On the other hand, for a retaining wall over 3 feet tall, he is always going to recommend a concrete block core, complete with drain pipes, itself a far cry from our ancestors' dry stack walls.

My introduction to building a stone wall, like beginnings in so many homesteading skills, came unexpectedly, urgently, and at the wrong time. It was a rare clear morning during a rainy spring in ...

There are two types of stone walls. One is free-standing that creates a fence or boundary. The other is a stone retaining wall. The method of construction for each is somewhat similar to the other ...

And that exposed a picturesque stone wall that runs parallel to Foothill, block after block. Neighbors who live behind the wall weren’t happy at losing a bit of their privacy.