Part of the dry stone wall adjoining the newly rebuilt extension had to be dismantled while it was being rebuilt. However, now the building work is complete we can repair the wall. It also makes the site a little more secure since it was relatively easy to get through the wall from the road side.
I have run a piece of damp course down the wall where the dry stone wall meets the building. I have only run this above the level of the damp course in the building. This should help prevent any damp transferring from the dry stone wall to the building above the internal damp course level.
I have tried to use black faced stones wherever I can so that the repair matches the rest of the wall. We have been largely successful at achieving this except for some of the coping stones. If I find some black faced coping stones, I might swap these for the ones we installed today. Since the coping stones are the top course, this is easily done. For now, the job is complete.
Part of the dry stone wall adjoining the rebuilt extension had to be taken down while it was being rebuilt. Now this corner has been repointed the wall can be rebuilt. First job is to clear the weeds and remove the loose stone.
Having cleared the weeds low down, the wall is rebuilt. Avoiding taking too much of it apart. I tend to just dismantle the wall until we reach something solid (and flat).
Almost up to the top course and ready for the coping stones. To reach the top course from this side, it is handy to stand on the back of the pickup.
Now with the coping stones. It only took a couple of hours to complete.