How Do You Decorate Concrete Footers With Dry Stacked Local Stone?
If you have deck posts with exposed concrete footings, consider decorating them with local stone. This can be done simply and economically by dry stacking stone cones around the concrete footings, and it will give your house a nice finished look. To dry stack means to stack without using grout or mortar to glue the stones together, with careful attention being paid to the method of stacking to ensure structural integrity. By using local stone, you can minimize your use of fossils fuels for transportation, making your project both cost-efficient and sustainable. Follow these simple steps to make your own dry stack stone footings around the base of deck posts or other poles. LEVEL THE AREA. Even if your concrete footing sits on a hillside, you will want to clear and level the area around it so that your dry stacked cone balances correctly. If the area around the footing is dirt, it is easy enough to level the area with a trowel. On the upside of the hill, this may mean digging into it a
