Repairing a Bulged Section of Dry-Stone Wall
A bulged section is a job for a qualified dry-stone wall builder, because the wall may be retaining ground and failure can be sudden. The builder first assesses why the bulge formed, checking the drainage behind the wall, the load it holds back and whether the foundations have shifted. They then decide how much of the section must be taken down and rebuilt, working in short lengths so the sound parts stay supported. Rebuilding typically reuses the original stone, restores the packed hearting and any through-stones, re-establishes the wall's inward slope and resets the capstones, with the underlying cause addressed so the repair is not rebuilt to fail again.