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Dry Stone Walling At StoneandGardens dry stone walling is a fundamental activity. Due to a collapse in the house building industry recently we see a lot of builders 'having a go'. Whilst we accept they may be capable at a basic level, you would not expect dry stone wallers to turn their hand to building homes. Basic boundary walls, decorative garden features and stout retaining structures are all built to stringent parameters to guarantee structural integrity. Our Guide to Good Practice outlines how walls are constructed and how to spot poor workmanship. We pride ourselves upon producing work as master craftsmen and in all types of stone and styles, prices are laid out below. We also carry out dry stone cladding/facing onto block walls. |
 Boundary wall incorporating electric gates and a control panel, built coursed from reclaimed stone. |
 Curved wall being constructed from reclaimed stone in diminutive courses.
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 Stone kerb steps encased with a dry stone stop end built as field wall from reclaimed stone.
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Styles and Prices
Examples of different styles of walling are shown below, some are more time consuming than others and are dependent on the type of stone available. For example field wall style can be built with all types of stone and the material is relatively cheap and freely available, diminutive coursed walls require more expensive stone and must be sourced especially. All prices show the cost in labour per square meter of freestanding wall (we don't charge per face). There is obviously material cost on top which start at £40.00 per ton, this will typically build one square meter. Please contact us to quote on your project.
 "Coursed walling" built using newly quarried stone prices from £40.00/m² |
 "Black faced field wall" a repair built with reclaimed stone found on site prices from
£35.00/m² |
 "Diminutive coursed walling"
reclaimed stone with tops cemented on prices from £45.00/m² |
 "Field walling" built from reclaimed stone prices from £35.00/m² |
A typical project - retaining wall rebuild
 A badly built dry stone retaining wall which has collapsed and requires complete rebuild to prevent a serious landslip. |
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wall is being replaced with a stout construction which has used all the
existing material plus a further ten tons of stone to build properly.
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 The
finished structure is topped with sawn sandstone copings and a stone
staircase creates access to the lower level whilst breaking up the
visual impact of the wall.
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| Dry stone cladding/facing | Guide to good practice |
| We will be happy to advise upon your project from choices of stone to styles of build. Whether you would like advice or a full written quotation, don't hesitate to get in touch. |
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