Stone Veneer Cinder Block Retaining Wall
This is the part 2 video of us showing how to apply the stone ledgers under the cantilever ledge to give your walls houses block walls or whatever you want.
Stone veneer cinder block retaining wall. This will create a inch space beneath the 6 inch wide stone veneer panels. Concrete exterior or interior wall. Stone veneer wall design. Concrete blocks 12 22 face ft.
Including cleaned and untreated concrete masonry or stucco. If you are applying stone veneer to a painted or sealed concrete foundation attach a layer of metal lath to the concrete wall with masonry anchors. Stone veneer can be installed directly to these surfaces if clean and absent of any paint or debris. Snap a level chalk line onto the wall 6 inches above the driveway.
Because of the bare bones appearance of cinder block the wall will still need some form of visual enhancement with a stucco or veneer finish on the exposed surfaces. Cover the lath with a scratch coat of mortar to. Start at the base of the wall and work your way up to the top of the wall. How to face a concrete block wall with stone.
Wipe the back of the panels with a wet cloth. Modular or interlocking concrete blocks 6 9 sq. The ultimate dimensions of each wall design change according to pressures caused by climatic extremes. Quality stone masons are recommended for the veneer itself.
A stone veneer retaining wall must be well designed and usually requires a landscape architect or a very capable design build company for construction drawings. Be sure to inspect new concrete to insure there is no release agents form oil on the surface.