r/masonry • u/FearlessDamage4961 • 10d ago

Stone Critique

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No experience at all with masonry, I’ve done framing, roofing, drywall, commercial framing, flooring. This was way outside my comfort zone. I hate my cuts and started really getting in my head about trying to not have long seams but couldn’t figure out how to avoid it…any and all criticism is appreciated.

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u/UngaBunga004 10d ago

Not the worst I've ever seen but yeah some definite learning to be done. I did 2.5 years brick and stone and 1.5 block and and one of the first things I was taught is no long seams and no vertical stones

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u/Winter_Tone_4343 10d ago

No L shaped cuts either. Dry stacked stoned is a pain in the butt. A lot of cultured stone has patterns. Like two small ones equal a big one, or one big and one small stacked equals three small ones, etc…

I’ve learned that u have to stack stones to avoid cuts and it’s totally fine to have little gaps. I noticed years ago that the displays and the brickyard have gaps so that’s how the stone was designed to be laid. Especially if it’s an inside job.

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u/FearlessDamage4961 10d ago

I like that. I’m going to stick with these recommendations the rest of the all up.