Although they are most common for homes built on hills or sloping properties retaining wall blocks also provide creative design options for planter areas elevated landscapes and other more visual applications.
Retaining wall cap stone cutting.
A well built retaining wall is designed to be capped along the top edge for people to sit on the wall.
These wall cap add that finishing touch to your wall project.
Curved retaining walls create an attractive accent to the exterior landscaping of a home.
40 50 mm overhang.
And guess what they are straight cuts even though the wall is curved.
Use a saw to cut your blocks.
Capstones can be modified to fit any retaining wall shape.
Masonry saws can be rented at your local rental center all you ll.
Retaining walls are required for slopes and structural purposes as they use footings to hold a wall in place and better retain soil.
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Secure retaining wall caps.
Learn how to cut capstones for curved retaining walls as well as retaining walls with corners.
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Brown buff concrete retaining wall cap model 16057182 1 68 1 68.
Brown buff concrete retaining wall cap model 16057043 4 78 4 78.
Retaining wall blocks can be cut using a masonry chisel and mallet but for the topper stones you may want to spring for a diamond blade masonry saw.
Use a straight edge to connect the front and back lines.
So we re finally ready to make the cuts.
Finally you will have solid cut lines so you know where to cut the stone.
Similar to a wet tile saw masonry saws make very clean straight cuts that will give a nice finishing touch to your wall.
Curved retaining wall with straight cuts.
Place the first capstone on the wall to include a 1 5 2 in.