Stirring it

The first set of stones that we had laid and cemented in were nicely dry and secure now, so this morning we were back out to finish the stone part of the walls off. It started by mixing up, by hand, our first batch of cement. Not too sloppy, as it oozes out under the weight of the stones, but not too dry, as it doesn’t stick well. I think we had this worked out now and, using the drill with its attachment, made quite light work of it.

We had checked the stones that we wanted to use, and laid them out ready. We wetted each one as we laid it into place, as this would help the cement stick. A couple of hours later and we were admiring our finished wall. We now have to wait again for the cement to dry before Brian will progress with building the wooden panels.