Dry stone retaining walls.
Dry stone retaining wall detail.
Ranging from granite to limestone and slate our dry stone walling products provide an innovative approach to natural stone cladding.
Dry stone walls are almost always built with a batter which is the inward slope of the front face of the wall.
For dry stack walls the base should be as wide as the wall is tall.
If the ground is level above and the footing is stable below the simplest form of retaining wall is appropriate.
The stone trust provides design consulting services for dry stone walls and structures.
The stone trust has written detailed engineering specifications for dry stone retaining walls for use by contractors and designers click here to access these design specs.
Excavate to a depth of 6 inches along the entire base of the stone retaining wall using the string marker as a guide.
The wall should have a minimum.
For this 18 inch high wall the footing should be at least 18 inches wide.
The stones used in the wall should be of large size and roughly hammer dressed so as to ensure maximum bedding area.
Generally speaking all the stones should be removed right down to bare dirt when stripping out.
Use a hand or power tamper to level the base.
Our dry stone wall cladding for feature walls and retaining walls provides a rugged organic and textural approach to surface treatments.
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Standard specifications for dry stone retaining walls.