Content
- Build a stone wall as a screen
- Considerations before the construction of a stone wall in the garden
- These variants are available
- Various types of stone walls as privacy
- Tips
Gabion walls are a modern variant of privacy screens
Build a stone wall as a screen
A stone wall is a relatively complex, but also very durable and durable way to provide in the garden for the separation of privacy protected areas. The functional benefit of a stone wall can go beyond the pure visual protection factor, depending on the design.
Considerations before the construction of a stone wall in the garden
First of all, you should inform yourself about the legal regulations in your state and specifically about your place of residence before you even start planning to build a stone wall. Especially along the property boundary, the restrictions on stone walls can be much more restrictive than would be the case for planting a green screen. If it is a hillside garden, then the factor of soil drainage in the sense of stability and the extent of the necessary foundation can also acquire special significance. Different types of stone walls are equally well suited for the aesthetic demands of garden owners and also for different levels of privacy.
These variants are available
The range of different stone walls ranges from various techniques of construction to the use of differently colored stone types and element sizes. The following types of stone walls are usually found in garden design:
Stone walls are nowadays used as visual and wind protection for sitting areas in the garden and designed on the side finishes in the style of a castle ruin. This special appearance can be achieved, for example, by making window recesses irregular or by providing the side end points of the stone wall with brick rows of bricks in ascending or descending order with a certain irregularity.
Various types of stone walls as privacy
First of all, stone walls represent a higher time and usually also financial expense than the planting of a sight protection hedge. However, a professionally constructed stone wall also holds for at least a few decades, which does not apply to a living privacy screen or a wooden privacy screen made of pallets. On a concrete foundation can be dispensed with dry stone walls in the rule, these can also represent a true biotope for various insects and endangered reptile species such as lizards. With appropriate climbing aids for climbing plants, brick walls can be better integrated into the natural design of the garden and receive a particularly aesthetic charm.
Tips
The fastest and most modern way of constructing a stone wall is the variant with stone baskets. These can usually already be filled with the individually selected stone type and then stacked directly from the supplier in a professional way.