Garden wall
Outdoor & decks
Build a garden or retaining wall
DIY OK
Stack a block wall up to 4 ft: base, drainage, courses, caps.
Answers
Sheet
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answers are yours. The rest are typical defaults — check each one.
Wall length
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ft
in
Height above ground
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Visible height when finished. The buried course is added for you.
in
What’s above or behind it?
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Lawn or garden bed
A slope
Driveway, patio, fence or building
Block size
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Bigger block = taller wall it can hold. “Pick for me” uses the smallest block made for your height.
Pick for me
Smallest that holds your height
Small
4″ tall · to 1′ 6″ above ground
Medium
6″ tall · to 2′ 6″ above ground
Large
8″ tall · to 3′ 6″ above ground
Your soil
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Drains well
Puddles vanish fast
Clay / stays wet
Sticky, puddles linger
Finish with cap blocks?
See the Sheet
Start over
Common sizes
10 ft × 2 ft
20 ft × 3 ft
30 ft × 2 ft
Blocks
58
Courses
5
See the Sheet