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DIY Entrance wall advice wanted.

  • 28-04-2010 10:49am
    #1
    metalgear2k2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 603 ✭✭✭


    I'm currently building the entrance wall to my house using normal 9" blocks. The wall has a slight curve with 4 piers. When this is complete I intend on getting a stone finish on the face of the wall.

    What I want to know is does the stone need to be tied to the blocks and if so what will I use?


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  • #2
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,579 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    You really need to select your stone first. The stone supplier should advise on appropriate fixing methods.

    Some stone/stone cladding can be stuck on, some need galvanised steel ties built into wall as the wall is being built or some use galvanised steel cleats fixed to wall.


  • #3
    FergusD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81 ✭✭FergusD


    My engineer was very definite that galvanised mesh should not be used to attach stone to the house, it was to be stainless steel or wall-ties. He said that galvanised materials fail over time. It probably doesn't matter as much for a low wall, but might be worth keeping in mind.

    Fergus.


  • #4
    mossfort
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭mossfort


    metalgear2k2 wrote: »
    I'm currently building the entrance wall to my house using normal 9" blocks. The wall has a slight curve with 4 piers. When this is complete I intend on getting a stone finish on the face of the wall.

    What I want to know is does the stone need to be tied to the blocks and if so what will I use?
    if your going to tie the stonework to the block wall you dont need piers as the the stone will support the block wall when they are tied together.
    you can use wall ties or galvanised mesh it doesnt matter for a wall thats only going to be about 4 feet high. just space them about every yard and let them out about 6 inches.


  • #5
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,730 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    If its a DIY effort, a more important question might be, do you know how to tie your block wall to your block pier?


  • #6
    metalgear2k2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 603 ✭✭✭metalgear2k2


    Thanks for the advice guys, its almost up now, and ya I know how to tie the blocks, did some block layin in a past life!


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  • #7
    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    you dont want to build your piers any bigger than 440mm that's allowing for 150mm deep stone .

    short fat piers look terrible .

    im using lovely cut stone now 150e a bag 3-3.5 sqm a bag .

    il post a pic if the rain stops


  • #8
    brinks_18476
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭brinks_18476


    jwshooter wrote: »
    you dont want to build your piers any bigger than 440mm that's allowing for 150mm deep stone .

    short fat piers look terrible .

    im using lovely cut stone now 150e a bag 3-3.5 sqm a bag .

    il post a pic if the rain stops

    The rain must have stopped by now? Could you post a pic? Is it a DIY job?
    Thanks


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