Start installing the stone veneer at the wall corner.
Stone veneer cinder block retaining wall.
How to face a concrete block wall with stone.
Quality stone masons are recommended for the veneer itself.
Concrete blocks 12 22 face ft.
Wipe the back of the panels with a wet cloth.
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.
Be sure to inspect new concrete to insure there is no release agents form oil on the surface.
Modular or interlocking concrete blocks 6 9 sq.
Including cleaned and untreated concrete masonry or stucco.
Snap a level chalk line onto the wall 6 inches above the driveway.
Retaining wall caps 440 640 pallet or 54 to 69 face ft.
The ultimate dimensions of each wall design change according to pressures caused by climatic extremes.
This will create a inch space beneath the 6 inch wide stone veneer panels.
Whether you are dealing with fist sized stones pulled straight from the river or stone veneers that are shaved down into tile like thicknesses stone.
Cover the lath with a scratch coat of mortar to.
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.
Start at the base of the wall and work your way up to the top of the wall.
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.
Stone veneer can be installed directly to these surfaces if clean and absent of any paint or debris.