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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on April 29, 2008, 8:21 am
:
> alex,
>
> I'm planning on building a 45' long retaining wall. My local Home
> Depot tells me that as long as the wall is under three feet, I can
> build it without a permit.
>
> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BDI'd check this with the building inspectors.
>
> The stone that I want to use is Anchor
> Windsor Stone=EF=BF=BD but both the website and the brochure indicate that=
I
> can only make this wall 24" high--not three feet. So who's right?
>
> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BDWhat do you mean? Both authorities advise a 2 ft. maxim=
um.
>
> Bottom line is that I need to make it as high as I can without a
> permit but 24" is too low for my project.
>
> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BDYou must be leaving something out since you aren't maki=
ng any sense. The
> building permit question has nothing to do with the choice of material. It=
> sounds as if the stone you wish to use is not a good choice since you want=
a
> wall taller than 2 ft.
>
> Dave M.
your far better off to taper the hill and plant groundcover. ALL WALLS
FAIL sooner or later, a properly graded slope is stable forever.
after rebuilding walls near my entire life, i slope everything i can
and this summer a big chunk of a low wall is coming out.......
another one never need rebuilding again.
now i do have a short 6 foot high one, thats necessary.
but low walls just make more work.........
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