You ll then want to dig a trench.
Building a stacked stone retaining wall.
Dry stack walls also drain well allowing water to pass through the wall itself.
Choose the location to build the dry stacked stone wall and use landscape marking spray paint to outline the location and shape of the rock wall.
Take the measurements to a stone supply yard.
Step 2 use a shovel a square tipped spade works best to edge around the painted line.
Establish the face of the retaining wall by hammering a piece of rebar into the ground at both ends.
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.
How to build a dry stack stone retaining wall step 1.
How high do you want the.
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.
Higher walls should be engineered for stability.
The depth and amount of base material has a lot to do with the type of soil and size of the wall.
How to build a dry stack stone retaining wall the right way 1.
So in my case the stone was cut to 12 wide making the base 24 wide.
This helps reduce hydrostatic pressure imposed by wet soil behind the wall which is the most common cause of retaining wall failure.
Determine the length height and location of the retaining wall.
Preparing the base for the wall.
Backfilling the wall with rock promotes drainage through the wall and prevents soil from pushing.
The easiest way to build a stone retaining wall is to use the dry stack method that requires no mortar between stones and does not need a concrete footing like mortared walls do.
Mark the area where your wall s base will be.
An average step.