Natural Stone Retaining Wall Calculator

Calculate the total volume of stone needed by using the formula.

Natural stone retaining wall calculator.

For example if the wall length is 30 feet the width is 2 feet and the height is 3 feet. Gravity retaining walls brick brick masonry stone natural stone limestone and faux stone. Retaining wall installation labor basic. Rubble smaller stones cut stone stone bricks and boulder walls larger stones.

Get help in selecting the right stone. It is harder to calculate the area of rubble and boulder walls due to the different shapes and sizes of the stones. Length x width x height volume in cubic feet. Average 1 25 blocks per sf wall face.

3 above grade max height. Natural stone usually costs 27 35 per square foot. Natural stone retaining walls are very attractive and stones can range in size from a few inches to a several feet. We recommend making the base twice as wide as the block depth to account for settling.

The retaining wall should be set embedded below grade on a level base of 6 gravel or stone. Landscape natural stone options for patios and walls including flagstone and steppers irregular aqua blue carnelian granite charcoal granite rockville granite chilton limestone fond du lac limestone hickory gray limestone minnesota dolomite kasota stone bay de noc desert bronze plum creek virginia slate minnesota iron range stone. The volume of the wall is 30 x 2 x 3 180 cubic feet. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Homeowners interested in using natural stone will find that those stones increase the cost to 25 or more per square foot. T the cost is often more than concrete blocks due to the additional installation complexity. Retaining wall cost non discounted retail pricing for. Name first last.

Some regard stone retaining walls as the nicest and most natural looking types of landscaping walls. Of each type of retaining wall there will be a range of installation costs because some are simple while others require engineering and the use of more expensive materials. The calculator will include this in the estimate but you can also use our cubic yardage calculator to estimate 6 of gravel for the project. Dry stack stone interlocking block wall.

Wood retaining walls start at 15 per square foot while concrete retaining walls start at 20 per square foot. This type of retaining wall is much thicker and leverages its extreme weight. Call our stone specialists at 978 742 9800 text to 978 310 3008 or. Quantity includes typical waste overage material for repair and local delivery.

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