Retaining Wall And Concrete Patio

Our residential wall pavers are suitable for both stone retaining walls and freestanding features such as outdoor kitchens or built in seating.

Retaining wall and concrete patio.

Your retaining wall will stand on our exclusive 5 year warranty. Swing a tape measure hooked on the spikes and spray paint arcs to mark the actual face of the wall and edge of the patio. Place the blocks on the base material near the front of the trench. Bring home improvement projects to life with pavers.

To create a solid foundation dig a trench for the first course of your interlocking retaining wall blocks to sit in and make sure the ground remains even throughout. Spikes to mark the center points of the patio and wall. Paint a second set of arcs to indicate outer excavation lines adding 2 ft. Most cast concrete stones are heavy enough to stay upright without help.

A comfortable sitting height for a wall is 18 to 24 inches including capstones. Add an ab courtyard patio wall to create an outdoor room. From creating patios and walkways to building block walls tree rings and fire pits there are so many ways to get creative with pavers edging stones and wall block at lowe s we can supply you with all of the tools and materials you need whether you want to build a brick patio or a concrete retaining wall. Building a raised patio is easy and can add more usable living space and lasting value to your landscape.

Install pavers for the outdoor flooring. Retaining walls can be constructed using a variety of materials from poured concrete and large timbers to natural stones even bricks. To the wall radius and 8 in. To the patio radius.

But for safety s sake you should glue down at least every other course and certainly the capstones with construction adhesive made for stonework. Concrete blocks are ideal for building walls to hold back the soil after you dig into a slope for a pathway patio or another landscaping project block retaining walls are generally the same as freestanding block walls but with a few important differences. Freestanding retaining wall blocks. Construct a retaining wall to build the raised patio.

The success of your retaining wall depends on a level base. The wall builds more than just beauty into our stone retaining wall projects. Do choose a material you can easily work with. Using a tape measure decide the length and the width of your retaining wall then mark off the area with the garden stakes and string.

A concrete block retaining wall is the perfect solution to control erosion to eliminate a hard to mow slope to add a planting bed or to level an ideal patio area. These systems are easy to install durable reasonably priced and available in a variety of colors and textures.