How to lay limestone blocks

[@stratometer]

Hi mate I ended up getting one from soils ain't soils they are $65 bloody brilliant saved my skin literally

[@stratometer]

Did some like this and some with a concrete footing (4 years ago) the area without footing is now falling apart, the area with footing reinforced with rebar is still perfect.

[@needatradie]

Hi mate. How do you mean falling apart? These are 86kg reconstituted limestone blocks. If they are falling apart, that would be the quality of the block, not the method I would say. Thanks

[@DMH29]

Hey mate, I’m about to do a retaining wall for my garden beds. It’ll be 1 limestone block high. Is there a formula for figuring out how much cement I’ll need? Cheers

[@sammajrouh71]

You can get those clamps from Remastone for $66 ea, they pick up any size block up to 500mm in length.

[@robertvillarreal6150]

I love the fence that’s on the back ground, wat material or how can it be made. Grade jove

[@needatradie]

Gday Robert, thanks for your question the fence in the background is a colourbond fence. It is powdercoated steel. Here's a link for their website colorbond.com/products/fencing

[@stratometer]

Hey great video! Thanks for posting it. Where can you get the clamp (block lifter) tool?

[@carbugnov1952]

what is the lime mortar cement ratio? is it only wet lime, is it mixed with cement and sand?

[@needatradie]

G'day Carmel you can use a brickies light cement which has lime in it. We use 3/4 of a bag to one barrow of brickies or plasterers sand

[@carbugnov1952]

@@needatradie the reason I am saying this ,because humidity settles in the lower layers which causes stone decay if cement is in a high ratio.

[@chargerzrsik]

hey i got a question! wat stop's the wall from falling over? is it cemented at the base/bottom because you guys just compacted it and then started laying!? does it need anything at the bottom? it looks simple enough and i might try and do it myself at my house, thanks mate hope to hear from u.

[@AhlandscapesAu]

Hey mate, no you wont have to do a concrete footing for 2 courses high, the weight of the 500x350x240mm blocks is enough for that height. any higher then you will want a backing block.

[@markc8602]

@@AhlandscapesAu how many backing blocks would you need for something at 2m high that would have sand built up behind it?

[@secretsquirrelaka-vesuvius3672]

will those block grabbers grab down to say 110mm-170mm? thinking of laying splits.

[@AhlandscapesAu]

110-170mm wide? if long then probably not.

[@needatradie]

Where are you based there are many places that you can get them. Harveyjenkin Landscapes got them from Urbanstone for around $100 inc GST

[@zeckham100]

No way will that wall stay straight laid in rubble every hard rain will weaken it.

[@needatradie]

This was 7 years ago and I can confirm that the wall is still flush and level. Thanks

[@paulnockolds7164]

I built a retaining wall over 12 years ago laid onto sand lightly compacted (by hand only) and its still straight and level. 👍

[@sashex9126]

This isn't how you do it mate

[@depitesenate8247]

How much does one block of limestone cost?

[@akkedisvoet]

Concrete or mortar? Really????? Let me find another video. The narrator is clueless.

[@dadach1338]

Why is no one asking about protective wear as they do in Indian videos?

[@damudamudamz2534]

wadaya mean? they're wearing eye protection and boots, what else do ya need.

[@ML6103]

Because they're wearing protective wear you whiny peanut.