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["Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

What is a good thickness/ratio of concrete to stones/these are small
stones mostly/ do I need to reinforce with iron

On 6/3/08, Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com> wrote:
> One resource around here is stone. Not always big, but lots of medium
> to small ones. I've found lots of uses for the stones I've removed
> from the garden. I've been thinking lately about using stones to build
> walls. Most of my stones are smaller ones, not the buig stones you see
> in like a stone house.
>
> I've been researching the "Flagg Method" of building a little, not
> finding a lot online about it. Basically Ilm thinking of making a
> plywood form and filling it with concrete and stones.
>
> The walls of the root cellar project and a couple of walls in the
> garden to kill the slope and make a bit of a terrace are my first
> thoughts. Is anyone using a similar method to make stone walls?
>
> Rob - Va
>


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