boomslang
Your advice please one and all!
I have been working on a large landscaping job which has involved a sizable amount of bath stone ashlar work. I don't personally undertake such work but have a sub contractor who has done a sterling job. The stone has been supplied by a reputable contact recommended to me. We started work at the beginning of October, not a perfect time but the client was keen to get the job completed by mid December, a party with people was happening on the 19th.
The stone work was completed a few days before the party and had to be dressed still fairly wet. We obviously had to leave the area unprotected as it was the main entrance to the house. Due to the unforseen exceptional cold snap we have suffered some damage. The main areas are two wing walls which are capped with fully rounded railing base details, 1.9m long each made up of 4 sections 225mm wide 320mm high. These have blown quite severly along horizontal planes following the "bed" line hope I've got that right.
The client has had a third party look at the stone who has stated it's the wrong sort for this application. Apparently a base bed stone should have been used. My supplier was aware of the application of these pieces and their position on top of the wingwalls.
So, would a base bed stone be a standard requirement in this scenario? I've had others look at the area and one mason commented that in the situation the bed should run vertically. As far as I am concerned if the stone was saturated upon installation the frost would have blown it regardless of it being a base bed or not.
Am I right?
Any comments or advice would be gratefully received
I have been working on a large landscaping job which has involved a sizable amount of bath stone ashlar work. I don't personally undertake such work but have a sub contractor who has done a sterling job. The stone has been supplied by a reputable contact recommended to me. We started work at the beginning of October, not a perfect time but the client was keen to get the job completed by mid December, a party with people was happening on the 19th.
The stone work was completed a few days before the party and had to be dressed still fairly wet. We obviously had to leave the area unprotected as it was the main entrance to the house. Due to the unforseen exceptional cold snap we have suffered some damage. The main areas are two wing walls which are capped with fully rounded railing base details, 1.9m long each made up of 4 sections 225mm wide 320mm high. These have blown quite severly along horizontal planes following the "bed" line hope I've got that right.
The client has had a third party look at the stone who has stated it's the wrong sort for this application. Apparently a base bed stone should have been used. My supplier was aware of the application of these pieces and their position on top of the wingwalls.
So, would a base bed stone be a standard requirement in this scenario? I've had others look at the area and one mason commented that in the situation the bed should run vertically. As far as I am concerned if the stone was saturated upon installation the frost would have blown it regardless of it being a base bed or not.
Am I right?
Any comments or advice would be gratefully received