After the wall is 4 to 6 in. above ground, use a pointed trowel to apply mortar to the rear half of the stones [8]. Keep the mortar away from the front to create the look of a dry laid wall.

How To Prepare Your Retaining Wall Base And First Course A trench is key to building a stable retaining wall because it'll serve as the foundation. To start, mark the length and width of your wall ...

You can watch the ETH HEAP put all its onboard tech to work building a 215 foot long, 20 foot high retaining wall all on its own in the video, below. Autonomous excavator constructs dry stone wall ...

Many years ago, when I was young and foolish, I decided to build an 80-foot long terrace for fruit trees, and to edge it with a nice fieldstone retaining wall, using stones I could find on my property ...

Retaining walls higher than 3 feet should tilt into the hillside. This is commonly referred to as battering. It's not uncommon to see 6 inches of backward tilt for every 4 vertical feet of height.

It’s a unique skill to build the dry stone barrier. From the ground up, builders will make a foundation, then work together to make a wall that can last for generations.

From real or composite stone cladding, local dry-stone walling or neatly hewn and processed blocks, each material will add its own character and can be used in many creative ways.

Whatever the shape and size of your plot, a stone garden wall will boost its style credentials. From smart, contemporary cladding, majestic gabions or rustic dry stone walls there are endless ...