HOW TO BUILD NATURAL STONE WALL, RETAINING ROCK BOULDERS DETAIL MASONRY ADVICE TUTORIAL CONSTRUCTION
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Hi this is Carl the landscape guy and today I would like to show you a special construction site. It’s about the preparation and construction of a mortared natural stone wall. It’s not just any wall, but a wall located within the courtyard of the beautiful castle of Biedenkopf in Hessen, where a privy house was recently demolished. The house had been built for museum visitors of the castle and wasn’t a part of the historic building. The original castle was built as early as the 12th century and all the walls are built of natural stone, mostly greywacke which is like a dark sandstone. They want to use the castle courtyard as a venue for concerts and so on, and therefore, the nonhistorical, small, half-timbered house must be torn down. The demolition of the bottom slab is carried out with a Komatsu PC35 excavator and a hydraulic breaker. With the aid of a Schäffer SLT wheel loader, the crushed concrete rubble is removed from the castle courtyard and loaded into a transport container. In its place, a gravel base layer is laid down so that it can be paved here later. Back here this height difference is to be intercepted by a natural stone retaining wall. For this purpose, a half meter deep foundation of concrete in wall width is created. The first row of natural stones is already embedded in the foundation. It’s important that it’s built as much as possible in the style of the existing walls, so that it integrates well into the overall picture. That includes the correct natural stone material. Mostly regional stones were used in this case, specifically a light greywacke. In addition, if possible, a mortar should be used with the corresponding color. Once all materials are on site, then you still need two experts who can construct the wall in the same style as the castle. And there they are, the natural stone specialists Nico and Vangjeli. They first put on a mason's cord to make it easier to align the wall and achieve the proper inclination. Because the wall should be slightly wider at the bottom than at the top, the cords are attached to pins so that they can be moved up and down. Now it depends on the experience of the two masons. Each stone is shaped and adjusted with the hammer. The greywacke sometimes is very porous and therefore breaks easier, which makes the process more difficult. The ready-mixed mortar is mixed on-site with water in a mixing machine and used immediately. The lower part of the retaining wall has only one viewing side. However, the back of the wall must also be built with stones and mortar, so that the wall is stable later. Nico places special emphasis on the cornerstones, which must have two viewing sides with almost 90° to each other, as well as, fit on the underlying stones so that no double cross joints occur. It is important to build it without two cross joints on top of each other, not only for the stability, but also for the appearance. So Nico and Vangjeli keep carving, adjusting and hewing the stones row by row. Some natural stones strongly absorb moisture, therefore, this mortar is particularly suitable because it can also be used as grout at the same time. The joints are being filled and smeared. Now the wall has almost reached its final height. The rear upper wall will be visible. Vangjeli closes the joints carefully here too. The top row is now laid. For this purpose, the cord is pushed up to the final height and is used to get the top layer nice and straight. Now, in addition to avoiding double cross joints, attention must be paid to the side and top views and the correct stone thickness. Then you get a level and an even appearance of the masonry top. The processing of the last row of stones is therefore a little more elaborate. Here, it is particularly important that the joints are well mortared and smeared, so that later, the least amount of water will seep into the wall. A cover plate is omitted in this case for aesthetic reasons. It is always amazing how the two brothers create such a straight wall out of supposedly misshapen, natural stones. Here the last stone is still missing on the top row of the corner. Nico closes the gaps with smaller stones, ensuring that the joints that are visible later are equal width apart and installed at the correct height. #masonry #castle #wallbuild - Хобби
this makes me want to go build a wall now
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I mean I have some stone...
What is a srong Stone
i would work on that wall for free if theyd actually build it
University level Academics with grade school instructions. High level learning but explained so that primary grade children could understand. Thank you very much my children learned so much from this video.
im glad to hear that, thank you
My back hurts just watching them work while bent over. Much respect to the true craftsmen left in the world.
I am a landscaper and only do dry laid stone walls. I want to do a wall like his at my future house and i found your video to be extremely good. You were very descriptive and thorough. Thank you very much.
Please can you send me your videou please ia old lady want to build a wall 2 fthigh around .y patio please advice where to begin material I ave tons of craniye an coin from a huge barn excellent sized stone more the half the wood excellent long piec😮es plus tons of tiles. So as a memory imdong a walk approx 3 ft high do you hav😮e a videou
I’ve read the comments. .. I think it’s a great job but I agree with the lime morta comments. The benefit of the lime mortar is that it is also sacrificial i.e. it is weaker than the stone and therefore any moisture that enters the joints affectively Lee Child time is the motor which can easily be replaced rather resulting in cracking stones which ultimately could result in the failure of the wall i’m not a builder but I’ve used both cement and lime water and working with lime all day it’s just as easy as long as the weather is not turning too cold so I’m surprised they didn’t use lime based mortar.
Wow - this is exactly what I came to RUclips for. Excellent work, narration, and explained process.
All opinion aside, great work. The castle surely was originally built over several years. There are obvious start/stops from previous artisans, And the boys here, did a fine job while leaving there own personality. If cost is no object, one can pick apart ANYONE'S work. But in reality, if one shows proper adherence to quality work, one then can look at this video as a look a fine craftsman doing there art.
Fine job.
Try working for English heritage. ..fussy as funk. We use to have a fishing tackle box full of different mortar samples. ..I never knew their was so many different sands etc out their
This is not great work. These are not artisans or craftsman. Just general builders having a go.
I used to that for a living back in my younger days slaving for my uncles lol I kinda miss it! We build walls exactly like that
sounds good
Thank CarlTheLandscapeGuy!!!!!! It took me way to long to find info on laying natural stone, not veneer. Geez, even GOOGLE FAILED! Once again you are my savior !!
Beautiful work. Real craftsmanship.
Wow amazing......... watching from Pakistan 💯👍👍👍👍
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OMG.....these men are true stone masons...the detail and quality....holy fuck!!
Very nice....
Красивая работа. Молодцы болгары
I could watch this all day. I think I missed my calling....
just build a wall in your back yard, just for fun and to try it out
@CarlTheLandscapeGuy I do work with rock whenever I can. It's a fun hobby. Wish I did it professionally.
These guys are artists.
Well done!!!!! Greetings from germany Christoph 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍
thanks
There’s lots of castles around here where I live in Switzerland...the stone work is impressive. Woodwork as well.
hi really i want to show you my skills on stones i mean this job is not profesional hoo is working with stones have to be first a profesional handworker and second hopfoully i can show you some new job to look like 150 years ago .god bless you
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Very good presentation and craftmanship
thank you
Awesome work , of course your the best , if your doing Castle work they only want the best .
dale alen U R awesome stupit. :)
@@hakkganyanc7463 What?
There's a genius to using natural, rough stone. It's probably more fun than just laying bricks, which I'm sure both these guys have done plenty of. My main experience with masonry/concrete has been dealing with sagging structures, where the footings are poor underneath something really heavy. Generally that meant taking a jackhammer to the durn thing and starting over.
I know this is a old comment but what would the proper footings look like if you're going for the old school natural vibe
@@Exalted- were'nt really old footings like from the medieval age made of stone?
as geotechnical engineer i learnt a lot from this video, we deal withvlots of normal stonewall and remediation of stone lakewall
A beautiful Castle, inspiration for my Land in Lagness, Pagham, West Sussex, England. To recreate something similar
Who’s building it for you ?
Matches well save for the adjoining wall where there is a definite deliniation (9:51) between old and new. It would have been best to take out some of the older stones in order to feather the joint and not have one continuous line joint.
The mortar is still wet. It would match better after it dries.
UNCLEDOUG SAYS NICE JOB GUYS !! LEARNED A BUNCH !!!
These guys make it look so easy
Practice
These guys are brilliant. Bet they have a lot of 'friends' that want them to come over and lend a hand. lol
they do
Brother ❤i like 👍 this Casale, very beautiful construction...
thank you and have a great day 👍
Great video showing master stoneworkers, I tried this once, not easy.
thanks
As a young stone mason I still have 10 solid yrs of experience and it's hard for me to watch other stone masons because I know I could do better😂😂 y'all thinking the same
damn thing too
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I'm just learning, want to do that on my tiny house.
Wow amazing and great job.. watching from Philippines.
I need to borrow these two brothers for a while. How long just depends on how long it takes them to build me my castle.
if you have the money I will fly them out to you
Marvelous👌 Good enough to stay pristine for centuries to come 👌👍👏👏
Magical hands that work hard to make magical structures.👍👍👏👏
I am not sure if the gray quick mix mortar will match the color of the original mortar. The original mortar appears to be an authentic lime mortar made from natural hydraulic lime and sand. It is light beige or sandy white in color and does not have any gray or cement tones. Quick-mix mortars are cheap and not very good substitutes for natural lime mortars. Besides, why didn't you show the end result after the wall was completely dry?"
What a lovely job - great craftsmen . Thank you
"hi this is Colin Valenti ape guy" -youtube autogenerated subtitles.
😂😆 lol stupid automation
amazing!!
👍
mad skills
Kenny might want to invest in doing this
I was lucky enough to gain the experience and skills to work on a Class 1 heritage castle at Conwy , North Wales, Stone work has facinated me ever since, and I really want to start my own company, but lack the experience and knowlage, Ive always been a gamer who was driven by wanting to become rich (in the games) but never never been as ambitios in real life. In games, you ask and learn and once you do something once, You know how to do it :) Just IRL everyone wants people with 100 years experience :(
Eso sí que es arte, saludos desde españa
Nice project
Work fit for a castle. 🏰
Great job! Looks fantastic. Love stone work....
Beautiful work
I want to learn stonemasonry 👍
i really want to build a wall now.
Good talented stone builders
Lovely!
Love this! Craftmanship at its best.
You guys are amazing, good job
thank you
You guys rock! Hehe
Kenny might want to invest in this
What type of cement or mortar have they used? I am looking for the recipe for the mortar.
Second question is how can a mason decide how much gaps should be between rocks?
The more the gap the easier it is to build! The mark of a great builder is small joints.
Interesting!!!
Really nice work
Funny this is near where I live.
I´ve studied there :)
"The experienced stone masons use premix mortar..."
So, not lime mortar then in keeping with the original structure?
This is why in the UK we have listed buildings and restoration controls, to prevent cowboy building.
I agree. There should be some real Germans doing this properly using old methods.
@@tinyvoodoo888 you think that Germans are better masons than Greeks? Lol.. Greece has the most stone houses in the world as we have a LOT of it and its cheap. Well, cheaper than everywhere else that is. Thats why we have many and experienced stone masons, Germans come here to learn. Now, the reason they use concrete, surely its because they have been asked to. Mason doesnt care if its concrete, or lime, or glue, or nothing. Its what the client wants.
How do you find a mason who can do this kind of work? Or is this pretty standard? Coming from someone with no experience.
@@markelafrantzi4668 Except...a good mason will advise their client. So here in the UK for example a good mason should advise to use lime mortar with soft red brick or limestone rather than cement. If the client insists on cement (because of ignorance) the mason should walk away.
@@mattwitz7554 It depends what you mean by "this kind of work". If you mean throwing a wall up with OPC (cement) then anyone you stop at random on the street will do.
If you want lime mortar and a correctly-built wall then you need to find someone who can demonstrate their knowledge and experience. In my experience be careful what people say; look at what they've _done_ .
great video, narration, and love the great work - well done guys! thank you for sharing!
Beautiful work
Nice video! Thanks for uploading
no its not, he and these brothers should stick to 'landscaping' like cutting and raking grass becauze they suck at masonry
Good job
V intelligent, it will help me in making stone walls in my housing project NEA Shimla, India. Thanks
I love stone walls
Very Beautiful CONSTRUCTION. Want more beautiful videos
I have built with natural stone, These guys are good
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Shikoni Pak Punët e shqiptarëve ne Genova do i gjeni ne kanalin Tim.
amazing work. these guys rock!!
How long do you let it try before removing the excess grout?
The fly thing is hilarious!
Note, so demo saws and no angle grinders. Awesome work!
Very good work
My hat off to these craftsmen. I'd love to learn this skill but I'm too lazy and prefer efficiency. Also, I don't have any need to be historically accurate.
They make it look easy!
A true art form. FANTASTIC WORK X
Here to learn
Bellissimo lavoro!
Excelent!
thanks
Nice work men!
👏👏👏 fro Brazil 🇧🇷
This is so interesting, and looks like a awesome job being done. Bit seasick from the camera though. Just set a tripod. Thanks for showing though 👌
Beautiful work. You over wire brushed it.
thanks
I’m sure the castle was build with lime mortar. What kind whey use? Is it lime or cement??
Man, I want to build a castle...
what a great job.
so talented and beautiful
Planning to have our 7foot max height natural granite stone wall rebuilt in the next days. It will be holding back soil even higher than that. Its a 1971 wall but is now showing big vertical cracks. Do we need a cinder block wall behind it? How does drainage system work behind these mass walls? Thank you for any help!
These guys are good !
Beautiful. Real craftsmen
buenos videos
construccion
It's great
It's not bad. I've done stone work in ireland. How it looks when finished depends a lot on the pointing.
the pointing?
@@alexjones2004 😂
and the size of the joints..which comes from placing the stones.
That castle was built with lime mortar so why are the using portland cement. And it may look ok to the average RUclipsr but their work is not all that good for a historic building. For example at 7.0 they have laid rock on rock and not crossed the bond.
The wall is going nowhere buddy. Not every single stone has to cross bond. You are trying to take away from the decent job they did there tbh. It was a good job done.
@@manuelchelo2407 I agree that the wall is not going anywhere, but that is not the point. The castle was originally built with lime mortar and it is not authentic to use portland cement even although new structure is isolated from the original historical work.
@@willyspinney1959 bro. No one cares. Delete your account.
You have to have Portland to make mortar ...... So what are you talking about lime mortar, there is no such thing as lime mortar, you get mortar when you bond those two compounds together.
@@tysonberry4552
"there is no such thing as lime mortar"
There was no such thing as Portland Cement until in was developed in England in 1824 by Joseph Aspdin. Before that there was only lime mortar which had been used for hundreds of years.
With the introduction of Portland cement during the early 19th century, the use of lime mortar in new constructions gradually declined. This was largely due to the ease of use of Portland cement, its quick setting, and high compressive strength.
However, the soft and porous properties of lime mortar provide certain advantages when working with softer building materials such as natural stone and terracotta. For this reason, while Portland cement continues to be commonly used in new constructions of brick and concrete construction, in the repair and restoration of brick and stone-built structures originally built using lime mortar, the use of Portland cement is not recommended.
The restoration of historic buildings needs to be done using authentic materials and my point was that these guys don't know anything about the history and the need to use original materials. But please don't take my word about that and google Portland cement and also lime mortar.
Cement mortar instead of lime will be one of the biggest issues. Lime is permeable, so it allows moisture to come and go the same way the natural stones will. Using cement mortar is going to trap moisture around the stone and cause serious structural issues sooner rather than later, allowing the moisture to cause decay in the stone.
Unfortunately it seems no-one bothered to do their research before the project went ahead.
Where are their cowboy hats?
Im glad someone said this. Im not even a bricky or stone mason and i know you need to use lime not portland cement.
Working on an historic building you would think they would get someone who knows their stuff
I don't understand why the stones are not submerged in water prior to use...
Beautiful work nice job
I want them to build a wall around my yard!
Great to watch. These guys are very good. Thanks.
Very nicely done! Thank you for posting
The finish looks beautiful,
los felicito,trabajo impecable
impecable? oh l can find a shitload wrong
peter kompter
Lol
Good drone work though
That mortar was the closest in color that they could find?
It looks a LOT darker than the original.
And they did not use nearly enough darker stones to match the original.
Seems like a fair job at best to me (aesthetically speaking) - even if the mortar lightens over time.
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