Content
- Build a blind in the garden
- Preliminary considerations before the erection of sight protection walls made of stone
- Safety through a suitable socket
- Create a privacy shield from demolition material
- Gabions as contemporary privacy
- Tips
A stone wall protects against looks and has a rustic decorative
Build a blind in the garden
A screen made of stone can shield not only visually, but also acoustically disturbing factors relatively effectively in the garden. However, in addition to safety and appearance, gardeners should consider other factors when planning a stone privacy wall.
Preliminary considerations before the erection of sight protection walls made of stone
Before you can start building your own garden with a wall made of stone, first of all the most important questions about the following factors should be clarified:
In many cases, the construction of a stone inspection wall may require the official approval of the competent building authority. Here then also prescribed minimum distances to the property boundary come into play. In addition, walls made of natural stones or stone baskets, in contrast to the planting of a sight protection hedge, require a precise examination of the respective subsoil. After all, ordinary soil can sink, be submerged or simply yield under the often underestimated weight of a stone wall. In such a case, it can sometimes even lead to life-threatening accidents when a stone wall collapses. While brick walls and gabions offer little ecological niches, a natural stone wall in their cracks can provide a habitat for rare plants and animals.
Safety through a suitable socket
If the permit for the construction of the planned stone wall is present, the preparatory work can begin. As a rule, a trench is dug along the planned course of the stone wall, which is first filled with a little coarse gravel and then provided with a stable foundation made of base stones or concrete. As this creates a long-term obstacle in the garden, passages for cables to be laid or water draining underground should be integrated on a slope in the form of pipes or empty shafts in good time. As soon as this foundation is hardened and load-bearing according to the material, the erection of the actual screening wall can be started.
Create a privacy shield from demolition material
The demolition of old houses is often bricks and natural stones come to light, which are too good for a backfill as debris. In the construction of a stone wall in the garden, it does not necessarily bother if mortar remains from the previous use adhere to the individual stones. Rather, a stone wall made from recycled stones offers a kind of patina that immediately allows the newly created masonry to integrate organically into the landscaping. If, instead of a strictly geometrical construction, a rather ruinous look is chosen, a special charm with a romantic factor results.
Gabions as contemporary privacy
The gorges of the landscape planners and gardeners often part in gabions: These stone baskets offer some advantages in terms of the approval procedure, as they usually do not have a firm anchoring to the ground and (at least theoretically) can be quickly removed at any time. However, the rather rugged look of quarry stones and galvanized steel bars can not necessarily be combined with any kind of architecture and landscape design. However, it is quite possible, for example, to green a wall of gabions through the vegetation of annual or perennial climbing plants.
Tips
The higher a stone wall in the garden is bricked up, the higher the requirements for stability and stability. As a compromise between privacy and a reasonable effort, it is appropriate to build a raised bed of stones and then plant this with reasonably high-alert vegetables or flowers.