Gerry Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Any recommendations for a contractor to build a garden wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Rudy at the granite store on the west side of town. In strip center with Crisco Hair Salon down the street from Dental Express. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vista lake Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Rully can make 4 you! Great team, and honest person! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vista lake Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Hes is building a nice rocks walls in Riveras in a Nursin home! Wall garden clean work! I take the pict last week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Now THAT'S a BEEYOOOTIFUL wall. I have one of those in my garden. Love the combination of materials and never get tired of looking at it. Very nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Yes but who emptied the bottles in that wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Who cares? It's recycling and Mexican Art and Ingenuity at its very best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Solar Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 16 minutes ago, Mainecoons said: Yes but who emptied the bottles in that wall? Who said they were empty? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Is that what you call aging in place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Solar Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Long term secure storage, yes! Better to bottle a wall, than a car, like in the old days when the assembly line workers were not happy.....could see that happening again, the way GM is shutting down plants in the US & C.....🍾 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterbr Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Bottles not good idea. Somebody will break them and space will look terrible until redone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Sorry to burst your bubble, but that wall has WAY to much cement mortar in it. It is the cement that will fail, not the stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 So you're telling me that a wall built of pure cement will fail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vista lake Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 20 minutes ago, rafterbr said: Bottles not good idea. Somebody will break them and space will look terrible until redone. I don't think! This wall has build 30 years ago and looks good like new! This is an interior wall! And they are maked new wall in yard area! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 18 minutes ago, Ferret said: So you're telling me that a wall built of pure cement will fail? That is why use rebar in cement walls, for the shifting. How many feet down did they dug for a footing. Did they consider for drainage? Most damage to walls is from water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Absolutely Tiny. But to say that the wall shown has too much cement and not know what is behind the cement is silly. It's a look at a final example... same as the photo just shown by Vista Lake. Footings and drainage are also not shown. The wall in my garden is a foot wide and has been there for 23 years now. The house we owned in Canada was 125 years old when we bought it in 1986. It was built on a rock foundation two feet wide and the walls were slip form PURE concrete one foot thick. Rebar did not exist in those days. I believe it's a matter of the MIX of concrete as well. Perhaps no one should jump to conclusions without all the facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo-Rick Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 And I thought this thread was about a wall a little farther North that looks like it will be built of steel, anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Portland cement shrinks, it takes up to 90 years to cure completely, the first 30 days are critical. It requires expansion joints and vapor barriers to stop moisture. Your wall in Ontario could have contained a lot of lime - makes a much stronger wall, but over time. Curiously, I have the American Concrete Insitute "Concrete Repair Guide" on my desk. This is "the Law" to engineers and specialists. This is the gold standard of stone walls, no mortar at all, from the fifth Century. https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/doorway-inca-temple-lost-city-machu-106685189?src=KogxmfoDTJiBYb8yJPNTIA-1-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 43 minutes ago, Tiny said: That is why use rebar in cement walls, for the shifting. How many feet down did they dug for a footing. Did they consider for drainage? Most damage to walls is from water. Good points. They often don't dig down deep enough for footing for the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, CHILLIN said: Portland cement shrinks... And if you stir it with a pitchfork, you are a mortar forker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mudgirl Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, CHILLIN said: Sorry to burst your bubble, but that wall has WAY to much cement mortar in it. It is the cement that will fail, not the stone. Additionally, to me, at least, I don't find that wall in the least bit attractive. It's a cement wall with stones stuck in it, not a stone wall held together with mortar. This is what I consider a stone wall, pictured above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, CHILLIN said: I am a long time member of this group... There are no members in Mexico at this time. Am I misreading your post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 29 minutes ago, AngusMactavish said: Am I misreading your post? I get your point. I retired about ten years ago. I have considered training a new crew, now that my health issues are resolved. Good money in this specialty sub-trade, but it eats your muscles in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Where is the Nursing Home?? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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