Double Sided Garden wall

davidivad

Hi all,
I'm currently in the process of planning a small seating wall for my garden. It is a wall that is about 3m long by 0.5 metres high and would hope to have the seat depth to be 40cm or 400mm.
Tobermore, Acheson and Glover and Kilsaran (connemara) all do double side blocks that look nice however none are wide enough for me. I'm looking for something in the style of the walls below. The kilsaran connemara one in particular is too narrow for my liking as its only 150mm wide. Anyone any ideas on what to do as I want a reasonably substantial wall. Does anyone know of a company that does slightly wider wall, or am I mad to want one that is 400mm thick?
Hope ye can understand me, all help appreciated.

10-10-20

HI, others might have ideas on this too, but I haven't seen such sizes and I suspect that they might not exist due to weight issues with the blocks. You might need to look at renting a block saw and cutting the blocks to size. Then the question of what mortar to use would be the next issue. Some on here have suggested using exterior brick adhesive in the past.

Lumen

If you want a "reasonably substantial wall" of that thickness you'll get a better result with a block on flat concrete wall with stone slips and a nice coping.

I know this is subjective but IMO those unmortared walls look terrible, like they're not finished.

10-10-20

@davidivad, yes, it's Soudal Grip All Grab Adhesive which is used to set the stones. And by the look of them, they are 18cm's deep, so you could obtain a 40cm 'wall' quite easily.

https://www.goodwins.ie/products/tobermore-garden-stone-blocks-heather-4031022.html?filter_set%5B%5D=21,1315,5258

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122191867#Comment_122191867

I think they look well and you can get good contours from them. The colour variation certainly makes it looks more appealing, but whether that lasts or not or can be refinished if it fades, is the question.

davidivad

I'm beginning to think you are correct. Have you any recommendations for a company that does nice stone slips at a reasonable price?

10-10-20

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122195459#Comment_122195459

Odly enough... yes I was looking at some online today.

https://www.mcmahons.ie/garden-landscaping/paving-walling/retaining-walls

bfclancy2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122196107#Comment_122196107

Just plaster if cost is an issue with a nice limestone/granite coping, those slips are hideous, if you go for actual stone they are expensive

10-10-20

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122196507#Comment_122196507

I know what you're saying but it depends on the application and pattern repetition in my view.

As an aside, there's a house in Howth which had the driveway pillars and front walls done in this fashion, but executed manually out of quartzite. It's simply stunning.

bfclancy2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122197165#Comment_122197165

all down to taste i suppose, to me thats an abomination

10-10-20

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122198511#Comment_122198511

Well fair enough! 😀

GreeBo

Kilsaran having capping stones that are 280, as long as the bit you sit on is wide enough, does that not get you what you need?

A 400mm wall will need a 5-600mm capping stone which is getting close to breakfast bar :)

davidivad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122201411#Comment_122201411

Thanks, think Ill use Acheson and Glover wall capping which is 330mm and go for a 300mm wall maybe. Go with solid blocks and get something like thinstone cladded onto it.