Hi
Had two piers built a while back in big chunky sandstone either side of our gates (about 1.8m high, with very flat tops). Took me ages to find, but have now got two perfect limestone pier caps, which are massively heavy ... about 80kg I should think ... and which will fit neatly on top.
Is it ok just to sit these on top ... ? These gates are in a very out of the way place (ie. no pedestrians anywhere near) ... and I just can't see them moving unless you were really really intent on it!
Or is making up a cement & lime mix so easy that we might as well do that as well?
Sorry - very simple question - but hope someone can put me straight. Some local stone mason is talking about 1/2 a day's work to put them up, and it just seems crazy to me, but maybe I'm missing something!
Had two piers built a while back in big chunky sandstone either side of our gates (about 1.8m high, with very flat tops). Took me ages to find, but have now got two perfect limestone pier caps, which are massively heavy ... about 80kg I should think ... and which will fit neatly on top.
Is it ok just to sit these on top ... ? These gates are in a very out of the way place (ie. no pedestrians anywhere near) ... and I just can't see them moving unless you were really really intent on it!
Or is making up a cement & lime mix so easy that we might as well do that as well?
Sorry - very simple question - but hope someone can put me straight. Some local stone mason is talking about 1/2 a day's work to put them up, and it just seems crazy to me, but maybe I'm missing something!