Stacked River Rock Retaining Wall

Whether you re looking to build a wall for a raised garden or a small retaining wall a stacked stone wall can offer elegance without a lot of expense.

Stacked river rock retaining wall.

Use existing topographical features in the yard to enhance the dry stacked rock wall. Stone walls also look better with age. Ekena millwork 48 in. Plan for good drainage proper width height ratio and distance between tiers.

Castle rock stacked stone stonewall faux stone siding panel model pnu24x48crsr 60 57. Your house or garden may sit on a rolling hillside. An average brick retaining wall that is 30 feet long and 4 feet high without any built in steps or extra reinforcements is typically around 4 220 the average homeowner will pay 35 per square foot and spend between 2 450 and 6 650 to build a retaining wall. Anything taller should be handled by professionals.

River rock 13 rockface 19 shadow ledge stone 4 stacked stone 195 stone wall. Then use a dry stack method. Try and stick with odd numbered layers of rock. Dig a ditch the length of the wall that is about a foot wide and 8 to 12 inches 20 5 cm 30 5 cm below the ground level.

Get free shipping on qualified stacked stone stone veneer siding or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials. To build a natural dry stone retaining wall prepare the site. This ditch will act as the wall s footing and prevent the rocks from sliding forward due to pressure from the earth behind. Building a retaining wall is suitable for diyers as long as the wall is a maximum of 3 feet tall in most areas.

The maximum height of a stacked stone retaining wall. Lay high quality stones and use a geotextile backing to ensure the wall lasts a long time. To build these retaining walls and place the rock you ll need to cut into the slope and create a level ground above and below the wall. The easiest way to build a stone retaining wall is to use the dry stack method that requires no mortar between stones and does not need a concrete footing like mortared walls do.

Building a wall with even numbered rows will give the decorative wall a patterned. Adding mortar makes your wall stable and takes the worry away. They can be stacked without mortar but this requires stacking them just so. A stone wall can give your garden timeless appeal.

Incorporate the wall into a gentle slope or create a raised planting bed and use the rock wall to retain the elevated soil. Try to cut the ditch into native soil rather than loose added soil as the former provides a more stable foundation for the wall.