Monday, March 31, 2014

Tips On Building Dry Stack Stone Walls #7: More On Steps



In the last post we looked at a set of steps with three treads:
 and this time let's look at a longer set of steps. 
Please refer to the previous post as some of the important fundamentals for steps 
that I included there will not be repeated here.

The posts to date in this continuing series for the owner builder are:

Monday, March 24, 2014

Tips On Building A Dry Stack Stone Wall #6: Steps



In this post I want to go into how I build stone steps in the landscape
 as part of the dry stack stone walls that I have already shown.
We will look at how I selected and installed the three steps you see above.

For safety one should never attempt building steps, inside or out,
without a firm basis of the terms, theory, and practice of this craft.
There are many books which provide more detail
 or a search of the internet will yield many results.

The posts to date in this continuing series for the owner builder are:

Monday, March 10, 2014

Tips On Building A Dry Stack Stone Wall #4: Why They Work



In the last post I did for this series on tips for building a dry stack stone wall 
I showed how I go about building a dry stack wall.
This time I want to drive home a few of the principles that I think explain 
why these walls work the way they do and are fundamental to the success of a wall.

The posts to date in this continuing series geared for the owner builder are:

Monday, March 3, 2014

Tips On Building A Dry Stack Stone Wall #3: Building The Wall



In this post on building a dry stack stone wall we will look photo by photo 
at the steps in building the wall, specifically aimed at the owner builder.
The photo above gives a look at part of the wall we will be working on.

The complete series are: