It s best to pour the concrete footings thick when building mortared stone walls.
Stone wall on concrete.
For this reason the stones would be flat and wedged tightly together.
You should get a good variety of sizes.
It is a lot of work.
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It will be easier to do the planning before the ground.
If you re building a really big wall pour them even thicker taller because the concrete footing will need to support more weight.
On hot dry or windy days mist the wall with water as you work so that the mortar cures slowly and completely.
Finish by applying a wedge of concrete along the base course front and back to keep the wall from shifting.
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Lay out the site and pour the footing.
How to do it choose stones.
Apply a 1 2 inch thick layer of mortar to the back of each stone as you set it in place in the mortar on the foundation wall.
Remove any remaining stain or paint from the wall with a right angle grinder fitted with wire brush.
Use a pressure washer fitted with a paint stripping tip to blast the concrete wall clean of all stain paint and dirt.
Add more mortar mix to a 10 square foot area.
The alternate method calls for cement mortar to bind the stones together.
Height vertical thickness of the concrete footing.
Do the layout for your wall before winter arrives.
Specifically you can make them at least 12 inches in height.
Lay out and pour footing.
The dry gravity type wall depends on the weight and friction of one stone upon the other for stability.
While the footing cures divide your stones into size.
Figure out what materials you need.
Choose stones that blend well together in color and texture.
Trowel the joints between the capstones with a brick jointer making them slightly concave to channel away water.
It is worth the hard work.
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Pour the concrete footings before the ground freezes.
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We ll talk more about pouring concrete footings for mortared stone.
But you want to make sure that your stone wall does not move after it is built.