Now & Then

 

 

 

happy new year!

A Merry Christmas!

It is nice to blog share some Christmas decorations, as we finish work here.

A Sitting Stone Wall

 

Our sitting stone wall is finished at 21" high and 1 1/2' wide for a comfortable seat. It is dry stacked with flat sided stones all found on the property. A stone saw, some interior cement, five trips to the stream bed for big rocks and skilled workers finished this wall in two days. Thank you Manny (609 638 3773) and your men for such beautiful and amazing work! A front step and stepping stones were added after clearing piles of old wall parts and scattered stones, the following weekend.

 

A Dry Stack Stone Step

A massive, long and narrow stone was found in the rock garden and is now in front of the house entry with a flat stepping stone.

Starting A Stone Wall

We are having a dry stack stone wall built between the rock garden and the back lawn where a large table is setup for summer entertaining occasionally. The stones came from under the dining room where we excavated to create a half basement and some were left here for this purpose I believe. The wall has been started in line with the back deck steps and will be 30' long X 22" high (sitting height). Five men got this far the first day by local stone workers. In front you can see the Road Mix (crushed stone) used as a tamped down level foundation after digging. Very large stones were used next. Below is the end of the day.