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Landscape stacked stone retaining wall.
Stacked stone retaining walls can be an incredibly beautiful touch to a rustic yard.
The base should be dug out at least twice as wide as the width of the stone.
While all stone walls are stacked in some fashion here we re referring to walls consisting of smaller flat stones that marry up nicely with each other.
So in my case the stone was cut to 12 wide making the base 24 wide.
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The ideal height for a dry stacked retaining wall is 18 to 22 inches so you can sit on it when your gardening chores are done.
Use a hand or power tamper to level the base.
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And with textures that emulate the look of tumbled stone stacked stone chiseled stone or quarried stone there s a look to complement any architectural style.
Stacked stone walls are quite popular nowadays and they can definitely add up to the landscape look.
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For dry stack walls the base should be as wide as the wall is tall.
Higher walls should be engineered for stability.
Landscape wall project ideas in addition to retaining walls project ideas include outdoor fireplaces fire pits stone mailboxes stone water features outdoor kitchens built in seating built in planters pillars and garden.
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Excavate to a depth of 6 inches along the entire base of the stone retaining wall using the string marker as a guide.
We have lots of great dry stack stone wall pictures and other walls to give you ideas for your own yard.
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Stacked stone retaining wall ideas.
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.
But it takes skill and planning to construct an attractive wall that can also handle immense pressure shrug off the forces of gravity stand for decades and laugh in the face of mother nature.
The above tips will help you build one on your own so make sure you follow them.
Anyone with a strong back can stack up a bunch of blocks and build a pretty retaining wall.
Planting flowers and small brushes can soften the look of the stones.
For this 18 inch high wall the footing should be at least 18 inches wide.
Building a retaining wall is suitable for diyers as long as the wall is a maximum of 3 feet tall in most areas.
Even if you don t plan to sit on your wall 3 feet is about as high as i would recommend building any dry stacked wall.
