Dry stone walls

Dry stone walls

The construction of dry stone walls requires special skills and professionalism, characteristics widely supported by our company. If you are planning to renovate or build new dry stone walls, contact us and request a free quote. You can view some of our projects by visiting the section "WORK PERFORMED".

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The dry stone walls turn out to be the first human artifact and are present in almost every culture on the planet, do not require the use of cement, lime, or mortar, and can have variable heights. They are built to limit the properties, they help to slow down the action of wind on crops, they have a support function for embankments and terracing. The dry stone walls can be made with two different types: with selected local rough stones of various shapes and sizes with semi-processed or processed stones of large size even with different origin from the place of construction. The construction of dry stone walls provides preparation of the base on which they will be built, trying to reach the most solid and compact layer.

With this technique, it is necessary to match the contours of the rough stones trying to correct the profile by using smaller stones and filling the gaps between them.
A more challenging technique widely used in areas rich in archaeological remains as it was used for the base platforms of large buildings and defensive walls.