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A tall story about a drystone wall
A tall wall: To get the ball rolling, here's the first job of the year to be completed. It's in Kirkburton, Huddersfield, She was a bit of a monster! – 2.5m high – so required plenty of big retaining stones throughout. At least, moving them kept us nice and warm in the icy weather! Before: The collapsed wall, above, with the start of the repair, below.
ogswalling
5 days ago1 min read


Stone me, it's a return to our roots!
A little earlier this year we were busy creating a large wall from new stone and filling the joints with mortar, For our most recent task, pictured here, we were asked to rebuild a dry stone garden wall, something we love doing - and a return to our roots.. Can we help you with your walling needs in the New Year? Please give us a call or drop us a line .

Oliver
Dec 18, 20251 min read


Creativity leads to a stone beehive cairn
We got the opportunity to be creative for this front garden feature, as we enjoy a new challenge and learning along the way. The beehive cairn, for want of a better name, came out pretty well in the end and it will do a great job as the focal point after the landscapers come in!

Oliver
Oct 7, 20251 min read


Thanks for the positive feedback on recent dry stone walling jobs
It is rewarding when customers offer positive feedback on work we have completed. Here are two examples relating to recent OGS dry stone...

Oliver
Aug 10, 20251 min read


Ivy covered wall rebuilt by our team
AFTER: The newly rebuilt drystone wall We were asked to rebuild an old drystone wall in Meltham which was almost hidden under yards of...

Oliver
Aug 9, 20251 min read


Just finished: A large wonky, quirky, tricky dry stone wall
'Wonky' and 'quirky' were the words we were briefed with when we took on this large wall,. which we've just completed. So we included...

Oliver
May 22, 20251 min read


A collapsing wall rebuilt and made more attractive
The problem: A collapsing wall in Kirkburton that had seen various sections added to it over the years, some stone, some brick. Our...

Oliver
Feb 5, 20251 min read


Barn rebuild faced with drystone cladding
We've been facing up this barn rebuild in Oldham with drystone cladding. The original stone is being used to maintain the appearance and...

Oliver
Nov 17, 20241 min read


Stone edging leads us up the garden path in Huddersfield
This job we took on recently in a large garden in the Colne Valley in West Yorkshire was something a bit different. We were asked to...

Oliver
Oct 18, 20241 min read


Phase one of big dry stone walling project completed
We tackle all sorts of dry stone walling jobs, large and small. This latest walling project is a big one and we are pleased that phase...

Oliver
Sep 8, 20241 min read


A grave problem solved with this rebuilt stone wall
Here's a dry stone wall we've just completed in a graveyard in Brighouse, West Yorkshire. It had been rebuilt only a few years ago, but...

Oliver
Jul 20, 20241 min read


Garden wall rebuilt after collapse
Here are two pictures of a garden wall we rebuilt following its collapse. Most of the original stone had deteriorated badly, so we...

Oliver
Jun 25, 20241 min read


Rebuilding a wall collapsed by the winter rain
This dry stone wall collapsed due to the extensive rain over winter. We did a full take down and rebuild of the collapsed section and a...

Oliver
Apr 12, 20241 min read


Before and after - a renovated wall
Just finished this wall improvement! Now properly retaining and much better looking!

Oliver
Mar 7, 20241 min read


Wet weather brought down this wall – we rebuilt it
Here's a dry stone boundary wall that we were asked to rebuild in January after it had collapsed. This winter's wet weather has not been...

Oliver
Feb 28, 20241 min read


Repair of partly collapsed wall in rural Huddersfield
We were asked to repair a wall in a rural area of Huddersfield. Part of it had collapsed due to failed footings caused by heavy rain and...

Oliver
Jan 17, 20241 min read


Nothing rubbish about this stone-built bin store
Almondbury-based clients asked us to create a bin store at the foot of their drive. It involved digging out 10 sq metres of the garden,...

Oliver
Jan 14, 20241 min read


Want a safe fire pit? Have it built from stone
Here's a firepit seating area that we built in November with dry stone walls, stone flag seating and light coloured gravel. It's all...

Oliver
Nov 30, 20231 min read
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