I do a bit of dry stone walling as a retirement interest. I've trained and got certified with help from my (not so) local DSWA branch in Dorset (I'm in the London area!). While the work we do in Dorset is voluntary I decided to see if I could earn a bit by going self-employed.
I'm listed on the DSWA website and I'm the only listing in Surrey! As a result I get enough work requests that I can turn down the ones that are just too big or too far from me and get a reasonable work/life balance - or at least one that suits me! I consider myself fortunate indeed. It's great to see something at the end of a job that should be there for decades.
I recently completed a three day repair on a wall about 30 miles away. It was paid for by insurance, fortunately for the client, but they now want me to look at doing some more work for them :-)
Here is a link to my latest blog post on this job.
Hi @jedb, great to see you (and your wall) 🙂. That looks a really interesting and rewarding thing to do. How do you tie the wall in?
The basics are to cover your joints and lay stones with their length pointing into the wall where possible. there are some free PDF leaflets here that explain more. https://www.dswa.org.uk/leaflets/
I’d love to have a go at dry stone walling! Plenty of it here in West Yorkshire.
Lots of local DSWA branches offer weekend courses, pandemic allowing. Have a look and register interest using links on here. https://www.dswa.org.uk/training-courses/
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Looks like the rain got the better of that one, I've always admired the intricacy of dry stone walls every stone has to fit perfect - it's a task for someone with endless patience.
Actually a lorry scraped it :-( Rain isn't normally a problem.
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I suppose I should post the finished wall pic here to save you having to look at my other blog :)