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BUILDING A COLUMN INTO
A TERRACE WALL
Definition
Laying stones in the form of a pilaster
to separate a terrace wall in two parts.
Description
The column is built using larger stones
than those used in the rest of the
terrace wall. These have more or less
rectangular faces and a long tail and
are placed on top of each other. The
capginya is built when a collapsed
section of the stone wall is built up (a
breach, an opening, a break, a crumbled
section) so that if the old part
should fall, the section just redone is
not affected as the stones in the
column are not tied to the rest of the
old face.
Undressed stones are laid as an interior
wall inside the column and at right
angles to it to avoid rubble becoming
loose when a new opening is made.
It is not usual practice to put in a
column when an entirely new terrace
wall is made as it would be a weak
point, although this weakness is compensated
for by its usefulness when
two terrace walls in different states of
repair have to be separated.
Tools required
Small stone hammer, large stone hammer,
triangular hoe, double-handled
basket.