Of Rubble And Ashlar What The Different Types

Ashlar masonry units can be cut intosquared shapes. Course rubble masonry is used for the construction of public and residential buildings. The dressing of the stone need not be very accurate on all sides. Ashlar stones are rectangular, cuboid blocks. The joints between them are very thin, regular, and with uniform thickness. Most people may not realize there’s such a thing as manufactured stone. I want to begin with this ultra-basic example – cast stone trying to emulate natural cut stone, and manufactured stones trying to duplicate natural building stones.

The rough, unhewn stones are piled on top of one another without mortar, and are often laid in irregular horizontal courses. The ashlar masonry is the stone masonry work which is done from carefully dressed stones.

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The term ‘ashlar’ applies either to the precisely edged stones, or the masonry technique using such stones. In ashlar masonry, the mortar binding the stones is least visible. Ashlar can turn a construction into a finesse. The height of two courses is sometimes kept different. Mortar is the binding material for the building blocks. In uncoursed rubble masonry the wall is brought to level at every 300 mm to 500 mm. A skilled mason may arrange the facing stones in polygonal shapes to improve the aesthetic of the wall.

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Dressing of the stones should be as per the requirement. Stones should be properly wetted before they are used so as to avoid sucking of water from mortar. Stones should be laid on their natural bed. The heart of masonry should be filled with stone chips and mortars. Mortars with correct proportion of sand and cement should be used. Through stones should be used within 1.5 m distances. An incorrect installation where the original mason contractor was fired. Today, stone for the most part is a façade. Sill not meeting up to the stone. Although they are both natural stone, there is quite a difference in installation procedures. Normally this wall are thick and constructed into two leafs i.e. Vertical surfaces should be constructed truly vertical and checked with plump. Necessary chases should be formed in stone for dowels and cramps before use in masonry. The stone masonry should be cured well. Stones can be bonded by laying longer ones both along the face and oriented lengthwise across the depth of the wall.


Hard rocks are the perfect kind for shaping into ashlar stones. Thus, rocks like granite, bluestone, and sandstone are used in ashlar masonry. The mason is such a key factor in a project. If you’re getting the okay from the general contractor, but the architect is heavily influencing the end result, you have to make sure they’re part of the discussion process.

For quick questions, should you text?

Even the best blueprints often have inconsistencies. So a simple thing, like is it full veneer or thin veneer might not be spelled out. Make sure you know what’s going where. This is a great thing to help speed up the process for the architectural specifiers, but it is important to make sure they give you the details needed to quote the exact same thing as everyone else.

Yes, there were a lot of hoops to go through to get answers on questions relating to “the look” they wanted. and yes, sometimes literally going the extra mile is needed. Make sure to check these in the spec as they may not be what you think they’d be. If you as the mason are responsible for some of these, is the work being billed to you or the general contractor?

Again, seems like it should be rather straightforward. If the panel is gone, make sure whoever installed it works with the rest of the crews to make sure everyone’s laying the stone the same.

This is a little bit of a judgement, but it is mostly related to larger wall areas of stone. Never have them less than four inches apart. If joints are four inches or less apart and stacked on top of each other, they really stick out. Another key thing to consider is the consistency of a mortar joint. My biggest pet peeve though is when someone is laying an ashlar style stone and trims the stone to fit the space. Where masonry is located and what types of materials are used is something that should be reviewed before installation. Chases framed in wood need special attention for climates that have cold winters. We’ve had projects where the inside of the chase wasn’t insulated properly, and the stone cracked the whole length right through the stone at the corners.

It wasn’t the mason’s fault, but a little consideration on material interaction could have saved some major problems. There are a few things you can do to help make sure everything on your job goes great and you make the money you were anticipating.

Really good laborers not only will lay out the stones ahead of time, they’ll grab from multiple pallets so the stone gets a better total blend.

With technology as available as it is today, make sure you put as much of it to work for you as possible. For thin veneer, show how the mesh is anchored and things like wrapping the corners correctly. In my experience, there have been numerous projects throughout the years where a mason is working on a project for a week or more and thinks things are going great.

Soon, you’re cutting out stones with a chop saw and trying to tuck point new stones into place (and you know mortar never matches up quite right).

Just make sure you consider the thickness of the sill you are using, along with a mortar joint!

Tools are another area often overlooked. One chisel you don’t often see, but is just about the best there is to speed up the trimming is a point. A small-scale splitter also is useful at speeding up the process. For thin veneer though, a diamond saw is great. This way, it will still have a natural finish on the face if you rake the mortar joint back. Assumptions throughout a project often result in something going terribly wrong.

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