Location : Site of the "Les pierres de Saint-Canut" company at Saint-Canut (three quarters of an hour's drive to the north of Montreal, close to the airport).

350 man-hours to sort out the stones and build the cabanon.

41 tons of stone (hard, beige-yellowish sandstone with a 1.4m3 density and an 85% silica content).

Height of vault = 3.30 m

Overall height = 3.63 m

Outside diameter of base part = 3.65 m

Inside diameter = 1.90 m

Entrance:  height = 1.60 m, width = 0.70 m

Window: height = 0.60 m, width = 0.33 m

Depth of concrete foundation slab  = 30 cm, height of drain of crushed stones and base part = 1.80 m

Estimated cost (material, labour and general terms): about CAN $30 000.

Duration: from 5th to 14th December 2003 (average outside temperature: - 8 Celsius degrees).

The building experiment will feature in a documentary dealing with traditional crafts in Quebec and due to be released in Spring. A study conducted by an engineer is also in the pipeline. With a bit of luck, there may be a rash of dry stone cabanons in the near future.