Establish the face of the retaining wall by hammering a piece of rebar into the ground at both ends.
Building a dry stack stone retaining wall.
Take the measurements to a stone supply yard.
Mark the area where your wall s base will be.
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.
How to build a dry stack stone wall step 1.
The depth and amount of base material has a lot to do with the type of soil and size of the wall.
How to build a dry stack stone retaining wall step 1.
Make your wall siting height.
How high do you want the.
An average step.
Preparing the base for the wall.
So in my case the stone was cut to 12 wide making the base 24 wide.
You ll then want to dig a trench.
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Determine the length height and location of the retaining wall.
Learn to build a simple dry stack retaining wall for the garden using natural field stone.
Higher walls should be engineered for stability.
How to build a dry stack stone retaining wall the right way 1.
Continue using the shovel to.
Use a shovel a square tipped spade works best to edge around the painted line.
How to build a good base for front or backyard landscaping dry stacked stone retaining wall the base should be dug out at least twice as wide as the width of the stone.
Survey the area where you want to build the wall and draw out a plan.