Rock wall Masonry, tips to get you started!

Some good tips about making rock walls that will help build your confidence. Much more detail is in the masonry playlist on this channel.. I can add more videos if requested. The "dry" mix is an important part of doing rockwork. Too much water and the mortar (and rocks) can sump as you build. Brian

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Howto & Style

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• rock
• masonry
• stone
• stonework
• rockwork
• walls

[bandwagonretards]

would this method be ok for building a wall of a house/structure? or should it be thicker or something?

[gaiatechnician]

@bandwagonretards You would have to check your local building laws.

depends on where you live. In BC Canada, rock is just for show but in less earthquake prone areas, rules might be different. In most countries, 2 walls, with an air gap or insulation between and wall ties to hold them together would be be the minimum standard for the outer walls of a house if you used rock as the outermost wall.

[TheWICCACHANNEL]

okay my back is screwed but im using small stones,do i need big stones in plac of a concrete foundation?im building aka finishing my house

[gaiatechnician]

@TheWICCACHANNEL You can email me. So much depends on local conditions, your frost heave conditions and soil, etc than it is not possible to advise properly with so little information.

[MushuMckinney]

Hello - how do you do the top cap work? I am about to undertake a 35 foot wall between 12 inches and 30 inches tall. I want to make a nice flat cap on the top like yours. Can you lend some tips?

[gaiatechnician]

@viper8red People make fun of how I say mortar all the time.

Thanks.

[viper8red]

One does not simply trowel their way into Mordor!

[RockStarMasonry]

nice wall  i liked you video keep up the good work

[gaiatechnician]

Mortar works. You could go 6 to one with coarse sand , go cheap and use a dry mix. (like I show in the video. Or you could try lime mortar. (be careful, it is more caustic than cement).

Hydrated Lime (type s lime) and sand with (I guess, a 4 to 1 mix) and do a wetter mix. Lime will not set so hard and it takes quite a while to set. Maybe 1 and a half weeks this time of year.! (and it keeps getting harder for much longer. The advantage of lime is that it is self healing. Hope that helps

[canuck7777777]

I'm making a field stone patio. The rocks I found range from thick to thin and many rocks only have one flat side. I made a solid compacted gravel base. Instead of using rock dust to level the stones, which may not compact evenly, what do you think of the idea of using mortar instead? Kind of like making a stone wall, but flat on the ground. I know it may crack with time, but I'm going to fill in the joints with a mixture of pebble stone and polymer sand so it won't show. Comments welcome!