The difference lies in purpose.
Garden retaining wall seating.
They are not built for strength.
Unlike indoor walls retaining walls receive pressure horizontally instead of vertically.
The slope of this yard presented a significant grade change which required a retaining wall in order to build the pool.
These walls columns are 20 to 36 in height add vertical interest to a flat of multi tiered patio space.
What s the difference between a garden wall and a retaining wall.
Seatwalls are simply a short wall that s designed for comfortable seating.
Retaining walls are frequently used to raise patios to an elevation above the surrounding grade sometimes to meet the entry threshold of a raised foundation home.
Retaining walls hold back the earth.
Garden walls are purely aesthetic.
Seating walls columns are the newest trend in outdoor living.
They can definitely look great and be aesthetically pleasing but their function is to hold back earth.
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Due to the weight of the earth behind the wall a retaining structure must adhere to high construction standards.
Jan 16 2017 whether it s for structural purposes or purely aesthetics here are walls of all shapes and sizes for you to browse.
A retaining wall is a strong structure that is made to keep a hill slope or mound of earth in place.
If you build both the retaining wall and garden bed with the same material the end result appears as if two or more tiered retaining walls are holding back tons of earth when the reality is the garden bed is completely separate and stable.
Defining a garden bed.
We will shoot elevations during the construction to determine the height of retaining or garden wall your project requires to achieve your goal.
One way is to use a heavy duty retaining wall to hold back the soil rocks and grass and using it as a backdrop for a raised garden bed.
You can even use retaining walls to create a feature seating area.
It s often a design feature that is included in retaining walls adjacent to outdoor living spaces.
A retaining wall or perimeter wall can easily be embellished and converted into built in seating to create a more functional space.