I'm building a garden wall out of stone,how do i prep the ground before i lay the stones?

Question

I'm building a garden wall out of stone,how do i prep the ground before i lay the stones?

Answer 1

It kind of depends on the area of the country your in and how high the wall will be. If it is in moderate cold weather temperatures and less then 2 feet tall, all you really need to do is imbed into the ground by maybe 6 inches and level the ground under the wall. If it is taller, or you are in an area that has very hard freezing in the winter, you might need to dig down below the frost line and start from there. You can also pour a concrete footer to build the wall from.

Answer 2

Dig a foot trench the length of the wall your going to build and fill with six inches of concrete. Set a line of stone into the wet Concrete and leave to go off. Then with mortar set add another layer of stone. As a general rule there should be a two layered stone course below the ground level. The third brick course should be above ground level and work your way up.