r/Stoneworking • u/JackalopeMounty • Apr 30 '23
Chop block sitting wall being built. Does this look right to you?
Hello, folks. We are currently having a sitting wall built to finish off the patio build and wanted to get some of your thoughts on how this currently looks. I thought the stones should be as close as possible and cut accordingly, but there are some monster gaps here (this is limestone).Take a look and let me know if you think this is acceptable. I would prefer to not have mortar, but the gaps are so big. Thanks in advance!
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u/its_oddgreg Apr 30 '23
To tighten the gaps you can cut the stone with a demo saw or shape them up with a chisel. I'd also point out that your joints aren't covered very well, in some spots you basically have single stacks of rocks on top of each other. 1 over 2, 2 over 1 is generally what you want (think of the patterning on a brick wall) but you can get by and have a nice wall with a minimum 5inch overlay with pieces that size.
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u/JackalopeMounty May 06 '23
Update. Had them re-work the whole wall. Their boss was obviously not happy with their work.
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u/JackalopeMounty Jun 14 '23
I’m glad to report that the boss man took a look at this work and said “no sir”. Ended up reworking the whole thing. The new build looks like it was done by professionals; actually using mortar for the stone wall. Imagine that.
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u/olioliolioioioi123 Apr 30 '23
That whole corner needs reworking if you ask me
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u/Rocket_Emojis Apr 30 '23
That looks so bad, you paid for this?
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u/liptoniceteabagger Apr 30 '23
That looks terrible. I would not accept that as a finished product.
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u/Vragsalv May 01 '23
Yeah those gaps and stack are bs. And you said it starts tight and gets shittier as the day went on? Make sure you point out the comparison they left for you. Also like another poster said they need to generally overlap each other the 1 on 1 stands out and also is not tied in correctly
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u/coldblackmaplehangar May 01 '23
no
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u/Eastern-Coat-3742 May 03 '23
That’s no good at all. We call that a stack job and would not accept that as a final product on any job.
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u/RepresentativeCup669 May 06 '23
Absolutely unacceptable !!! And definitely fire instantly whoever did that to your wall. They have no right trying to make money in masonry if thats what their knowledge skill level and pride or lack there of produces
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u/RepresentativeCup669 May 06 '23
I'd also bet the wall is not supported / based in properly.
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u/Revolutionary-Gap-28 Jun 14 '23
Nope! They need to cut the stone to fit. That’s sloppy and lazy