For a stacked block retaining wall that s no higher than four feet a trench filled with three inches of crushed rock will help keep the wall from shifting and settling.
Stacked flagstone retaining wall.
Another advantage of dry stacked stone walls is that you can create planting pockets for small rock garden plants such as sedums.
If you have to buy stone choose a flat stone such as flagstone or a cut stone like ashlar.
How to build a good base for front or backyard landscaping dry stacked stone retaining wall.
A flagstone wall is very easy to build and helps demarcate areas within your garden enhancing the beauty of the landscape made from light flagstones this type of wall resembles a stacked slate and does not require any drainage system.
The base should be dug out at least twice as wide as the width of the stone.
For dry stack walls the base should be as wide as the wall is tall.
So the first thing that you need to determine is the length height and location of the retaining wall.
The depth and amount of base material has a lot to do with the type of soil and size of the wall.
So in my case the stone was cut to 12 wide making the base 24 wide.
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Flat or cut stones are much easier to work with than fieldstone and will make a sturdier wall.
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Higher walls should be engineered for stability.
Excavate to a depth of 6 inches along the entire base of the stone retaining wall using the string marker as a guide.
W x 4 in.
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A flagstone retaining wall is usually no more than 3 to 4 feet high and is used to retain soil in the garden.
You can build a stone wall with natural fieldstone that you have on your property provided the stones are flat enough for stacking.
Use a hand or power tamper to level the base.
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Using your stakes string and line level.
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A dry stacked stone wall looks so natural.
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.