Using a tape measure decide the length and the width of your retaining wall then mark off the area with the garden stakes and string.
Stone retaining wall with steps.
To create a solid foundation dig a trench for the first course of your interlocking retaining wall blocks to sit in and make sure the ground remains even throughout.
We took out a couple of wall caps and put it in.
Dig out the step and retaining wall areas 12 in.
Of gravel into the excavation and pack it solid with a hand tamper.
Roughly level the top.
Establish the face of the retaining wall by hammering a piece of rebar into the ground at both ends.
It makes a good visual statement.
We laid 4 black perforated pipe behind the wall and put a tee in at the lowest level running a pipe out under the wall.
How to build a dry stack stone retaining wall step 1.
This rock step will signal the entrance to the back garden.
Take the measurements to a stone supply yard.
Build a retaining wall from stone brick or landscaping lumber at the base of each terrace to prevent erosion.
An average step.
Bring the beauty of stone into your yard page 90 gravel and timber steps.
Below the lowest point on the path figure a.
Determine the length height and location of the retaining wall.