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We offer the look of natural stone, outstanding retaining characteristics and design flexibility for your retaining wall needs. Whether your plans call for constructing curved walls, seat walls, planters, or steps, we combine practical needs with aesthetics and durability for your walls.
Slope Protection:
- Preserve & maintain an existing hillside
- Protect your house and other structures near a slope
- Create tree wells to protect existing trees from construction or grade changes
- Form terraces or establish grade changes
- Construct level plateaus on which to build a patio, house, gazebo, or hot tub
Outdoor Living Space:
Create a variety of outdoor living spaces with natural stone:
- Seat walls
- Free standing
- Double split-faced walls
- Add sitting room on a patio without increasing the size of the patio
- Single or multi level patios
- Planters
- Steps
- Pillars
- Outdoor kitchen
- Fireplace
Professional Installation:
- Before any work commences, we locate all public utilities on the property
Base Preparation:
This is the most important part of the entire installation process:
- Appropriate base material, thickness and compaction are essential to ensure your installation will last a lifetime
- On the bottom row, each block is placed on the compacted base, and each block is leveled with a transit or laser level
Laying Additional Rows:
- As each additional row is laid, all debris is swept away from the preceding row
- Each row is offset from the preceding row to ensure that the joints are staggered. (This is necessary for proper stability)
- In many instances, each unit interlocks with the units above and below it
- In larger walls, each unit has a built in setback that automatically forms the correct slope
- Detailed precision cuts are made in the blocks in a curved wall design to eliminate gaps or voids in the wall
Geo-Grid or Geo-Tech Fabric:
Geo-Grid or Geo-Tech is a reinforcing material used to add even more stability to tall walls.
- Walls made using Geo-Grid or Geo-Tech can be made taller and more stable than walls made without
- Geo-Grid or Geo-Tech is recommended for walls taller than 4 feet
Backfilling and Drainage:
- Gravel is used behind the wall as a backfill to allow for drainage
- In many instances a drainage pipe is also used, along with gravel
- Backfilling is done every 2-3 rows as the wall height progresses
Coping or Caps:
- All walls are finished at the top with a cap or with coping
Clean Up:
- Our work sites are cleaned up on a daily basis
- Complete clean up of the work area at the end of the installation
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