{"id":1784,"date":"2018-09-11T09:42:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T17:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/?p=1784"},"modified":"2018-09-11T13:11:19","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T21:11:19","slug":"exterior-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/11\/exterior-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Exterior stone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The tile guys have been working on the back porch stone for a few weeks now, interrupted by the fact that we fell short of one size of stone and had to order more.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the sub-slab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1808\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2354-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2354-1280x960.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2354-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2354-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Partial progress.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1785\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2407-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2407-1280x960.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2407-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2407-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today, they&#8217;ve finished the stone laying and are grinding the joints to make them even.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1786\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2654-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2654-1280x960.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2654-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2654-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After this is done it can be grouted, and then sealed.<\/p>\n<p>We still have some other items that need to be done.\u00a0 Here is a little stone at the front steps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1787\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2656-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2656-1280x960.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2656-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2656-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first riser could not be poured in concrete, and, as it turns out, it looks pretty cool in stone.<\/p>\n<p>We also have the outside stairs to complete, for which we had to order 5 more slabs of blue stone, which must then be cut into the proper sizes for treads and risers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tile guys have been working on the back porch stone for a few weeks now, interrupted by the fact that we fell short of one size of stone and had to order more. Here is the sub-slab. Partial progress. 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