Stone Trestle Support

Nice job, looks great! I used the same brick for for my retaining wall.

Cesar

Wow those walls and supports look good. what are the measurements of these tiles? any more details would be greatly appreciated. I may be off to Lowes tonight!

thank you.

Great job, now Gustav just dry brush with grime or gray tone to pop out the detail of the stone, heavier at the top where grime washes from track above and at bottom from ground up. Experiment with colors on sample of stone and see what is your preference for weathering , guarranteed it will pop out the detail of the stone.

Gerry,

They are 3/4" X 3/8", Natural Stone Mosaic, 12" X 12".

Cesar

3/4" X 3/8", Natural Stone Mosaic

How are the 12X12 squares cut if there is extra at the end of a wall or to go around a corner? Would a Dremel work?  Thanks!

Thank you very much.  Appreciate it!

I WENT TO MY LOWE'S HERE IN SOUTH TEXAS WHEN THE ORIGINAL WALL WAS POSTED ,THEY (OR HOME DEPOT) DO NOT HAVE ANY IN STOCK THAT RESEMBLE STONE AS CLOSELY AS THE ONES YOU PICTURE ,  DO YOU HAVE THE PART NUMBER OF THESE TILES SO I CAN POSSIBLY ORDER THEM?

Lorentzroy,

I found not all Lowes stock it. If you go to their website it should tell you which stores near you hopefully have it. Where I am in NY, I had to travel about 15 miles (past 2 stores that were closer) to find it.

Good luck!!

12" x 12" Split Face Beige Mosaic Natural Stone

Item #: 302034 | Model #:  L500-12M

THANKS, IREALLY APPRECIATE THE INFO,I WILL CHECK TOMORROW.

Gustuvflyer, Fatboy,

those stone projects look really nice, thanks for sharing.

John

How are these tiles attached to a surface such as styrofoam or masonite / plywood?  Was thin set and grout used that are for these tiles, or something like Liquid Nails?

no longer at Lowes TRY Home Depot.

Home Depot does have this stone tile but you need to buy a case of 10 at $18 a sheet

They will not split a case or $205 delievered.

Anyone interested in splitting a case??

The Lowes near me has it, individual sheets can be bought @$14.98 ea. plus tax.

I would be glad to buy it and ship it, if you would like.

Dave

Gustavflyer, and Fatboy, those look great.     I actually have had some of that very tile now for awhile, and will be making some Hellgate foundations with them, just haven't gotten to it yet.     Here is a photo of a stone arch bridge that I am making using a different type of tile found at those same stores, prior to grouting.

Dave

email me 285alan@gmail.com

Tim,

That is awesome, nice job! Which tiles are you using for the wings of the bridge? I'm looking for something similar to those. Thanks!

Cesar

Thanks Cesar,

Yes, they are 1" square, and 1" X 2" square on the wing walls, and about 1/4" thick, they come in a 1' square sheet, and they were a closeout style, so I bought all that they had, Lowe's, I think.   Check with them often, because they rotate their stock and styles frequently, and will suddenly put certain types on clearance, for as little as $ 2.89 per sheet (usually $9-14.00/sheet).    Home Depot also, but they don't do clearance as often, around me, anyway, but it is worth checking as often as you can.    They usually go pretty fast for some strange reason, as they don't have that many sheets when they put them on clearance.

My website shows a 4 arch bridge that I am also building, that I'm using a different type stone on that I purchased there as well, but I don't recommend that type, as the faces easily split.   They too are 1" square.    Heavy bridge, and I mean heavy, I'm used to foam, strong, yet light.

Here is a video I made a while back. Since then it has been completed.

Here is a quick video of the finished wall (well, almost finished)

Cesar 

Cesar.....your wall looks fantastic!!  As usual, your modeling is top notch....thanks for the videos.

Alan