Smooth the surface using a two by four or float then add texture as desired using tools or a broom.
Pour concrete over stone wall.
Spread the new concrete over the surface filling the entire area within the form you created.
The new wall thickness will depend upon how thick your stone wall is and how badly bowed the stone wall is.
Height vertical thickness of the concrete footing.
Pouring concrete over the existing one.
Sheets of lath installed higher up on the wall are centered above the lower sheets of lath so that the sheets are staggered like bricks on a wall.
The soil should be graded or sloped so the excavation site s center is slightly.
Remove the sheeting or blanket daily wet the.
It sure is ok to put concrete against stone foundation i guess u mean something like plaster and not new wall just make sure to add good quantity of concrete against stones so that it binds stones.
For example a retaining wall higher than 600mm usually needs engineering by a structural engineer which is easier to achieve with core filled concrete block on footings rather than just solid stone.
After the lath is installed on the wall mortar is mixed and scraped onto the metal lath with a trowel.
Using some small scraps of rebar tie them with wire between the two mats to keep them separated when you pour the heavy concrete.
The concrete block wall takes the job of retaining while the stone is for looks only.
Specifically you can make them at least 12 inches in height.
My last wall was basically twenty four inches thick but twelve inches thick is a minimum you should build.
Wet the concrete thoroughly and then cover it with the sheeting of your choice using bricks rocks or other heavy items to hold it in place.
I don t like to pour new concrete any thinner than 2 inches thick when i pour over existing concrete.
It does depend on what purpose the wall is performing.
If you re building a really big wall pour them even thicker taller because the concrete footing will need to support more weight.
It s best to pour the concrete footings thick when building mortared stone walls.
The minimum thickness i pour new concrete over existing concrete.
The edges of the lath are overlapped by approximately 1 inch.
Pouring concrete over existing concrete sidewalk when pouring new mix over old concrete make the mixture stiffer than usual by adding less water.