thanks!
Thank you so much.
thank you
lol the whispering of youtube XD. Great video!
Ya I agree that was pretty funny!
Just what I was looking for, the best info because it doesn't recommend digging a trench.
Yes correct no trench or gravel! Just a matter of taking off the top layer of organic material to place your largest average stone down on earth for the foundation. Flexable and free draining.
Thanks a lot for sharing ur knowledge from India wow!
THANK YOU
This kid knows his stuff.
I'm just sharing what I learned from others. Thank you.
It is a very good explanation
Thank you John. I love to share what I've learned from others.
great job
Thank you so much. Mark
Awesome!!
Thank you again Brian
Howdy! this is awesome and very helpful. If you're just doing about a 2 - 3 course wall (knee high), do you recommend the double wall method? I'm just kind of doing a crescent wall around the outer corner of my patio on its high side. The only thing I worry about is a small tree i plan to put in the bed it will create.
Yes short walls under 2 ft I normally build 2 ft wide. Mainly so I have lots of room for a nice cap stone when I get to the top.
Good Visuals
Do you have any tips for retaining walls in swampy areas? I would like to secure a higher ground against a low ground that can be submerged in rainy years and seasons.
Hard to say exactly without seeing the space and knowing the stone type, retaining wall style... I have something similar issue with water all the time from springs. A Masters Neil Rippingale who was the one who built the Black House I had suggest on another video to you. Told me to set the largest stones I had. This way they are a large floater across the area. What I've been doing every year is work closer and closer into the major area of the springs. I'm doing a couple things working to try to build up a as I build in helping to put a little pressure at a time to really help is settle at a natural speed. With the hopes to minimize settling. Also I have a corner which will tie back into the other wall sections. I would be sure to add a lot of tie stones and make sure to follow all key dry stone guidelines to help make a wall system. Each stone working with the others to make ONE.
This was good .
Thank you!
"The reason they prolly did that ...." I love MD and PA.
LOL you should hear how we say HON!
Из Сибири с уважением, Владимир !
Nizhnevartovsk .
This is a great video. Unfortunately, it hasn't subtitles. As I don't understand English very well, I can't absorb all the informations you gave us.
Anyway, great job smart man.
Perhaps you put all the text at the descriptions.
Hello Dimas sorry it didn't translate I thought that was set up. I'll have to look into that. Thank you for trying to watch
Amei vou fazerem
Do you ever weave like a infinity circle pattern an pack the heart of the two circles weaving as u go in the layers between base an mid or heavier top stone in a double wall .
Hello Eric Not sure I totally follow you. A typical Yorkshire Retaining wall is front and back with large to small packing stones placed between the two walls. You may find this blog helpful. www.rockinwalls.com/2018/07/hearting-heart-of-wall.html
Pretty solid overall one thing I didn't hear: have the patience to save out nicest stone for the top. Also pay attention to any drainage issues. We like to use fabric behind retaining wall before backfilling.Keeps soil in place so it doesn't wash through and come out the face
Hello Christopher, Thank you. Very true patience is key for building any stone wall along with stepping back and looking. Also knowing your walling ingredients is important. Designing any wall starts at the top. Knowing how it will be finished based on purpose and function. Then having the stones you need. (www.rockinwalls.com/2012/03/how-to-wall-stone-ingredients.html)
Drainage issues is also a great point many overlook. The best thing to remember is know that you can not stop water but you can redirect it. Sadly I would have to inform you Filter Fabric, or landscape cloth could cause hydraulic pressure over time when it back up with silt. As Master Craftsman DSC & DSWA Neil Rippingale (ptn.org/askins/neil-rippingale) explained it to me as coffee grinds in a coffee filter over time it will just stop any water from getting threw then clog. Just like a wall this will then push the wall over. When a wall is retaining wall is built correctly using the Standards used worldwide by the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain. Keep in mind I believe in real life examples not "Experts" Such example can be seen SKARA BRAE 5000-7000 years old en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skara_Brae There are 3 different proper styles of retaining wall based on stone types. I build a Yorkshire Style which is double sided with packing stone in the middle. Soil doesn't typically come thru walls and if silt does its ok. Better to be free draining and flexible then a dam up ready to blow. Watch any Dirt Monkey Videos on Pavers you'll see great examples of WHY NOT. (czcams.com/video/f9ziFv6Q-6k/video.html)
One great alternative if you feel you have to use a fabric because its been spec'd my an engineer. Instead keep it on the top of back side. Master Craftsman Chris Tanguay Master Craftsman DSWA-GB, DSC-US Examiner / Instructor explained to me how he does it by weaving it under the bottom of back second course of stone. Keeping it below the earth enough to place soil on top but still get to in order to plant plants. This is a great alternative since you can replace it over time easily.
I don't build with any gravel or fabric on back sides. Just good old earth. Hope this helps you and others know the truth. Just don't take it from me look at Historical structures standing the test of time.
Mark Jurus
Certified:
DSWA Instructor, Dry Stone Professional Waller
Level 2 Journeyman DSC - Dry Stone Conservancy US
Level 3 Advanced DSWA - Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain
First Aid ~ CPR ~ AED
BFA - Visual Communication Graphic Design MICA - Maryland Institute College of Art
So funny. They mentioned the preservation society at the start. And as soon as I saw their diagram I realized I'd seen a video from the 80s on youtube from that same society showing that same diagram.
Actually these are not from the preservation society. They are from the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain. DSWA So yes you might have seen them from them since they have been around since the 1960s. 🙂
Just up the road a piece from where you are doing this historical wall. Awesome job. Great crew going on there. Now, I am dealing with a 14' dry wall, retaining wall on a property I purchased 7 yrs ago. The wall is bowing out and the drainage rods are shifting. Ground shifting after I found large rock had been removed from the wall. I have proof, it was moved to the top of my parcel which is mountainous terrain and leaning against my neighbors house. Long story, forget about it. I guess being 60 years old and a female is probably not a task I could undertake? I anticipated removing rock from top down and I am now concerned with collapsing. Could I patch it with additional rock w/o turning this into a major task? The wall was hidden under ivy when I bought the house so surprise when I pulled the ivy. I own the property but not the coal mineral underneath. I am also dealing with severe soil erosion. Any tips? Or should I just move back to Philly?
Hello Dolores, Well bowing is typcally caused by improper builds. Chances are if you took the failing section apart (yes you can just strip out sections that are failing- this is why I love Dry laid stone) you will see its most likly just one wall stacked against dirt. You can't build like this. I don't know what drainiage rods are? A dry laid stone has no draininage rods. You may actually have a mortared wall if you have pipes threw out your wall. Feel free to email me some pics I can tell you first if it is Dry Laid stone. Getting the Ivy off was a big start! Good job.
@@RockinWalls Wow, just got your reply. Thank you so much. I've done so much to that wall since I last responded. I was really impressed with your work and job site. Wall is now totally different I have been working on it for a few years. At one point a neighbor drove by in his truck and jammed his brakes on. I watched him do that while I was on my upper portion. Kind of funny.
Everyone up in this mountain section did dry laid stone. I'm sure my wall is the same. Only taller than most and bowing more than most...still. I have worked it adding, leveling, building (ugh) another retaining wall perpendicular to the main bowing wall. The other side was retained w/ 1950's railroad ties. I know it will be a temp fix but I used cinder blocks and bricks, painted with Portland. I paint everything with Portland as I love the look. Btw, I should have said drainage pipe not rods. I've learned a lot since my last post.
I suppose you are done with that job by now. Very cool. My wall spits out antiques. Glass buttons, Civil War marbles, uranium bottles. Thank you for your interest in my post. I missed the notification and all of a sudden you were in my timeline and I remember watching. Awesome stuff, great work.
Sounds like you've been having a lot of fun! Happy to hear you've been at it. I love finding stuff in walls. I often leave time capsules in my projects. 🙂
Keep On Rockin'
@@RockinWalls Very cool with the time capsules. Never thought to do that. I didn't realize working with stone is truly a way to leave your mark on this planet. I just love working with rock/stone. What a great career! Not easy work though. Like a Mason, your career will wear on your joints.
Necesito capacitación , gracias
nice info
Thank you
Those diagrams look oddly familiar ... I think I saw them 30 years ago from the British Dry Stone Wall Association ;)
I spent a week learning on a "work for food holiday"... now 30 years later I have land to apply this .
You are correct DSWA-GB just like stone walls not much has changes in 30 years. LOL!