Great for making inexpensive raised beds out of rocks.
Building a dry stack stone retaining wall.
The depth and amount of base material has a lot to do with the type of soil and size of the wall.
Mark the area where your wall s base will be.
Higher walls should be engineered for stability.
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.
An average step.
Learn to build a simple dry stack retaining wall for the garden using natural field stone.
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.
Make your wall siting height.
Determine the length height and location of the retaining wall.
Choose the location to build the dry stacked stone wall and use landscape marking spray paint to outline the.
Survey the area where you want to build the wall and draw out a plan.
Establish the face of the retaining wall by hammering a piece of rebar into the ground at both ends.
Use a shovel a square tipped spade works best to edge around the painted line.
Using your stakes string and line level mark the height of the capstone.
So in my case the stone was cut to 12 wide making the base 24 wide.
How to build a dry stack stone wall step 1.
Preparing the base for the wall.
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 high do you want the.
You ll then want to dig a trench.
How to build a dry stack stone retaining wall the right way 1.