Snoslinger Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 minute ago, ATOMIC PUNK said: well its just has dirt behind it. Does have a poured 4 ft. deep base tho I build it on a slant, then stop every couple of rows and pour stone and mortar behind it, then some backfill dirt after that sets up. then i continue on with more rows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: no, you nimwits have been saying "no collusion". nice try though... well not really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: I build it on a slant, then stop every couple of rows and pour stone and mortar behind it, then some backfill dirt after that sets up. then i continue on with more rows. Very nice. Here is a closer pic of one wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1R9sledder Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 18 minutes ago, ATOMIC PUNK said: Very nice. Here is a closer pic of one wall Impressive 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN! Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 43 minutes ago, ATOMIC PUNK said: don't live there.. sorry about your luck. maybe someday you will be successful but I don't see that happening.. fucking loser Nice place Your thread sucks tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 minute ago, ICEMAN! said: Nice place Your thread sucks tho haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1R9sledder Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 31 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: I build it on a slant, then stop every couple of rows and pour stone and mortar behind it, then some backfill dirt after that sets up. then i continue on with more rows. How high are you building it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted May 23, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 23, 2018 28 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: I build it on a slant, then stop every couple of rows and pour stone and mortar behind it, then some backfill dirt after that sets up. then i continue on with more rows. dont forget about drainage..you get some stagnant water behind it in a january thaw and then a february freeze it will push it right over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 14 minutes ago, ICEMAN! said: Nice place Your thread sucks tho 9 minutes ago, T1R9sledder said: How high are you building it? the one i'm doing now is about 3'. others i've done were 4-5, along the side of our house on an incline'. the first time i made these things i just used dirt behind the slanted stones. voles made a damn condo out of them, moving alot of the dirt around and making the wall unstable. so i'm doing it better this time. i also put several long rods of re-bar behind them, deep in the ground, and they're enclosed in mortar as well. 1 minute ago, Rigid1 said: dont forget about drainage..you get some stagnant water behind it in a january thaw and then a february freeze it will push it right over. no worries, still alot of places for drainage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Snoslinger said: the one i'm doing now is about 3'. others i've done were 4-5, along the side of our house on an incline'. the first time i made these things i just used dirt behind the slanted stones. voles made a damn condo out of them, moving alot of the dirt around and making the wall unstable. so i'm doing it better this time. i also put several long rods of re-bar behind them, deep in the ground, and they're enclosed in mortar as well. no worries, still alot of places for drainage. we have a massive amount of snakes that live in the wall. I see snake skin quite often and some are huge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1R9sledder Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: the one i'm doing now is about 3'. others i've done were 4-5, along the side of our house on an incline'. the first time i made these things i just used dirt behind the slanted stones. voles made a damn condo out of them, moving alot of the dirt around and making the wall unstable. so i'm doing it better this time. i also put several long rods of re-bar behind them, deep in the ground, and they're enclosed in mortar as well. no worries, still alot of places for drainage. Sounds like you have a good handle on it. I built one from granite blocks a few years ago. I back filled it with dirt and rock. Voles have not been a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Just now, ATOMIC PUNK said: we have a massive amount of snakes that live in the wall. I see snake skin quite often and some are huge! yeah i see them on occasion too. the more the better. less voles. i was gathering some of the leftover stone for this new wall last weekend and lifted a rock and there sat a cool looking, large snake. think it was a milk snake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Just now, T1R9sledder said: Sounds like you have a good handle on it. I built one from granite blocks a few years ago. I back filled it with dirt and rock. Voles have not been a problem. i wish i had purchased more flat rock. but the supplier was out and i was in a hurry. some of this stuff is unusable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1R9sledder Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: i wish i had purchased more flat rock. but the supplier was out and i was in a hurry. some of this stuff is unusable. I didn't have purchase my stones I re-purposed an old fire place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 2 hours ago, f7ben said: The usint community has shown themselves to be 100% corrupt and violating our rights daily and you want to give them the power to surveil our highest office without justification. Give your head a shake No more corrupt than politicians. Smoke em all out. Wipe your ass, it smells. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, ATOMIC PUNK said: "if we spied its a good thing" WTF is this country coming to.. Just another narrative floated by the leftists that is going to go down in flames like all the others. 2 hours ago, ATOMIC PUNK said: Noooo. The original owner did. all quarry stoneand thanks for the compliment Nice stuff. The guy who built the house we just bought spent 10 years on his stone walls, same look as yours. But he was a pretty good mason just the same. Over 100 feet from one end of our patio to the other. NFW would I ever want to attempt a project like that Edited May 23, 2018 by DriftBusta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, DriftBusta said: Just another narrative floated by the leftists that is going to go down in flames like all the others. Nice stuff. The guy who built the house we just bought spent 10 years on his stone walls, same look as yours. But he was a pretty good mason just the same. Over 100 feet from one end of our patio to the other. NFW would I ever want to attempt a project like that Very nice. if I was 20 years younger I might attempt it. Now I’d just rather have someone else do it cause I’d probably have a heart attack lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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