Monday, October 15, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Professional Column Wall Ends Part 1
Professional Column Wall Ends Part 1
Reproduced by kind permission of Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain
Reproduced by kind permission of Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Calade - Dry Laid Road Gutters
Calade
A paved roadways constructed with dry laid stone on edge in a bed of sand, tightly together. The examples show are road drains still in use. Great examples of work build over 100 years ago and still in use. This building practice offers a great GREEN solution with the best long term return on your money.
The Roland Park Company developed Plat 3 1905. Image located 308 Club Road between Shady Lane and Beechdale Road Roland Park Maryland. In the process of building the homes in the area a great deal of stone waste existed. Instead of removing material off site these small stones were used to help offer a great solution to a needed part of road control water run off. Small stones with clay bricks used to create a road gutters in the neighborhood. Stilll in use today. Photos and copy courtesy of Mark Jurus - Rockin Walls.
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As Glendale was growing around the turn of the century the excavations produced a lot of fieldstone. The new foundations were usually made of Indiana limestone so the fieldstone had to go somewhere. The roads were going from dirt roads to gravel. The street gutters were made to catch runoff from the roads and were placed 12 to 18 inches deep and the joint were filled with cinder from furnaces. Most of the street gutters are still there, but have been covered with many layers of asphalt over the decades. Some are still exposed as you can see from the photos, but notice how high the asphalt is compared to the stone gutters. Elevation change and weeds can be a problem.
E. Fountain Ave. in Glendale, Ohio. Glendale was incorporated in 1855 and is a National Historic Landmark. Photos and copy courtesy of Neil White
Additional information on this topic: The "calade"
If you have examples of this in your neighborhood please email photo's, location - street name, city and state to Mark@rockinwalls.com
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Video - Walls of Stone: How to Build Drystone Walls and Rock Fences
From National Center for Preservation Technology and Training NCPTT
This project produced a video for training technicians in correct methods for preserving stone walls and rock fences. The video is a primary training resource, providing graphic instruction on how to repair, rebuild and relocate stone walls and rock fences. In addition to providing training to practitioners, the video explains fence and wall construction to archeologists, engineers, preservationists and conservators.
NCPTT YOU TUBE CHANNEL
Monday, February 27, 2012
Pillars, Professional Column - DSWA - Waller and Dyker, Winter 2010/3
Pillars, Professional Column - DSWA - Waller and Dyker, Winter 2010/3
Author: Craig Arbennigol,Reproduced by kind permission of Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain
Author: Craig Arbennigol,Reproduced by kind permission of Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain
Line & Batter Part 1 - Professional Column - DSWA - Waller and Dyker. Spring 2011/1
Line & Batter Part 1 - Professional Column - Waller and Dyker. Spring 2011/1
Author: Craig Arbennigol,
Reproduced by kind permission of Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain
Author: Craig Arbennigol,
Reproduced by kind permission of Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain
Line & Batter Part 2, Waller and Dyker: Professional Column Summer, 2011
Line & Batter Part 2 Professional Column, Waller and Dyker, Summer 2011 ,
Author: Craig Arbennigol, Reproduced by kind permission of Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain
Author: Craig Arbennigol, Reproduced by kind permission of Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain
Line and Batter Part 3 - Frames & Line Bars, Professional Column, Waller and Dyker. Winter 2011/3
Line and Batter Part 3 - Frames & Line Bars, Professional Column, Waller and Dyker. Winter 2011/3
Author: Craig Arbennigol,
Reproduced by kind permission of Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain
Author: Craig Arbennigol,
Reproduced by kind permission of Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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