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Pool Patio To Bar Area In an earlier post on the Cabana Framing we saw how the concrete slab for the bar area was recessed to give room for the pool patio stone work.  To the right you see stone mason Lester Szajna bring the dry-set Norwegian Buff stone right into the bar area. This [...]

As a follow-up to my last post I wanted to show you the completed steps with the bluestone treads installed.  The edges of each tread are “rock-faced” with a stone chisel to soften the look of the saw cut edges. Viewing the two stairways straight-on, as in the previous post, you now see the bluestone [...]

Preparation As with any “dry-set” stone construction it is critical that moisture does not collect underneath the work.  The area is excavated to the sub-base level, pitched slightly and compacted.  A gravel base footing is then added and that too is compacted. To the right you see stone mason Lester Szajna determining the height of [...]

Before I show you the early stages of the pool construction and the start of the cabana, I’d like you to see how the “dry-laid” stone walls are built. These four pictures represent some of the most important points in a dry-laid stone wall construction. (Click each picture to get an enlarged version.) Compaction and stable ground [...]