Cheek End Workshop (2-Day)

Start Date

11/15/2025

End Date

11/15/2025

Description

This workshop is ideally suited to the contractor or avid home owner as well as those thinking of testing Level II (3.90) in the future. It is suited to beginners and those with previous experience.

Whenever your building a wall, sooner or later it must come to an end. A cheek end is the typical way to end a wall. It is also called a wall end, wall head, or square end. Cheek ends are a particular challenge to build well and structurally are the most vulnerable part of a wall, so it is important to get it right.

Cheek ends are particularly tricky to build well, and this workshop will give participants first hand experience with this. Working as a partner with another participant, each pair will dismantle and rebuild a cheek end on a freestanding wall about 54? tall. The two day format will give participants time get familiar with how to build a cheek end. Setting up a frame to guide the build and the stone shaping needed to accomplish the task are all included. Of particular importance is learning to plan ahead so each stone is used to its maximum value. The end goal of the workshop is for each pair to build structural stable cheek end.

Location

South Fork, PA

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Design-Build
Residential Design
Rural Landscape

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

15.0

Learning Outcomes

-Learn safe construction practices
-Understand walling terminology
-Gain a basic knowledge of correct building methods and techniques
-Gain the ability to identify properly built walls
- Knowledge to build their own dry stone walls in a safe and structurally sound manner.

Instructors

Kim and Jerry Coggin (DSWA-GB Certified Wallers and Instructors)

Course Codes

Provider

The Stone Trust

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