Secrets to creating a beautiful NATURAL STONE WALL. Insights from a real stonemason.

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4 жыл бұрын

A look at my style of "tight-fit" mortared walling, using our local natural stone.
Tricks and tips and process to help you start your own wall building.
Check out this online course for all things flagstone: hardscapecanada.thinkific.com...
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@traditionalskillstrust1546 9 ай бұрын

I do rubble stone walling in the UK and I thought it might interest you to know that the chips you use, we call gallets. If the chips are used to steady the stone from the back we call them pins. Really good work, I like the tight fit aesthetic.

@DaleDirt 5 ай бұрын

I like this kind of information , Pins and Gallets . I will use that terminology from now on .

@HardscapeCanada Ай бұрын

Love this thanks for sharing!!

@traditionalskillstrust1546 Ай бұрын

@@HardscapeCanada I do like sharing and learning from youtube it makes the world a better place:)

@sagecreekwitt3301 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work! Those rocks are really nice.

@walterluus6174 Жыл бұрын

I love rock building. Very neat and creative job. Well done!

@denisconor648 Жыл бұрын

Work of art.

@df6580 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, you make it look very simple and an amateur can do this.

@chuzzrocket 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool, makes a lot of sense

@Jags22079 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful work

@michelevrey1127 Жыл бұрын

I'm building my first rock wall. Thanks for the video. Love the little hand moves there at the end haha x cheers man

@tomthompson7400 4 ай бұрын

very smart looking job

@ralphrutherford2583 3 жыл бұрын

Bloody champ! String line = life changing moment

@tobietheron5137 6 ай бұрын

They might criticize you regarding a foundation or footing of some sort....but you know how to build a stone wall. Well done!

@user-io9ln1or7c 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Sir.🎉

@tonyv1505 Жыл бұрын

Looks good to me thanks to youtube I can always get free education from other youtubers you learn something everyday education never stops for me love learning all sorts of things

@StanleyRusso-eg7dr 5 ай бұрын

Nice work.

@user-ss6gj7bw3k 2 ай бұрын

Nice work thank you for the vídeo

@DanMarcelino Жыл бұрын

Nice work brother 👍🏼

@toi_techno Жыл бұрын

Lovely work I live in a stone coach house on the Cooley Peninsula in Ireland which has 1.5' seams that go beautifully straight each time as yours does I much prefer seam masonry to the modern crazy-paving style

@redachater5767 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@jeffbaker655 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there from Australia mate,im so shocked at the lack of comments.Best walls ive seen with tight gaps and know how. Take care and stay safe...

@HardscapeCanada 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thank you! Picking up steam a bit finally!

@wildgoose82667 7 ай бұрын

Great video!

@HardscapeCanada 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@webyankee6558 7 ай бұрын

Did you forget something? The MOST important thing in building any wall, stone, masonry, ect is a solid foundation for the wall.

@CurtisC685 5 ай бұрын

I’m sure he has videos on foundations

@aaronlarsen7447 5 ай бұрын

If I was just building a tiny garden wall for for no real purpose, other than esthetics, I might give it some drainage and not worry about. I'm sure he knows what he's doing.

@simpleagain1 3 ай бұрын

@@aaronlarsen7447 -well then he’s doing some pretty nice work for someone who doesn’t know what he’s doing

@aaronlarsen7447 3 ай бұрын

@@simpleagain1 did you read what I said? I said he knows what he's doing. What the heck is wrong with you? You're simple alright. No reading comprehension.

@ChileniaChilensis 8 ай бұрын

lindo, muy lindo trabajo.

@EricGallina 10 күн бұрын

A dry stone wall remains the best option. It’s a time honored tradition that has stood the test of time. No mortar, steel or PVC drainage pipes required

@johndevenny3454 11 ай бұрын

Top class

@HardscapeCanada 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@BleachedWheat 5 ай бұрын

Nice

@MrChester345 11 ай бұрын

очень красивая кладка . Браво !

@mariosertic5698 Жыл бұрын

Nice stone work ! Greetings from 🇭🇷

@HardscapeCanada Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good to connect with you!

@MaFed191080 Жыл бұрын

Здорово! отличная работа! Всё по делу и понятно. Отличная мозаика получилась. Россия, Санкт-Петербург. У нас гранит камень очень крепкий не поддаётся такой обработке. За то цвет, синий, зелёный, красный, белый.... Great! great job! Everything is on the case and understandable. A great mosaic turned out. Russia, St. Petersburg. Our granite stone is very strong and does not lend itself to such processing. For that color, blue, green, red, white....

@chrillechrillesson6045 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes I find it useful being spied on by google. ^^ I'm gonna build a stone wall in my backyard this summer, and I talked about it with my neighbor. And now I have your channel to look for advice and instructions. :D

@flat6fever680 Жыл бұрын

Lol 😀

@codygruberg7083 8 ай бұрын

Google is synced to adv from anything you say or write

@jimmccoal2693 26 күн бұрын

Another good channel you would like is . Mike Haduck stone Mason.

@user-in3yu7xb1w Жыл бұрын

Hi friend, I'm from Mexico and I also do that kind of work.

@HardscapeCanada Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Great to connect with you

@Jags22079 3 ай бұрын

U r making it like a painting and that's exactly it turning up in the end

@simonr978 10 ай бұрын

Ya this guy dose know how to build good job ar

@theend9893 Жыл бұрын

MÜKEMMEL İŞÇİLİK AYNI BENİM GİBİ

@mahnazmoubarak7240 Жыл бұрын

Very nicely done ,can you please show also on your videos how to do the steps like 3 to 4 steps thank you 🙏🙏🙏👌👌👌❤

@MohammadJaderi Ай бұрын

❤🎉👍👌

@chrischwalik1625 Жыл бұрын

1st timer here. So I understand the 3:1 mix. Do you add water after you mix? Or do you leave the mortar dry when installing?

@HardscapeCanada Жыл бұрын

Hey you add water into the mix after the dry ingredients are mixed together. It’s a pretty dry consistency compared to a concrete mix, you want to activate the cement with water but want to get the sand to be packable like sandcastle sand, then you can build on top of your base course in the same day.

@georgearonchay9664 8 ай бұрын

Nice broh!! Just wondering some can do like that job it's really familiar what were doing here in phillipines

@frankdasaintdituri9983 3 жыл бұрын

nice bro! im subd. i do hardscape in CO USA . gettin pretty good. using your channel as a resoucce

@HardscapeCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yah-is-our-bread Dituri that’s awesome thank you! That’s what I’m here for!

@frankdasaintdituri9983 3 жыл бұрын

@@HardscapeCanada thanks man! I'll come to you with any questions I come up with. Good style.

@JohnVelasquez-ur2xj Жыл бұрын

cool video, what does the back look like and what kind of mortar is that and will it hold permantley?

@HardscapeCanada Жыл бұрын

Hey! The back is sloped up from the base, and is built up with chunks of concrete bonded together with mortar, like a rough block wall. Keeping a solid width and tapering up to be just a couple inches wider then whatever the cap may be. The mortar is a 3:1 mix of concrete sand and Portland cement and yes it holds very well/permanently!

@JohnVelasquez-ur2xj Жыл бұрын

@@HardscapeCanada Thanks a lot for this. Could I do this against a flat backing like an existing fence instead of using a back slope?

@HardscapeCanada Жыл бұрын

@@JohnVelasquez-ur2xj yeah you can, as long as the wall is thick enough for strength.

@MCapo-kb9bx 7 ай бұрын

Can you improve insulation on a 6 inch thick brick wall adding/covering natural stone form the outside?. I was told that clay brick isn't a good thermal insulator. thanks

@HardscapeCanada 7 ай бұрын

I suppose any additional layer will add what we call ‘R’ value of insulation, but best to work with an engineer to come up with a solution, could involve a layer of insulation material then stone or some other exterior surface install.

@HardscapeCanada 4 жыл бұрын

Let me know if you have any questions or want some further info from me!

@seanrustemeyer8873 3 жыл бұрын

What's your recipe for mortar mix? Do you buy in a bag or do you mix it up on site....sand and portland cement? I like the tight fill style. Learning some good techniques from your videos!

@SoundSoundz 2 жыл бұрын

I'd be interested to hear the exact mix used as well. Your mortar always seems to be a bit more like a dry pack. I've used the pre-mixed Type S bags before and it never seems to be as dry and workable as yours. I know you've said a 3-1 mix but not sure what that means.

@HardscapeCanada 2 жыл бұрын

@@SoundSoundz hey yes it’s a 3:1 ratio of sand to cement. So three shovels of sand to one shovel of cement. I’ve done a lot of walls using just type 10 (GU/Portland) but recently have been doing a blend of type 10 and type S. So for a large batch I’ll do 12 shovels of sand, 3 shovels of type 10, 1 of type S. Make sense?

@SoundSoundz 2 жыл бұрын

@@HardscapeCanada this makes perfect sense. Thank you! Building a basalt rock wall in Oregon next month. Getting my ducks in a row. You have some of the best mason videos I've found.

@kennethlightfoot7392 Ай бұрын

What are your thoughts on using granite riprap stone for building house walls?

@HardscapeCanada Ай бұрын

I think granite is a great rock to work with! A lot of houses in my area have old granite foundations and walls. It depends on your local building code if it’s acceptable and you may have to work with an engineer to setup best building practices for it to pass an inspection.

@luckypro6354 10 ай бұрын

Very good job, just one question, you dont need to put any glue on it or cement? you are using only sand?

@HardscapeCanada 10 ай бұрын

There is cement mixed in with the sand! Type 10 on a 3(sand):1 (cement) ratio

@peterspencer3556 2 ай бұрын

Would you suggest a footing for those in a colder climate where frost may be an issue? I’m in Castlegar

@HardscapeCanada 2 ай бұрын

Yeah a footing is definitely a good idea!

@arkadiuszkarwata4840 Жыл бұрын

Nice Work. When u say mortar what kind do u mean?? Cement or lime as been used in for example in Rome what stands up till today. I don’t like cement. 😉

@eduardmerxhani727 Жыл бұрын

Not bad.

@Michael-vo3tk 7 ай бұрын

you kept saying 'backing', but never really showed that side. is it just a large pile of sand or are you building something just like this but a second face on the rear? thanks so much!

@claudegagne9803 11 ай бұрын

Will mortar stick to sedimentary rocks for wall construction?

@HardscapeCanada 11 ай бұрын

Hey yes indeed, you may want to use more type S in the mix to help it bond, or even consider adding an acrylic bonding agent.

@stots46 8 ай бұрын

Great Work first wall 15 days 100th wall 1.5 days i’m guessing

@HardscapeCanada 8 ай бұрын

You’re not wrong!!

@josehernandez6286 2 жыл бұрын

What is your mortar mix consist of? Gravel, sand, portland cement,lime?

@HardscapeCanada 2 жыл бұрын

Hey for rock walls we use a type 10 and type S mix with concrete/coarse sand

@HardscapeCanada 2 жыл бұрын

3-1

@josehernandez6286 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir👍🏽

@thepowerofozone Жыл бұрын

What are the pipes for at the bottom?

@HardscapeCanada Жыл бұрын

Hey they are for letting water be able to pass through from behind

@SteveggStevegg Жыл бұрын

Gday mate what is your mortar mix? Cheers mate Steve

@HardscapeCanada Жыл бұрын

Hey Steve! For this type of rock it’s 3:1 concrete (coarse) sand: type 10 (Portland). You may want to do a blend of type 10 and type s for some other softer stone types and to add some extra bonding power

@Buildingenjoyment Жыл бұрын

The rocks on Vancouver Island aren’t really that great to do this work. Which makes it more complicated for any mason. Compared to Ontario a mason really has their work cut out. Especially in Victoria where the rocks are even tougher.

@hardstylelife5749 11 ай бұрын

Just experienced such kind of stones in Victoria and I couldn’t agree more on this point.

@edi9892 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how they did it in Japan, Latin America, and the Mediterranean, as they had pieces that were easily over one ton! Listing them is one thing, but getting them to fit each other?

@christopherbloor3901 6 ай бұрын

They got a rough shape and fit then pushed them together and sliced them until they fit tightly. It's ludicrous to think how much effort it took, especially with primitive tools.

@edi9892 6 ай бұрын

@@christopherbloor3901 This gets even crazier considering how frigging fast they could build them.

@kujjeil5527 2 ай бұрын

4:43 is the most important part of the video

@HardscapeCanada 2 ай бұрын

Agreed

@vladimirvladimirovich8081 Жыл бұрын

Восхищает профессионализм каменщика. Но удивляет отсутствие бетонного фундамента со стальной арматурой. С уважением из Сибири,Владимир Мой город - Nizhnevartovsk !

@arncj18 7 ай бұрын

do you put drain pipes in all your walls? doesn't water drain without the pipes?

@HardscapeCanada 7 ай бұрын

Some weepers aka pipes at the base of the wall about every 3-4' are ideal to allow for any water that builds up behind the wall to be able to drain through. Excess weight from water behind walls can cause them to fail over time. Drainage is certainly very important!

@GalaxianGamer 7 ай бұрын

So I am back with the update on my land of leopards (and hyenas, cheetahs and all...!) So started building the main wall that is 310ft long, laying the base. My foreman is working on the site and some jackals were bothering him, eating his food in night and spooking him right in his face when he was sleeping. So i asked him to sleep on an elevated platform that he built later. Last night he saw a leopard in the bush at night, with a flashlight that revealed what those fiery eyes were. I am going there next week with a solar camera and if you want i can share the stream soon after. The wall base is quite heavy, 24 inches wide for the base and i plan 12 inches top wall with 6ft height and some sort of security (non electrical) wiring at the top. the rear part of land will be fenced only with just a 2 ft high wall base so that wild boars cannot dig into the land. it's a 4.5 acre lot, so its hard to wall it all around but i think fencing on rear parts is ok with wall up at the front where the road is.

@HardscapeCanada 7 ай бұрын

Wow what a wild life you have! I’d love to see what your property looks like. Very cool and glad you are making some progress

@forcedow475 2 ай бұрын

❤🇧🇷

@josephlivecchi8549 Жыл бұрын

What is the ratio of the mortar?

@HardscapeCanada Жыл бұрын

Hey typically 3:1 ratio of concrete sand to type 10 cement, but depending on density of the stone you may choose to split the cement and go half type 10 half type S

@danielvaziri2935 Жыл бұрын

What kind of ”sand” are you using?

@HardscapeCanada Жыл бұрын

I use what’s called concrete sand, or it may be called coarse sand in your location too.

@shauntaylor479 Жыл бұрын

Great video, I'm looking to get into stone masonry we mostly have dry stone walls in scotland in the highlands that is

@HardscapeCanada Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! I was very fortunate to work with a Scottish dry stone waller on a large project here on the coast of Canada and learnt SO much.

@shauntaylor479 Жыл бұрын

@HardscapeCanada that's cool, man. Hopefully I'll be building them soon also. Some of the old stone buildings in scotland are impressive, especially in the highlands. There are lots of very old houses and castles all built from old stone techniques

@kelsyec5419 Жыл бұрын

what are the rocks called and where to buy

@HardscapeCanada Жыл бұрын

These rocks are local to the west coast, but there are rock quarries all across the world. A quick google search will probably send you to a local landscape supply store to see what they may have, if they don't have what you want, then I would ask a local small trucking company as they typically have a good idea as to where all of the landscapers in your area get their materials from.

@arncj18 7 ай бұрын

what is the mortar mix

@HardscapeCanada 7 ай бұрын

a 3:1 ratio of concrete sand to type 10 (GU/Portland) cement.

@J.E.A 2 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to make something like that but 10 feet tall?

@HardscapeCanada 2 жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely, I’ve built a few closer to 7’ tall but anything over 4’ requires engineered drawings and sign off

@J.E.A 2 жыл бұрын

@@HardscapeCanada Do you need to make it thicker due to the increased height? Probably some HD rebar ?

@HardscapeCanada 2 жыл бұрын

Yes so for instance on the 7’ tall wall I built it was 3.5’ thick at the base tapering up to the cap width at the top. Some engineers may want a reinforced concrete footing, others may be happy with building directly on a load bearing soil, depends on the engineer

@J.E.A 2 жыл бұрын

@@HardscapeCanada Oh wow. Thank you for the info. Planing on building something like that here at home. Got some blasted rock from a old project I want to use...

@user-in3yu7xb1w Жыл бұрын

Excuse me if it is not indiscretion what is the price per square meter of fence and in Canada

@HardscapeCanada Жыл бұрын

Hey we use square feet here for the most part. It is a range of 30-$55 per square foot for a nice rock wall here on the west coast of Canada!

@user-in3yu7xb1w Жыл бұрын

@@HardscapeCanada Thank you very much for your answer. I would like to be able to work there one day.

@timbuckii8504 Жыл бұрын

What kind of stone is that?

@HardscapeCanada Жыл бұрын

It’s a mix of basalt and granite local to west coast of Canada

@cscpkd6807 3 ай бұрын

human can make art with irregular stones like this, and still some idiots believe pyramids are build by aliens😆

@kulina571 8 ай бұрын

It's actually Japaneese style :)

@HardscapeCanada 8 ай бұрын

Similar for sure!

@sarblade 8 ай бұрын

I see you are using blue stone, probably from Campbell River. How is your base, if it’s not prepared properly, all your nice stone setting will be fore nothing as gravity will cause your wall to break apart.

@HardscapeCanada 8 ай бұрын

Basically the same rock as you’d find in Campbell river yes. You’re absolutely correct the base is the most important part!

@jl-5188 6 ай бұрын

no safety glasses!?!

@HardscapeCanada 6 ай бұрын

I was wearing some!

@milancuchran650 Жыл бұрын

rozpadne sa to ako domcek z karat ziadny zaklad rovno na hlynu

@HardscapeCanada Жыл бұрын

Here we can build on load bearing material like clay, or we can build directly on bed rock. If we aren't on suitable load bearing clay and 6" of road base then a concrete pad is a great idea.