Building Stone Retaining Wall

[@TruthTracks-ph5wx]

Sand + cement==mortar. You need an aggregate (e.g. gravel) to make concrete. Thanks for the video. That's a lot of hard work!

[@aleddavies6361]

Firstly the positives. Well cut stone with nice facing. Correctly laid flat and a semi dry mortar mix which avoids ugly cement residue on the face. Plenty of rubble at the back to give bulk and aid drainage. Therefore the wall is incredibly strong. From a visual point of view it would be better if the stones overlapped to avoid straight joints and certainly this would be essential if the wall was high but In this case the sheer bulk of the structure will ensure it lasts for as long as the owner wants. In fact there is no need for mortar at all when you lay stones like this. In due course the whole thing will be covered in lichens and moss and perhaps overhanging shrubs and the wall will do what its is intended for. and the overnight armchair stone masons will be lost for stones. The 5 to 1 mix is good for most stonework but it is easier to use with a plasticiser additive. At a push a little washing up liquid in the water will suffice. When they built the Charles bridge in Prague, the artisans used egg white in the mix. Thank you for posting this video and for giving up the time to share your experiences,.

[@mustafashaheen8229]

As we say here in Egypt 🇪🇬 May God bless you and your hands 👐. Salute from Egypt 🇪🇬 with love and respect.

[@odredbosna6506]

Bravo majstore.Prelijep rad.Pozdrav iz Bosne.

[@acikacika]

So, good effort, but. The joints are not overlapping, could be trouble. Concrete is not gonna be sufficient, plus it's way too dry. Your hidrostatic barrier (back wall stone filling) is practically non existent. But for this small amount of soil, the wall should do it's job.

[@trustme7731]

In addition to the other mistakes pointed out by others, you didn't move your string up with each course. This must be done to keep each course level and plumb. I appears you back filled behind the wall before the cement was even dry. I didn't see any water drainage behind or through the wall. With that hill behind it, you will likely have trouble.

[@imranuzun3415]

HARCIN KURU.......SAĞLAM DUVAR OLMAZ...

[@caneryucel4869]

Supper 👍👋

[@joebarry1974]

How not to build it like this.. Straight joints everywhere not tied in by any stone just balancing there.. Bad work..

[@sevasvideo2952]

Красиво!

[@atif.akca.0033]

👍👍👍👍

[@ЕвгенияДюсметова-ш9ш]

А раствор густой делаешь наверное для того чтобы было больше пустот и микро пор , соответственно проникновение влаги с последующем разрушением самой кладки.

[@davefinn3526]

I hate straight joints in a stone wall..

[@davidvaughan9375]

its going to fail

[@greyelementprojects7403]

the wall has been up for three years now. but maybe it will collapse in 200 years, who knows...

[@PaulGSKMB]

You don’t seem to be interested in constructive feedback or criticism. Was this a tutorial?

[@piotrstepien3363]

Joints between the stones in line , that’s not correct work , wall is weak

[@jbishop7144]

Your joints are not staggered, the vertical joints are too close, the wall has no strength.

[@greyelementprojects7403]

The strength results from the filling stones behind it

[@jbishop7144]

@@greyelementprojects7403 yes stone rubble backfill and drainage is important, I live in northern frost climate and vertical joints will never hold the test of time.

[@josephlivecchi8549]

What was your cement to sand ratio?

[@quandt4847]

He says 5:1 in the video

[@davidcookson6142]

@@quandt4847 He said 3:1.

[@ciogon]

that concrete is useless without more water in it....as someone stated here...some aditive in the mortar and more water so it bonds and sticks to the stones.....

[@greyelementprojects7403]

No, that's not true, you should use semi-dry concrete here. The stones are moistened beforehand so that they no longer withdraw water from the concrete.

[@colognelotion4260]

First of all, Good effort brother...but thats kinda bad job, 1. the concrete and sand mixture shouldn't be as dry as that, its ok if your place doesn't rain because that will be wash out. 2. the vertical joints shouldn't be like that, it should be like stacking hallow blocks or bricks for more strength and better looks.

[@ggfu8183]

Not enough water

[@georgepthomas483]

Dig and get it bro

[@liamwalters5029]

I’m not being rude but this looks a mess

[@danparker9669]

It’s come up a hundred bucks…

[@1konNOS1]

I don't want to be rude but your building it wrong. Stones have to overlap each other so mortal dont come in straight line the above with the upper one

[@ritamsrca9009]

wrong ...