Walls in front of three houses on a smart housing estate now have identical walls except that the first has a nameplate in-built. Some of the houses had additional work done to the inside too, one with Moban Flint gravel. The overall look of the road is now much enhanced.

The picture to the top left shows the first of 3 walls to be completed on an estate near Lechlade. These walls now match others built by the developers though without mortar as genuine dry stone walls.

New wall in Moreton-in-Marsh.

Another view of Moreton-in-Marsh

Repair in Turkdean.

Neatly repaired in Turkdean

A collapsed wall in Swinbrook.

Section of repaired wall in Swinbrook part of an on-going project.

Quick repair needed in Ditchley.

Ditchley.

Kingham - rather too close to the house for comfort.

Urgently needed repair in Kingham.

Leafield before repair.

Rebuild and laying of chippings around tank.

The damage done by ivy over the years.

Fully repaired with ivy dug out in Chilson.

Taking care of the driveway too in Southleigh.

Southleigh repaired.

Tumbled down wall and gate adjacent to farmland in Turkdean.

Stockproof and gate removed and looking good in Turkdean.

Compton Abdale - collapsed wall.

New wall ready to stand for many many decades in Compton Abdale.

2018 proved to be yet another year of interesting projects. Starting with the Beast from the East the weather was unpredictable with a very late Spring and a very hot Summer. This affects everyone who works outside and of course the state of the walls which are subject to all the changing weather. Trees fall on walls, frost erodes them and then in dry weather people think of improving their gardens. Some work was of course running repairs. Other projects included large-scale landscaping jobs requiring many different elements including steps, pathways and patios.

There is enormous value in creating customer loyalty both for the customer and the contractor and Tom has always considered this an important part of his work. Here are just some of the works completed during the year starting with an emergency fall on to a road.

A collapse on to a road - an emergency repair.

Repaired having left another job to do it.

Self-binding path with edging.

Creation of new paths and walls in a landscape.

Fawler before repair

Fawler after repair.

2017 - Its never 'more of the same'. Each job, each year brings different challenges. Some greater than others. 2017 was the same. While the previous winter was not so destructive this last has been and so repairs have been non-stop.

A long roadside wall in South Hinksey

After rebuild which took many weeks and plenty of Health and Safety precautions.

Moreton-in-Marsh

The completely rebuilt wall in Moreton-in-Marsh at a lower height.

Minchinhampton entrance

Minchinhampton entrance wall and pillar.

Chedworth

Chedworth.

Chilsen

Newent

Newent in Forest of Dean.

Sibford Gower

Sibford Gower

Aylesbury

Aylesbury

Aylesbury

Aylesbury

Aylesbury

Bentham

Chipping Norton

Three stages in Hazlington.

Ledbury

Boundary walls are a special feature of the countryside and we notice them particularly along country lanes. Landowners have the expensive responsibility for their maintenance and it is always worth keeping them in good repair before it becomes a major undertaking.

Great Rollright

There is little that makes us more happy about returning home than seeing the entrance to our property - however grand. Tom is often asked to rebuild or create new entrances as are shown on this page. - in Great Rollright, Hazlington above and another in Twyning and outside Aylesbury.

Twyning

2016 - work continued in a number of counties particularly in Buckinghamshire where an impressive entrance ws constructed. 2014 - 15 was hectic with some really important projects finished. A major repair in Ramsden and another in Middleton Stoney. A high wall below in Rollright along with the gravelling and edging of the driveway.

Another high wall (this time mortared) at the Witney Meeting House, a nice curved wall in Wilcote with twice-weathered toppers and a gated enclosure in Freeland are just three more of the finished projects.

Just some of the varied walling projects Tom has undertaken over the past years. Take a look at the different styles on the website when thinking about a new build.

 

Work was done in Great Rollright (see above) and Kingham as well as Standlake, Middleton Stoney and one in Chipping Norton. At all times Tom strives for quality so that the walls will stand for many decades to come.

		Repair of walls in Middleton Stoney.

The three photos here are of driveway walls in Twyning. They show the process from nothing to the completed walls.

Middleton Stoney

When a wall on the roadside is damaged it becomes a hazard to traffic and pedestrians. The owner could also be liable for any injury as a result of falling stones. It should always be taped off and loose stone and waste should, where possible, be stored on the opposite side of the wall.

Leafield

Vehicles frequently damage walls and they are expensive to repair though should be covered by the driver's insurance. It is also important to have the repair done quickly as the area could be a hazard to pedestrians and cyclists.

Brize Norton

Standlake

				Repair of a Haha
			To protect the driveway plywood was laid under the skip.
			Corner in Northleigh and a much overgrown wall in Great Rollright.
A complete landscaping of a garden in Hampstead with dry stone walls, retaining walls and paving.

Dry Stone Walling around Witney and the Cotswolds

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