With its highly textured split face and refined beauty of hewn chiseled stone the stonewall select retaining wall system blends in beautifully in any home landscape scheme.
Split face concrete block retaining wall.
The region s choice for concrete block split face block lightweight glazed block rockwood retaining walls and much more walden industries provides custom block in sizes of six eight ten and 12 inches.
Over the years block has evolved from the simple two cell rectangular unit often called cinder block to much more elaborate and attractive split face.
These are commonly used for retaining walls and decorative features.
The diamond retaining wall system straight face can be used with geosynthetic reinforcement for tall wall applications.
An average 100 square foot wall will run about 1 350.
Split face blocks are a highly flexible product that suits residential and commercial buildings and landscape retaining walls.
Concrete masonry provides a cost effective answer to a variety of essential building needs including structure fire separation architectural finish sound control and low maintenance.
Optional step and cap accessories provide even more design versatility.
Standard concrete block cmu this block measures 8 x 8 x 16 and features two identical openings or cells.
Three basic types of block used for raised planters and retaining wall structures.
Measure from one end of the block and mark all four faces sides at the desired length.
Split face block have been split in the middle to create a ruff facing sides rather than smoothly formed facing to create a less industrial look.
The rough surface adds dimension while discouraging graffiti when used for masonry walls.
Concrete block with split face has one smooth face and one fractured face.
Retaining walls are relatively rigid walls used for supporting the soil mass laterally so that the soil can be retained at different levels on the two.
Stonewall select residential retaining walls are an excellent addition to any home and are an ideal complement to pavers and brick as well as flagstone fieldstone and other natural materials.
For an attractive retaining wall with enduring performance the diamond product is the perfect choice.
A completed 100 square foot project will cost between 1 200 and 1 500 depending on the difficulty of the installation.
The straight split face block retaining wall system provides clean lines for a wide range of retaining wall projects.