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I've got this house that is pretty boring. I'm thinking of doing some flagstone walls up to about 8 feet, and then cap it with cedar T&G to the roof line. I can do the T&G no prob, although I'm getting a bit old to work on the ladder, but I've never done a bit of stone work.
http://www.ccsand.com/products/landscape-materials-a-supplies/flagstone
Looking at the Arizona moss, or the Grand Canyon to give plenty of color variation. Above that will be the med grade Cedar.
Is the stuff supported by any kind of steel framework? I'm going over simple ext grade siding. Do I need to use something to hold the stone up while the mortar sets? How thick do I put the mortar on the back side?
I'm guessing I have to do maybe a 2' layer at a time and let it set so there's no sag. I'm also guessing that I have to be careful about the grouting mix for the gaps, but I really don't have much of a clue.
If you've done vertical flagstone, and can give me some of the 'gotchas' that would be swell. I may wind up just hiring a guy, but I'll see if I can't do it myself. Pretty sure I could do the first layer about 2' up, but I want to go all the way to the top of a std garage height of 7' 10".
http://www.ccsand.com/products/landscape-materials-a-supplies/flagstone
Looking at the Arizona moss, or the Grand Canyon to give plenty of color variation. Above that will be the med grade Cedar.
Is the stuff supported by any kind of steel framework? I'm going over simple ext grade siding. Do I need to use something to hold the stone up while the mortar sets? How thick do I put the mortar on the back side?
I'm guessing I have to do maybe a 2' layer at a time and let it set so there's no sag. I'm also guessing that I have to be careful about the grouting mix for the gaps, but I really don't have much of a clue.
If you've done vertical flagstone, and can give me some of the 'gotchas' that would be swell. I may wind up just hiring a guy, but I'll see if I can't do it myself. Pretty sure I could do the first layer about 2' up, but I want to go all the way to the top of a std garage height of 7' 10".