Use different material to give any cinder block wall a unique aesthetic appeal.
Cinder block retaining wall with stone veneer.
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.
Stucco is similar to concrete but more decorative.
Concrete blocks 12 22 face ft.
One of the ways you can make the wall more attractive is to add stone veneer to the wall s surface.
Remove any remaining stain or paint from the wall with a right angle grinder fitted with wire brush.
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.
For example if your cinder blocks are 8x8 in 20x20 cm and you want to use 2 blocks to make up the wall s width your total wall width would be 16 in 40 cm.
Heaviness setting up a stone wall is a very labor intensive process.
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.
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.
Use a pressure washer fitted with a paint stripping tip to blast the concrete wall clean of all stain paint and dirt.
Depending on the type of the stone you ve chosen a natural stone retaining wall will cost you 8 to 12 per square foot.
Retaining wall caps 440 640 pallet or 54 to 69 face ft.
Quality stone masons are recommended for the veneer itself.
A bare untreated unpainted foundation wall gives your home an unfinished appearance.
Modular or interlocking concrete blocks 6 9 sq.
Building blocks diversity fitting too many different pieces together may prove to be a joy for some but a chore for others.
Stone veneer wall design.
Stone veneer can be applied to a new or existing cmu block wall to give it a facelift.
Vinyl panels and stone veneers are alternative decorations that match with many homes.
Concrete is an inexpensive way to create a strong cover.
How to face a concrete block wall with stone.