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Building Stone Walls
Building Stone Walls tells you all you need to know to build your own sturdy walls. Carefully detailed, clear drawings show the techniques to follow – and how to avoid problems.
Learn about:
- wall foundations
- basic “one-over-two” method
- chinking “in” or “out”
- height-to-width formula
using lower quality stone
- building retaining walls
- building in gates, fences, and stiles
- moving stone, boulders
Excellent example photos show good and poor walls, while the author's lively text tells you how to build, step-by-step. Slopes, drainage problems, using rubble – these challenges and more are thoroughly covered.
John Vivian, a veteran practitioner of many country crafts, is also author of A Manual of Practical Homesteading.
| Pm Supplier | Hachette UK Distribution Ltd 70000065 SC: 20-67-59 |
|---|---|
| Pm Publisher | Storey Publishing |
| Pm Isbn 10 | 0882660748 |
| Pm Isbn 13 | 9780882660745 |
| Pm Publication Date | 1976-01-03 |
| Pm Author | Vivian,John |
| Pm Longness | 0 |
- Key Info: b/w photos, b/w illustrations
- Author: Vivian,John
- Page Count: 108
- Publication Date: 1976-01-03
Building Stone Walls
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SKU: 115941
By Hachette UK Distribution Ltd 70000065 SC: 20-67-59
- Key Info: b/w photos, b/w illustrations
- Author: Vivian,John
- Page Count: 108
- Publication Date: 1976-01-03
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