Mr Lofthouse all for you

[tommer9]

That type of totally random stuff is really hard to wall,

 

When using random stones which dont lend themselves to being 'worked' the best way to get it looking tidy is by 'pitching' the stones......

 

[Dean Lofthouse]

How have you retained the soil Tommer, have you built up a retaining wall then Stone walled it ?

[tommer9]

No, the wall is almost solid stone at the left hand end, or the second pic, with about 12" of soiul in the top to plant into. Further doen the slope the wall thickens to about 9' wide at its widest point just to the left of the tree, and is esentially two 3-4' wide dry walls (with stones intelocking and laid in, not just tipped in the void) with shellit (stony slaty subsoil stuff) and 803 rattled in there and the void in the middle between the two faces filled with whatever we could get our hands on on site- rubble etc etc.

[Dean Lofthouse]

It is an awesome wall Tommer, very skilled mate, shame you cant make a real go of it but as you know, very few clients appreciate the work time and money involved and like this game, there's always someone that will do it cheaper but not neccessarily as good

[tommer9]

It was a pretty good number for a couple of years- i could earn almost what i earn on arb work, but with just a hammer and chisel. It was my body and a basic boredom with the job that stopped me. I never intended to do anymore than help out a mate from time to time, and it ballooned for a couple of years. Tennis elbow eventually stopped everything, and was the excuse i needed to get back into arb stuff, which had taken somewhat of a back seat at the time.

[Stephen Blair]

that is amazing tom, wow!! if i ever win the lottery and buy myself a run down old farm then i know the man to call. very impressive, better than those yorkshire ones any day lol

[tommer9]

:blushing:Hehe.

[White Noise]

That type of totally random stuff is really hard to wall, top photo's Paul..

 

If that wall were round my yard I'd be proud as punch with it

 

Cheers Dean:001_smile:

 

Tommer that wall of yours is proper posh .

[White Noise]

 

Old folk. They don't make them like they used to!

 

Classic You,ll be one soon:001_tt2:

[tommer9]

Nice one. The guy who owns that property bought it as a dilapidated farm that hadnt been worked for 4 years, and spent about 3 million converting the barns and renovating the house. He was a retired 43 y.o ex banker.....he had just had a 10mil retirement handshake!!!

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