How To Lay A Dry Stone Wall

A dry stone wall is actually two separate but interlocking walls, tied at regular intervals by longer through or tie stones, and a middle filled with a mass of smaller rocks and pebbles.

How To Lay A Dry Stone Wall. Stacked stone is made from natural stone and has variations in colour, texture and thickness. It's little more than a vertical stack of stones laid together slowly and carefully so they lock together under.

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Dry stone walling can seem complex at first, with all the different parts and terms.

If you have a corner, start there and work to the end. If you follow these rules, your wall will be strong and good looking. Lay out a side rail (with something long like sticks, rulers, wood, small stones) to guide you, and outline. Let's look at how they work.