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Natural stone wall construction.
You can build a stone wall with natural fieldstone that you have on your property provided the stones are flat enough for stacking.
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Hello and welcome this is carl the landscape guy.
There are so many different types of natural stones from which you can build decorative walls.
This prevents mortar from running down the face of the wall.
Two tiered retaining wall in the backyard.
Stone retaining wall tips.
Remove the stone spread a trowelful of mortar on the wall and tamp the stone into it with a mallet.
The key to building a wall using mortar is when you apply the mortar it needs to go evenly onto the run of stones that are set.
The face stones visible edges should rest only on stone not mortar so scrape away any mortar that squeezes out.
If you have to buy stone choose a flat stone such as flagstone or a cut stone like ashlar.
Flat or cut stones are much easier to work with than fieldstone and will make a sturdier wall.
My introduction to building a stone wall like beginnings in so many homesteading skills came unexpectedly urgently and at the wrong time.
Planting flowers and small brushes can soften the look of the stones.
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