PPT Installing Dry Stack Stone 1 PPT PROCEDURES TO INSTALL DRY STASCK STONE

PPT Installing Dry Stack Stone 2 Procedures Select and correctly use appropriate tools. (See Objective 5.01.)

PPT Installing Dry Stack Stone 3 Procedures Level the foundation. Use measuring tape to measure area for dry stack stone wall. Drive stakes into soil at each corner of wall area. Measure same distance from soil surface and mark on each stake.

PPT Installing Dry Stack Stone 4 Procedures Attach string at marks. Raise and/or lower strings until they are level as determined by line level or mason level. Add and/or remove soil until distances from soil surface to level strings are the same.

PPT Installing Dry Stack Stone 5 Procedures Compact any fill soil. Lay stone flat on surface and add or remove soil so that top of first layer of stone is level as determined by using a mason level or a line level. Have only the flat side of the stone facing out for aesthetic and safety reasons.

PPT Installing Dry Stack Stone 6 Procedures Overlap stone (staggering pattern) for strength and stability. Backfill soils as you work for stability. Maintain a level and perpendicular (plumb) wall as you add stones.

PPT Installing Dry Stack Stone 7 Procedures 1.Use a mason level or a line level on top of each course (layer) to determine if level. 2.Reverse thick and thin ends of stones if needed to maintain levelness. 3.Use mason level in upright position to determine if wall is perpendicular (plumb). 4.Use best-looking stones on the top row for appearance.