Thread: The wall is done!

Quote: Originally Posted by Touch0Gray I have to ask.....is the wall comfortable for sitting on? I can only assume you have sat on it with a cold one already! Actually, it's really good for sitting. The big flat stone in the center is very smooth, and I built it to sitting height on purpose. I also think it will make an excellent surface for dutch-oven cooking, but that's a whole 'nother thread.

ToG - that's huge. big ups to that. duct tape on your fingers is a nice way to save your hands.

I have to ask.....is the wall comfortable for sitting on? I can only assume you have sat on it with a cold one already!

Quote: Originally Posted by Colonel Angus So, um, what does this wall actually do ? well, it walls, of course! wait- that makes no sense.

You posted a narrative of this on one of the forums in Beginner Triathlete. I was just over there this morning (considering going Tri), and was looking at this album: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/di...?albumid=11929 Had a wicked sense of deja vu... Came out nice

Quote: Originally Posted by Touch0Gray that it is.........remember, lift with your back not your legs............uh......wait......I think I got that wrong....my back would agree..... I have some 250 to 300 pounders in my fireplace, 9 feet off the floor....block and tackle hangin from the second floor trusses and a 1 inch bull-rope through the window to the garden tractor.....Mantle and hearth were all 2 inch thick slabs, I had to cut a 6...

man that is a ton of work (more than, literally). chapeau!

I'm very impressed! I like your winch setup--are you running that of a winch on your truck? Was that found stone or did you have to purchase it?

Quote: Originally Posted by asciibaron awesome. as a trained mason, i approve. my only concern is the depth below grade, as in, how far below the mean grade did you go? seems you placed the stonework on a gravel area equal with the grade. this might prove to be a problem in the winter and spring. Hold on here, threadjack. You're a trained mason and haven't put up a stone/masonry barrier to keep your asshat neighbor from driving...

Nice wall! Love the cabling system you set up. I'd have been dumb enough to not do that...