Rubble wall re-build question.

[stonelimeoakworks]

Hello.
Sorry, not really dry stone walling but I thought I'd ask anyway.
I'm repairing an old red sandstone rubble wall, removing old cement and eroded stone, then re-building it, pinning and pointing.
I'm a bit on the slow side - it's working out at about 1m square a day, start to finish.
Does anyone have any similar experience, and how much could they get done in a day?
Also, what would you charge for it?
I've added some photos to give you an idea of the state of it.
Thanks.

[Nigel]

It depends really on how fast you work, its a bit like asking how long is a bit of string. I am sure you are not too far off.

looking good.

[stonelimeoakworks]

Hi, thanks for the reply. Spoke to a local bloke who said the same thing, so looks like I'm not too slow after all!

[LukeOHan]

If you are working to the best of your ability and you can do 1m a day (depending on condition of the section of this wall) I would look to charge what you hope to earn as a day rate.
Keep notes on the work that is being carried out and in a short time you can price with more accuracy.
By the looks the existing mortar is earth/lime? is this the case or is it a sandy aggregate?
Because this job involves lots of indenting it is naturally more time consuming to ensure that the tails of the stones fills the depth of the voids for strength.
Dry stone walling technique here holds true even with the lime mortar, have you gone with an NHL or Quicklime?
The one photo it looks in a very poor state with the cement pointing helping to decimate that red sandstone, please keep us updated on your progress.

[stonelimeoakworks]

Hello all,
Work's about to restart, and have just remembered this post... Mortar is lime based but has been patched with opc. I went with NHL 2, reason being it's got a mild set so I can get on, but still quite soft so stone is protected. It's had a winter now, so am going to check how the mortar stood up, and do any remedial work if needed. I am warming to the idea of hot mix with pozzolan for this sort of work, but want to experiment a bit first: the building limes forum journal has an interesting article on it's use in cold climates. I'd also need a forced action mixer, so will have to save up!