Sandstone fence

A cut sandstone fence wall and matching capped pillar built along a driveway, on a footing dug entirely by hand.

Service: New brick, stone and block Photos: 4

The wall ran right down the property line, which meant the only comfortable place to stand while digging the footing was the neighbor's grass. So we didn't. Hand-digging the foundation to avoid disrupting the neighbor's lovely grass... :-/ As this customer put it, good fences make good neighbors. We stepped on the adjacent lawn as little as possible.

From there it was string lines, a poured footing, rebar through the cores, and block after block set by hand. This is why I have kids...sandstone blocks are heavy! The pillar at the driveway end went up on a concrete block core and got faced and capped in the same sandstone so it reads as one piece with the wall.

All done. Disclaimer: The photo was taken from the sidewalk...NOT the neighbor's lovely lawn. :-)