Notorious W.A.L.L.

Finally got around to creating that ole retaining wall we have been working on for awhile now. With my two weeks off work, I dug the trenches, filled them with gravel, ordered the stone, obtained the help of a few friends, and set to work laying a dry-fit wall. Needless to say, I'm glad my friends knew what they were doing with this puzzle.

We used a few basalt columns to visually break up the height shift up the embankment so we didn't have to bury the stone only a few feet into the slope.

Also added a french drain to capture the rainwater off the gutter downspout instead of letting it runoff the side of the neighbors driveway. In the end, it turned out even better than we expected. More pics found here.