Chicken_man 1,651 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 A wee bit off gapping the other day. 10 mins after starting it the heavens opened and horizontal rain all day. I rushed to get it done so im not that chuffed with it. I reckon the new fence being errected plus traffic and pressure from stock has had an affect to the wall. A lot more gaps are forming all the way along. Space was restricted being next to the road when working. The wall is a single face most of the way up last 18 inch or so is double. Most walls are built double with random shaped stone with a layer of cover stones under the copes. Other walls are single boulder with some double at the bottom. Cheers 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OldTrapCollector 376 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I would be pleased to have done that, great skill to have 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Cheers :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patterd Ales 59 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Well done fella, good work. I was a sad child, I would guerilla repair dykes near where I lived! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Well done fella, good work. I was a sad child, I would guerilla repair dykes near where I lived!Ha :-) guerrilla dyker, top class.Keep doing it :-) Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackdog92 2,047 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Nice work mate end in and end out an jobs a good un. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad4it 693 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 well done looks good i wish i could do something like that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 well done looks good i wish i could do something like thatThanks, and you can do :-)Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patterd Ales 59 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Cheers mate, couldn't help myself. So sad to see a neglected wall! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Cheers mate, couldn't help myself. So sad to see a neglected wall!It sad, your right. Especially all the one's in the hills, all the work that must of gone into them.Fencing is cheaper, a good dyke can last a 100yrs +. Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patterd Ales 59 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I was told that many an estate had the workers build dykes to keep them out of the wars? Do you know any different? Where I used to be in Scotland, Tis incredible the miles and gradients covered. I love the regional variances you see. To be fair, Gloucestershire walls seem easier to build than Buchan and Deeside walls! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Not sure about that, but in them days they had the labour do do all the walls, unlike today. Some men built, some shaped stones, some filled in, and some brought stone to site. All using stone brought up by ploughing, and quarrying on site. I've seen some amazing walls, some very vertical ones. Some parts of the country they erected shelters over the walls, like a tunnel, and worked all weather's. The styles differ in just a few miles some places depending on stone. Lake district is lovely flat stuff, Yorkshire dales, big lumps of limestone. Hardy men back then, day in, day out, all weather. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,852 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Nice work, takes a good eye to get a dry stone dyke looking like that. Done a bit myself but generally use a lean mix in the middle, not a true dry stone but nice to see natural stonework, very pleasing on the eye. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 You cannot beat a stone wall made with the stone that is natural to that area. Top job there. I done one in my back garden to make a growing area as the garden sloped at almost 45 degrees. Still going strong 20 years later and will out last me thats for sure. TC 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rebel 831 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 2015-03-12 11.57.47.jpg2015-03-11 09.27.13.jpg A wee bit off gapping the other day. 10 mins after starting it the heavens opened and horizontal rain all day. I rushed to get it done so im not that chuffed with it. I reckon the new fence being errected plus traffic and pressure from stock has had an affect to the wall. A lot more gaps are forming all the way along. Space was restricted being next to the road when working. The wall is a single face most of the way up last 18 inch or so is double. Most walls are built double with random shaped stone with a layer of cover stones under the copes. Other walls are single boulder with some double at the bottom. Cheers Nice job Chicken_man, fair play to you, that is a great skill/trade to have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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