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Stone and concrete wall?
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Posted by CrisH Z5Ind (My Page) on Tue, Apr 26, 05 at 8:52
| I have an exposed concrete area on my houses foundation where the crawlspace is that I would like to cover with some of the very plentiful small fieldstone (small egg size and less) that is everywhere on my property. How would I attach it to the wall, morter,? and would this be a good idea or will it harm the wall? I just think that a pretty stone wall would be more attractive then the dull grey concrete blahness I have now and I have plenty of the small stones and time. |
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RE: Stone and concrete wall?
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| I think mortaring the small stones to your wall would be a great idea and very attractive. I don't think it would harm your concrete wall a bit. My fatherinlaw covered the entire side of his earth home's concrete wall with fieldstone from his property in the early 1980's and it is beautiful; he said the biggest concern is getting the right mortar consistency, but practice makes perfect. I'd like to see pictures of your finished work! Good luck! Karen |
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| Thanks for the info Karen! Now that I now its do-able I'm going to to decorate that bland old wall and I'll try to get a pic posted when its done. |
RE: Stone and concrete wall?
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| Since you are using small rocks, why not just try ThinSet. You can purchase it in a bag, add water, mix and apply. It's what they use to adhere fake stone on walls, should work for small lightweigh rocks. |
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