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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:43 am
by GB_Groundworks
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:30 pm
by lutonlagerlout
and then it rained and washed the lot away :;):
in seriousness it is fantastic work but i worry about arches built without any mortar
1 slip and the lot is gone
LLL
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:42 pm
by mickg
awesome find Giles
Luke De Col does say as an answer to one of the many questions that "there are pretty big footing stones in there about 8inches below the water level
dry stone walling has been constructed this way for many thousands of years, what the difference with his arch, why would this bridge not stand the test of time when other dry stone structures have without the use of mortar ?
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:45 pm
by Forestboy1978
WOW I think that is spectacular. I would be so proud of it if I did it. I don't think it will ever collapse. The forces holding it together are huge.
Worked for the Egyptians......
I'm guessing now, not being a dry stoner, of the type you think, that it will fuse more and more over time as bits of grit get in and gum it up a bit?
Ball park figure on getting something like that done?
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 8:46 pm
by GB_Groundworks
decent waller £120-£150 a day depending on how far south you are
stone and flags £400 max
timber for form work £40
2-3 days for an experienced guy i reckon
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:20 pm
by henpecked
I did wonder how he was going to buttress it then by the end, there was no doubt what was supporting it. Great bit of work and history 
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:51 pm
by lutonlagerlout
2-3 days giles?
I reckon more like a week
not knocking it but to my mind wouldnt have hurt putting some strong mortar in their
the Egyptians built pyramids but never arches
it is a thing of beauty but I still wonder about is longevity
LLL
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 5:10 pm
by GB_Groundworks
It's only 600mm wide arch think i could do it in 3 days and my dey stone work is limited
Ill copy some photos a Norwegian member of the digger forum posted on this same subject, think it was from the 1800's (oops)
I heard on radio 4 today that the accrington brick works made the bricks for the Empire State Building foundations. There famous nori or iron but they made the reverse brick mould wrong
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 6:39 pm
by Forestboy1978
So you're saying worse case scenarion 890. I'd be very happy if I paid 890 to have that in my garden. I'd be happy if I had a garden but you get the idea.
I agree it wouldn't hurt to hide some mortar in there but in my totally unprofessional opinion I think that'll hold for a long time.
I'm south and I reckon you could sell that as a job at £1200 (at least) and rich people would pay it and be happy.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:28 pm
by GB_Groundworks
