Building A Small Rock Wall

Join me as i build my first ever dry stack retaining wall.

Building a small rock wall.

Building your own rock wall using slip form part 2 it was a long couple of days as i tried to contain my curiosity to see how our first effort at slip form masonry had turned out. Here a simple dry laid planter box is made of large flat stones. Dig a trench that s below the frost line and 2 feet wider than the wall. This will allow me to terrace my property and give me more usable space for gardening play.

Low walls can be made with three to four layers of stones. New videos added march 2018 much more detail in the masonry playlist at https. And i love rock walls. If the concrete or concrete block is too smooth drive some concrete nails in so the cement has something to grab.

Use it as a tie rock instead. How to build a natural dry stacked stone free standing or retaining rock wall. The first row of rock should be larger than a bowling ball but small enough to move by yourself or with a helper. Big small retaining free standing.

Before you start this or any other digging project call 811 if you re in the u s. Use the same basic structure of a rock wall for a foundation covering rock wall. When building a simple stone wall look for a variety of stone types with flat surfaces that stack easily. Add and tamp more layers until the footing is about 8 inches below grade.

For a stacked block retaining wall that s no higher than four feet a trench filled with three inches of crushed rock will help keep the wall from shifting and settling. Some good tips about making rock walls that will help build your confidence. The exact depth of the. See tuesday s post building a rock wall using slip form part 1 we placed the stones into the form and filled in behind them with concrete and smaller rocks.

If you re old of small build or fat and lazy take longer and build a smaller wall. Used in this way this stone will tie into more stones around it and be held in place by more stones above it guaranteeing you a wall that will last many years. Line it with landscape fabric overlapped 12 inches at the seams add a 6 inch layer of inch stone and tamp it with a plate compactor. A stone wall doesn t have to be tall or mortared.

Use a crowbar to pack dirt in between the rocks.