The stone fence , made by own hands, is distinguished by its reliability, strength, beautiful texture and durability. To build it, you can use a variety of stone material.
As a rule, you can make a decorative fence with your own hands from natural, wild stone. The most commonly used is quarry or hewn stone, dolomite, limestone, sandstone. Combining different textures, spread a beautiful relief.
Fence installation in stone
For work you will need:
- the right amount of the selected stone;
- trowels, shovel;
- plumb bob;
- cement mortar;
- a cord for marking;
- metal posts.
Let's get to work:
- To begin with, the markup of the territory is made. Regardless of the type of masonry, a stone fence is installed on the foundation. For this, a trench breaks out, a formwork is installed, metal pillars are laid in the foundation and filled with a concrete mixture. On the racks, a rope is installed to control the height of the fence.
- The angle is laid out, controlled by a plumb line.
- The masonry is fenced. You need to start with laying the first row around the perimeter. On the lower layer are selected large stones. All voids are filled with solution. If necessary, the edges of the stones should be beaten, so that they better lie in the resulting notches.
- Likewise, the following tiers are laid out with an average stone. Preliminarily, a thick solution stays on the bottom row.
- Further the cleaning of the excess solution with a brush for metal is carried out.
- Seams are being seamed.
- The fence is ready. It can be of different heights and decorated with metal structures.
Fences for a dacha made of stone made by own hands are easy to make, they are gaining popularity, because such a fence looks beautiful and is considered quite reliable.
