Up North Scapes
Failed Wall, Replaced: From Fallen Block to Two Tiers with Steps
This retaining wall had failed. Its blocks were down in the bed below it and the soil behind it stood open. The crew took it out and rebuilt it as two curved tiers with a set of steps up the middle. A retaining wall holds back soil and water every day, and the part that keeps it standing is the part nobody sees once it is backfilled: the base, the drainage, and the backfill behind the block.
Walk your pavers before the first snow. Any that sit more than an eighth of an inch above the ones next to them should be reset now, before a shovel or plow blade catches the edge. Shovel on a diagonal to the joints, not along them.
The national standard for granite used in paving and landscape work, ASTM C615, caps how much water the stone can absorb at 0.40 percent of its weight. Stone that takes in almost no water has almost nothing inside it to freeze.
★★★★★“Fantastic outcome and a great company to work with. Derek, the owner, listened to our ideas and offered suggestions to help come up with our end result, which we are thrilled with! The crew that did the work were very friendly, respectful and efficient.”Heather Ross, Google review
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Leave a ReviewNovember 1: Clocks go back an hour and sunset drops to about 4:35
Second week of December: Earliest sunset of the year, just after 4:00