Excavate to a depth of 6 inches along the entire base of the stone retaining wall using the string marker as a guide.
Dry stone retaining wall detail.
Dry stone retaining walls.
Standard specifications for dry stone retaining walls.
Dry stone walls are almost always built with a batter which is the inward slope of the front face of the wall.
Use a hand or power tamper to level the base.
Ranging from granite to limestone and slate our dry stone walling products provide an innovative approach to natural stone cladding.
Generally speaking all the stones should be removed right down to bare dirt when stripping out.
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The stability of such walls depends upon the arrangement of stones in the wall and the friction between the individual stones.
Our dry stone wall cladding for feature walls and retaining walls provides a rugged organic and textural approach to surface treatments.
The wall should have a minimum.
For this 18 inch high wall the footing should be at least 18 inches wide.
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This is the simplest form of retaining wall.
Retaining walls convert sloping ground into usable level spaces.
For dry stack walls the base should be as wide as the wall is tall.