Comments on: Sandstone Slab Steps

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:15:45 +0000

You do great work and you find great rocks! I envy you I wish I can go drive around Toronto and find me some really nice rocks/stone just like you

By: kerri

kerri — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:07:27 +0000

You’re quite the comedian, WA (I’ve been reading the comments)
Just wondering what kind of tons you’re measuring in (1 ton = 2000 lbs). Not trying to be smart (gave that up long ago), just trying to save your back…they may not be as heavy as you thought.
That sidewalk is going to be absolutely gorgeous. Sure wish we could have one like that. You do great work!

kerri,
1 ton = 2000 pounds in my figuring. Total lbs moved this year must be over 150,000. Getting older has taught me to use my head instead of my back. My head can take the strain since it seems to be made of rock.
You can have a path like that. All you need to do is find an idiot able to covert your money into stone and move it to where you want. This is one of the nicest walks I’ve done – not the work but the sheer beauty of this stone’s colors really made it. I’m hoping to get more of this color and texture but it looks like it was only a small pocket and I’ll be back to the just gorgeous purple.

The only reason people think I do great work is because no one else around here works with sex stones. When you compare natural stone with manufactured paver blocks my work is going to look better. A lot of real masons and other landscapes put me to shame.

By: Billy Goodnick

Billy Goodnick — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:31:43 +0000

I just found your site via a link at Kate Smudges and was drawn in by the name of your blog. Mine blog is named Garden Wise Guy, so I had to see what a Wise Acre was about. Good stuff here. I appreciate your commitment to scale when it comes to the sandstone slabs. Most people wimp out and try to make too many little pieces do the job. But there’s nothing like kicking the door open and making a big statement.

I’ll be back for another peek when time allows. Thanks!

Also, anybody who publishes photos of buffalo butts can’t be all bad.

bg (alias gwg)

GWG,
Glad you found your way here. I knew who you were from visiting your blog during the winter. It was much the same reason – I needed to know what a Garden Wise Guy was. I was afraid you went around whacking plants or provided garden ‘protection’.

I was afraid I’d do more than kick the door down on this job. I nearly busted through the front wall unloading one of those boulders. The big slabs do make a statement but I always thought they were calling me an idiot for attempting to move them.

Someday I’ll post a pic of a horse’s a$$. I just need someone to take my photo.