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Very tall chimney, cont; building a drystone retaining wall.

4/26/2011

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Yesterday we finished the chimney for http://kingfishcabin.com and our next project is a stone retaining wall in the Daisy Ridge development of Valle Crucis.  The owner had a wall built from pressure treated 6X6 and it was rotten and starting to fail after 15 years.  Our job is to replace the wall and build a smaller wall to stop water from flowing down a set of steps during a flood.
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This picture shows the finished chimney cap. I didn't have the camera when we poured it, so no photos from that.
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Excavating the footing for the retaining wall. It is important to have a solid base for the wall and to dig far enough back to provide adequate depth in a wall like this.
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Next I took a trip to the quarry to buy washed gravel for the footing and backfill. The loaders there are massive. I also got to see the "pit".
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the "pit"
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Tom builds the smaller wall. We use strings to help keep our work straight and level.
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Establishing the footing course. We use the biggest, roughest rocks in the footing because they provide a solid base for the rest of the wall. The white fabric is a soil separator I use to keep dirt out of my gravel so water drains freely through the wall. Also we use the scrap stone from trimming as fill because it settles and moves less than gravel.
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10/24/2012 10:38:09 pm

I was very surprised after seeing the images that how can you do such hard work without the help of worker.

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11/13/2013 12:45:40 am

Dry Stone is utilizing these days by various home owners in the backyard which a place which gives them peace of mind and a place to share talks with their family members. Building wall with help of stone is a very tough job.

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11/14/2013 11:56:09 am

Building a chimney is a very difficult task, I have experiment this process and was successful.

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11/14/2013 12:42:54 pm

It is very hard to cut a rock and build a chimney, I believe these work should be handed over to professional.

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1/11/2014 01:13:38 am

Rock is hard and it requires proper equipment and tools.

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1/14/2014 12:28:42 am

Building a drystone is very essential and it requires tool.

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1/16/2014 01:26:40 am

The Chimney Concrete building is one time project and needs attention.

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1/17/2014 01:47:07 am

Tall Chimney is also beneficial to go away the steam passing from the kitchen to the exterior of the home.

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1/17/2014 08:20:52 pm

Building a drystone chimney is not a DIY task it requires professional help.

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1/18/2014 02:06:33 pm

Drystone building in retaining walls helps us to built up tall chimney.

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1/19/2014 12:44:18 am

Drystone retaining wall chimney's are very useful in our home and maintain the smoke.

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1/22/2014 12:43:47 am

Usually Chimneys helps us to maintain the smoky environment in our home.

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1/22/2014 01:11:04 am

Dry stone keeps the wall steady and hard. Can last for long years.

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1/29/2014 01:28:23 am

Building a Chimney is real a tough task.

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