Cinder Block Retaining Wall Veneer
Modular or interlocking concrete blocks 6 9 sq.
Cinder block retaining wall veneer. 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. Calculate the necessary cinder block by square feet. Retaining wall caps 440 640 pallet or 54 to 69 face ft. In this video this old house landscape contractor roger cook dresses up a block wall with stone veneer panels.
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. Concrete blocks 12 22 face ft. Whether you re building a retaining wall or just need some extra privacy a cinder block wall is an affordable way to get the job done. Prepare the cinder block wall to accept the brick veneer or facade.
They are roughly half as thick. 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. Use a pressure washer fitted with a paint stripping tip to blast the concrete wall clean of all stain paint and dirt. The bricks you will be using are not standard size structural bricks.
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. The timeless elegance of a stone wall fits nearly any landscape. Fortunately you have many options for improving a cinder block wall. How to face a concrete block wall with stone.
Stone veneer can be applied to a new or existing cmu block wall to give it a facelift. Stone wall veneer lets you turn your drab cinder block wall into a landscape feature that brings a little touch of luxury along with it. The typical cinder block is 8 by 16 inches meaning that a cinder block covers an area of 1 125 square feet. Use different material to give any cinder block wall a unique aesthetic appeal.
These veneers look just like real stone and are available in a variety of styles including slate ledgestone fieldstone and river rock. Quality stone masons are recommended for the veneer itself. Remove any remaining stain or paint from the wall with a right angle grinder fitted with wire brush. Once you ve got your base set up it just takes some finesse in building the wall up and turning corners.
Vinyl panels and stone veneers are alternative decorations that match with many homes. The total cinder blocks needed will be 1 125 times the area of the wall but be sure to subtract the openings such as windows doors or any other architectural feature.