The landscape guys have been laboring for two days now just to get the first course of stones down. It's a bit difficult when they are working with bedrock in many places. This morning they arrived with this machine that breaks up the rock, so by late this afternoon, they were finally finished with the base stones. It should go much faster now, as all they have to do is haul the large stones, then build up the wall, layer by layer. I know...I'm being very cavalier when I say, "all they have to do." Each stone weighs a ton, and check out the length of the wall...
The stones are really cool--streaked with natural browns and dark grays--and the color will blend into the landscaping, plus match the muted tones of the new paint/trim on the house. Tomorrow I should be able to take some photos that will actually show the blocks rising above street level. Course, how high will depend on the aching backs of Matthew and his trusty sidekick. All I can say is: Better them than me...
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It looks like they are doing a very nice job. You're right. The first course is the most difficult and the rest will go much faster. I'm sure they're on top of this, but there will need to be some drainage pipe wrapped in a fabric material and further wrapped in drain rock so that hillside runoff doesn't collect behind the wall. As it gets higher too tiebacks may be necessary, but that usually starts at 5-6'. It's going to be beautiful!
Ah, that's what that weird black pipe stuff is..!! There's a great coil of the stuff in the front yard, and yes, it's oddly wrapped in fabric.
These stones can apparently only go as high as 4 feet, which is just what we wanted anyway.
We're going to have two Pillars of Hercules at each end. That wasn't our original plan, but it will look pretty cool in the end. She says hopefully.
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