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Biggest boulder wall of the Year
Professionalism at its finest! After building over 1000 retaining walls of various types, this client felt very confident when hiring us to build this boulder wall! The prime concern for this client was the mowability of the top of this slope. Terracing the hill was of particular interest so that ...
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Boulders on a Sloped Driveway in Hartland
This boulder wall was built alongside a sloped driveway. We needed to retain the hill as well as build the wall so that it appears as level as possible. Looking at these pictures you can see how we terraced the wall to keep the wall level. We used a consistent ...
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Made it look as natural as possible
We constructed this wall as part of a large project that included a waterfall, large screening evergeens and additional naturalizing plantings. The wall is over 125' long and 10' tall at it highest point. The boulders are 2-3' typical with 6a stone backfill and heavy duty boulder fabric behind as ...
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Big Boulders in White Lake
Completed in August, this boulder wall was constructed to retain the ingredients for a new patio, adjacent to the clients doorwall, on their lower level. The interesting thing about this wall is that we backfilled it with 100% 21aa limestone aggregate. We did this because we built a large new ...
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Functional and Beautiful!
Using 18 -24" boulders, we built this retaining wall to create this beautful lower sitting area. These clients wanted privacy from the adjacent golf course and still be close to the kitchen. This lower terrace was the perfect ...
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Typical Boulder Wall in Milford
We built this boulder wall in Milford. It is a typical example of the type of boulder walls we construct. Solid looking, level and seen as professional - all trademarks of Landscape Magic. Make an appointment today and we can build you a similar boulder retaining wall like this one. ...
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Problem Solving in Waterford
Wow! We sure had a serious problem to overcome here in Waterford. The client had a major erosion problem. We built a boulder wall initially to hold the hill. The next phase of this project was to control silt erosion down the driveway and into the street. We built a ...
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More pictures from Waterford
Here are a few more pictures from the job we did in Waterford in July. The wall along the street was designed and constructed to be seen as level despite the road's slope. Additionally, the terraces were built to be perceived as level, as people judge walls to be correct ...
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Big boulders, intelligent engineering
This boulder wall was constructed to support this client's driveway. We backfilled the entire wall with stone to eliminate any chance of future settling. These Boulders are 2-3' in size. A heavy geotextile boulder fabric is between the boulders and the backfill. This wall is over 6' high and 100' ...
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Pond retention in Prestwick Village
Although this looks like a simple boulder wall project there are many hurdles here that we had to overcome. Our client had several problems; erosion, large weeds growing along the banks, an uneven shore line and the inability to mow or maintain the shore line properly. Our solution(s) to these ...
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Dark Chocolate Retaining Wall
This unique slab stone color gives the client another choice in todays retaining wall options. Built in June, this dark brown stone exhibits excellent natural color that blends well with any landscape. These pieces range in lengths of 3-5' and typically are 7-10" thick. If you would like to have ...
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Fendt Block Terracing
Some retaining walls are easy to build others are not. These terraces were built on a slope that is pitching in two different directions. Away from the house, and down the driveway. As a designer I explain to my clients the importance of how our walls are constructed so that ...
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Canyon Tan Retaining Wall
This Canyon Tan Limestone wall looks very good in this setting. This client chose this product because its natural color works well with the color of their home. This type of limestone comes in 6-10" thicknesses ...
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Sylvan Lake Driveway Boulder walls
This older home in Sylvan Lake had broken concrete holding up these walls. We tore all that down, hauled it away and constructed these beautiful new boulder walls using predominately 18 - 24" boulders, typical. In conjunction with this boulder wall project we also installed a stone step system to ...
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Beautiful Limestone Slabs
This client selected limestone randomly cut 8-10" thick to be installed for this retaining wall system. Heavy duty geotextile fabric behind the stone slabs prevent future erosion or "leakage". ...
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Steep Driveway
This client has a fairly steep and shady driveway. We built this wall so that it would appear level despite the hill. We had to cut into the hill at least 3 feet to allow for the setting of the boulders and the stone backfill. As you can see this ...
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Swimming Pool Boulder Wall
This backyard swimming pool required a retaining wall. These clients liked the look of boulders. We used 18-24" boulders for this project. Constructed in June, the wall needed to be built before the concrete was to be poured around the pool. We finished the surrounding area with topsoil,graded and hand ...
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Solution? Build a nice boulder wall.
This client had a problem mowing this hill. Our solution was to design a landscape that incorporated terraces that would support the flagstone landing at the top and eliminate the steep slope near the driveway. It is our goal as always to have the finished product appear as level ...
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Timber wall
Our Timber walls are built using .60 wolmanized wood, sanded on four sides. We offset each course 3/4". We incorporate crossmembers for strength (deadmen). We essentially build a wall within a wall. Additionally, we attach a geotextile fabric between the timbers and the soil in the box as an added ...
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