How Do You Build Retaining Walls With Natural Stone?
This tutorial is on building retaining walls out of natural stone, 3’ in height or less, using a dry-walling or “dry-stack” approach. Other materials for building retaining walls include timbers or salvaged railroad ties, concrete and landscaping block (such as you see at Home Depot and Lowe’s). The dry-stack method is not appropriate for terraces greater than 3 feet in height.Difficulty: AverageTime Required: 2 days for a 10′-long structure.Here’s How: • Check local codes before you begin digging (you may need a permit), although often you won’t be bothered if you keep the structure 3’ high or less. If your slope is too large for a 3’-high structure, you could terrace the slope by building retaining walls in 2 or more places, rather than trying to do the whole job with just one structure. Building terraces greater than 3’ in height is trickier. The mortar-less method discussed in this tutorial is not intend
