In this video, This Old House mason Mark McCullough shows host Kevin O'Connor how to turn two pieces of stone into a beautiful rustic birdbath.

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Kevin O'Connor meets mason Mark McCullough for a special project: a stone birdbath. Mark shows Kevin how he chooses matching stones for bases and the baths that sit on top before moving on to the heavy lifting.

Difficulty: ⅗
Cost: Under $50
Time: 1 Day

Where to find it?
Mark and Kevin work together to turn two large stones into a birdbath. Mark explains the base stone should be about 18-20 inches high and that the top stone is usually round, with a circumference of about 12-16 inches.

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