Building Stone Walls

by John Vivian

Overview

Rustic and charming or stately and proud, a well-built stone wall can add personality and beauty to your property. John Vivian’s lively approach and step-by-step instructions encourage you to transform a pile of rocks into an enduring landscape feature with gates, retaining walls, or stiles to suit your needs. Whatever unique challenges come with your site — poor drainage, sloping ground, or low-quality rubble material — Vivian offers innovative designs and reproducible methods to help you build a beautiful, long-lasting wall. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780882660745
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	01/03/1976
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	253,791
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.05(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

John Vivian is a veteran practitioner of many country crafts. He is the author of Building Stone Walls and The Manual of Practical Homesteading. He lives in Vermont.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Kinds of Stone

Equipment

Laying Out the Wall

Above-Ground Building

Ends & Corners

Using Not-So-Good Stone

Drainage

Special Walls

Wall Furniture

Quarrying

Mortar

Maintenance

Some Other Uses of Stone

The Story of a Wall