How to make a stone well ^Favorite

Typically, stones of natural origin of sandstone or limestone are used for construction. Since their size is different, during the masonry process it will be necessary to trim them and carry out fitting. You need to choose smooth stones without cracks, weighing up to forty kilograms. Cut them with a special hammer.

First you need to sort the stones. Then, to check how they will lie, make a laying without mortar. They should be laid in layers, according to size. If the masonry is obtained, you can fix it with a solution. Just remember, you will need more mortar on masonry than on brick. Consider this in the calculations.

Lay the stones in sequence. First, a layer of large stones, then small, then again large, etc. With this method, the protruding stones will not cling to the ground. Otherwise, cracks may form, which will lead to seepage of water and the destruction of the well. The thickness of the masonry should be about 30 centimeters, and if the well is deep, then up to 50.

Before laying stones, the bottom of the well must be leveled. Then make three frames approximately 15 centimeters thick. The one that will be below should be the most durable, the whole burden of the stone structure will fall on it. For the manufacture of using metal, concrete, solid wood. It is necessary that the fabricated structure protrudes beyond the outer diameter by 6-8 centimeters and coincides with the inner diameter.

If you use wood for the manufacture of frames, then lay out the lower part in several boards, fastening them with nails bent from the back. The frames are fastened together by metal fittings.
To make the mount durable, use rods that have threads at the ends. Then the structure can be rigidly fixed with nuts and washers. It must be collected in advance on the surface and already ready to lower into a dug pit. Having lowered down, fix a design with boards or logs.

In the foundation pit, lay the solution on the lower frame. Do the masonry until you rise to the middle frame. Then, not reaching 10 centimeters, fasten the fittings to the upper frame and continue laying.

To make the masonry smooth, make a template from a half ring, one centimeter in size smaller than the diameter of the masonry of the well. In the wall, just in case, several side openings for the filters should be provided, this is in case the water will enter the well from the walls. Also, do not forget to fix the metal staples so that it is convenient to descend into the well for cleaning or for another purpose.

When the masonry is finished, it must be plastered, preferably in two layers. First with a liquid solution, and when it dries a little, more thick. After this, the bottom of the well should be cleaned and covered with large river sand and gravel.