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What happened to my rock wall? (1 Viewer)

What happened here?

  • Car hit it

    Votes: 5 5.2%

  • Vandalism

    Votes: 56 57.7%

  • Lightning strike

    Votes: 6 6.2%

  • Other

    Votes: 30 30.9%
  • Total voters
    97
What's the curse? Lol

I used it on my wall :unsure:

You put a block down. Put the block glue on top of the block. Stick next one on top. You don't mortar with it.

 
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Otis said:
shuke said:
Otis said:
shuke said:
What is there to fix exactly?
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The rocks have to be stacked back up, mortared, whatever. Look, I'm no engineer.
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Why do you need mortar for a single ring of rocks?
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Dude, those rocks are big and heavy. It's two feet tall and supporting a bunch of dirt in that planting bed. If this isn't done right, they'll be slipping off all the time, and all the work I put in planting flowers or some other nonsense in there will be for naught.

Maybe they were just stacked. I'll have to look again.
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Just stack them back up. It should only take 10 minutes. 20 if you're anal about how they're placed. If the rocks are so big and heavy, they aren't going to just be slipping around all the time - they'll stay where you put them.

Chances are that mortar was only used on some of the small rocks towards the top of the "wall" to keep those from slipping around. If that would bother you, take belljr's advice and use some adhesive on those.

 
Oh, and those rocks aren't supporting a ton of weight from the soil. It's not like it came pouring out or anything when they were moved.

 
This all sounds reasonable. Ok, Bell, thanks for the recommendation, I'm ordering that stuff off Amazon.

 
belljr said:
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Loctite PL 500 Landscape Block Adhesive is an exterior, heavy-duty, premium quality adhesive designed to meet any landscaping need. It delivers a quick and easy solution to installing the final course of cap with landscape blocks and the installation of cement paving stones. Excellent for landscaping projects, such as securing block walls and capstones and for bonding brick, stone, timbers, concrete, metal and wood. Loctite PL 500 Landscape Block Adhesive formula may be used under a variety of moisture and temperature conditions ranging from sub-freezing to elevated temperatures and dry, wet or frozen materials. Provides excellent flexibility to compensate for the different expansion rates of dissimilar materials. It is particularly effective when bonding irregular surfaces or bridging gaps between surfaces
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What about this? Looks pretty amazing and easy to use.

http://smile.amazon.com/Touch-Foam-4001141212-Landscape-Exterior/dp/B000BQWLCS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1437751532&sr=8-5&keywords=Landscape+Block+Adhesive

 
belljr said:
WHY ARE YOU IGNORING MY MASONARY adhesive?

You put it on like caulk
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IT'S SPELLED MASONRY!...and as a stone/brick mason,I agree; Loctite Premium adhesive works exceptionally with stone, you should not have further problems...I use it for everything, & it sets & secures quickly. Strongly recommended.
 
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My best guess goes to lightning strike. Here is an article about a couple that was killed by a lightning strike while sitting on a rock wall, which contains a picture of the rock wall that appears to have exploded from the lightning strike. Notably, there doesn't appear to be any burn marks on the rocks, and it seems like the lightning strike sent rock debris spreading outward from the spot of the strike -- much like your rock wall. Contrary to the common belief that lightning is only attracted to metal, rocks actually commonly attract lightning, as rocky mountains are routinely hit by lightning strikes. Do you know what type of rocks are used in your front yard? It looks like it could potentially be granite. Granite is one of the types of rocks that most frequently attracts lightning strikes. I think the fact that a violent thunderstorm occurred that night makes if far more likely that it was lightning than vandalism. What type of vandals would go out in a thunderstorm just to dig up rocks and then move most of them only a few inches? I think lightning is the culprit here.

 
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Otis said:
The other day I came out and saw this.

Oh, and just to be safe, we called the village police and they came by to take a look. They also didn't spot any evidence of a car, and were equally stumped as to what it could be.
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:lmao: you seriously called the police over this?

 
The druids.

No one knew who they were, or what they were doing. But their legend lives on in the living rock.

 
Buckfast 1 said:
My best guess goes to lightning strike. Here is an article about a couple that was killed by a lightning strike while sitting on a rock wall, which contains a picture of the rock wall that appears to have exploded from the lightning strike. Notably, there doesn't appear to be any burn marks on the rocks, and it seems like the lightning strike sent rock debris spreading outward from the spot of the strike -- much like your rock wall. Contrary to the common belief that lightning is only attracted to metal, rocks actually commonly attract lightning, as rocky mountains are routinely hit by lightning strikes. Do you know what type of rocks are used in your front yard? It looks like it could potentially be granite. Granite is one of the types of rocks that most frequently attracts lightning strikes. I think the fact that a violent thunderstorm occurred that night makes if far more likely that it was lightning than vandalism. What type of vandals would go out in a thunderstorm just to dig up rocks and then move most of them only a few inches? I think lightning is the culprit here.
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I actually agree with this. It would have been a pretty stupid vandalism. It was far more likely a vehicle or lightning strike than vandalism.

 
sports_fan said:
update?
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Rocks are still there. Looks kind of crappy in the way I restacked them. But it's fine.

But here's a weird one:

This past weekend, were out in front and noticed a bunch of broken glass not far from the scene of the crime. Maybe 20 feet away, in the street, about 5 feet from the curb and at the entrance to our driveway. It looks like car window glass, like when someone breaks the window to break into a parked car. Except there's no way it could have been a parked there, because it's basically in the middle of the street and in the path of our driveway. Anyway, I just swept it up and out of the way.

Just weird crap happening around here these days. Maybe we have a Pullman ghost.

 
Otis said:
sports_fan said:
update?
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Rocks are still there. Looks kind of crappy in the way I restacked them. But it's fine.

But here's a weird one:

This past weekend, were out in front and noticed a bunch of broken glass not far from the scene of the crime. Maybe 20 feet away, in the street, about 5 feet from the curb and at the entrance to our driveway. It looks like car window glass, like when someone breaks the window to break into a parked car. Except there's no way it could have been a parked there, because it's basically in the middle of the street and in the path of our driveway. Anyway, I just swept it up and out of the way.

Just weird crap happening around here these days. Maybe we have a Pullman ghost.
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Are your pizza Combos missing?

 
St. Louis Bob said:
Otis said:
sports_fan said:
update?
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Rocks are still there. Looks kind of crappy in the way I restacked them. But it's fine.

But here's a weird one:

This past weekend, were out in front and noticed a bunch of broken glass not far from the scene of the crime. Maybe 20 feet away, in the street, about 5 feet from the curb and at the entrance to our driveway. It looks like car window glass, like when someone breaks the window to break into a parked car. Except there's no way it could have been a parked there, because it's basically in the middle of the street and in the path of our driveway. Anyway, I just swept it up and out of the way.

Just weird crap happening around here these days. Maybe we have a Pullman ghost.
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Are your pizza Combos missing?
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:lmao:

 
Officer Pete Malloy said:
St. Louis Bob said:
Otis said:
sports_fan said:
update?
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Rocks are still there. Looks kind of crappy in the way I restacked them. But it's fine.But here's a weird one:

This past weekend, were out in front and noticed a bunch of broken glass not far from the scene of the crime. Maybe 20 feet away, in the street, about 5 feet from the curb and at the entrance to our driveway. It looks like car window glass, like when someone breaks the window to break into a parked car. Except there's no way it could have been a parked there, because it's basically in the middle of the street and in the path of our driveway. Anyway, I just swept it up and out of the way.

Just weird crap happening around here these days. Maybe we have a Pullman ghost.
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Are your pizza Combos missing?
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:lmao:
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Nice :lmao:

 
Otis said:
There are two large trees out on our front lawn. Around each one is a circular rock retaining wall, around 2 feet high, with a planting bed in the middle.

The other day I came out and saw this.

Basically, the retaining wall on one side was knocked down. It was a little bizarre. So here's a little mystery for the FFA mysternerds to solve.

The facts, in addition to the picture:

1. It can't just have fallen down. I know this because one of the rocks was thrown about 8 feet from the wall, towards the house, and was out in the middle of the lawn away from the rest. It either was sent there by impact, or someone threw it there. Also, the wall is apparently built with some kind of mortar (cement), and not just stacked.

2. The wall is about 10 feet from the curb.

3. There were no visible tire marks in the grass or on the curb, or any other evidence of a vehicle coming up onto the lawn.

4. We've only lived here less than a year, keep to ourselves, are good and quiet neighbors that nobody could hate yet. It seems like an odd target for vandalism, an odd way to vandalize, in a neighborhood that doesn't have much vandalism at all.

5. There was a violent thunderstorm around the time this happened. Some have speculated a lightning strike caused it. There are no signs of burn or other damage, including to the tree, and the nearby electrical (including the spotlight in that planting bed) are all working fine.

Oh, and just to be safe, we called the village police and they came by to take a look. They also didn't spot any evidence of a car, and were equally stumped as to what it could be.

What happened to my rock wall?

TIA
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A year ago today we all felt your pain.

Flags at half staff today I assume?

 
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