Your landscaping can be beautiful and compliment your plants and patio with a natural stone retaining wall. Anyone can do as long as they follow the ancient rules of dry stone walling. Building an authentic dry stack wall can be greatly satisfying.

Step 1: Determine your location and height desired.
Step 2: Excavate 6-10" below the final grade height, plus 4-6" additional on the front and back of the wall.
Step 3: Install 3-4" of crushed gravel.
Step 4: Install the bottom (base) course.
Step 5: Install the wall courses.
Step 6: Install drainage rock as backfill.
Step 7: Install the flattest stones as the wall cap.
Step 8: Grade the soil around the wall to bury bottom (base) course.
Step 9: Take pictures.
Step 10: Make your friends envious by posting your new wall.

We hope this was helpful for you. Please reach out to us if you have any questions about you dry stack retaining wall. Sierra would be more than happy to install as many dry stack walls in your outdoor living area as you require. Please go to our website below and fill out the form to contact us directly.
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