How to build a dry stack stone retaining wall step 1.
Stone retaining wall with steps.
I knew that there would be steps going from the retaining wall to the lower garden area and i wanted to insert a stone that would direct traffic in the proper direction.
Below the lowest point on the path figure a.
Of gravel into the excavation and pack it solid with a hand tamper.
Determine the length height and location of the retaining wall.
This rock step will signal the entrance to the back garden.
Roughly level the top.
An average step.
Build a retaining wall from stone brick or landscaping lumber at the base of each terrace to prevent erosion.
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.
We laid 4 black perforated pipe behind the wall and put a tee in at the lowest level running a pipe out under the wall.
We took out a couple of wall caps and put it in.
Establish the face of the retaining wall by hammering a piece of rebar into the ground at both ends.
Take the measurements to a stone supply yard.
Begin your project by setting the steps and the retaining walls around them.
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.
Bring the beauty of stone into your yard page 90 gravel and timber steps.