Sitting Wall On Concrete Patio
Choose the type of stone for the wall.
Sitting wall on concrete patio. Most cast concrete stones are heavy enough to stay upright without help. Sitting walls for concrete patios can be almost anything. In large gardens seat walls help define outdoor rooms identify space and highlight focal points. From creating patios and walkways to building block walls tree rings and fire pits there are so many ways to get creative with pavers edging stones and wall block.
I hope you can help me. Choosing where to put a patio sitting wall is the first step. These walls are on the side of the patio and their dimensions are 17 x 2 and 11 x2 the material is paver cambridge renaissance collection. Visit a center that specializes in natural stone to see the types of stones that are available.
Contractors frequently only build seat walls along a portion of the patio rather than all the way around so as not to close the. A brick patio design looks well with brick or stone seat walls with bluestone or limestone caps. Step 2 stone selection. A typical sitting wall height is 18 24 but yours can be more or less depending on your preferences and the blocks you are using.
Notice how well the walls coordinate with the stamped concrete patio. But for safety s sake you should glue down at least every other course and certainly the capstones with construction adhesive made for stonework. You have the option of creating one or more walls placed along the perimeter of the patio. Some walls will have blocks on top called capstones.
Stone walls should have a bluestone or limestone cap. A seating wall that is set back off the face of the retaining wall block is one of those patio ideas that can add a lot of interest and depth to the outside appearance of your paver patio. In this case the seat wall provides extra seating in the event that all the chairs at the table are full. Seat walls add sitting room for entertaining without taking up much room.
Seat walls make great borders for patios. Plan on 22 24 inches of width for each seat you expect to accommodate on the wall. They re easy to build and in just a few days you can have some fantastic extra seating for your patio. A comfortable sitting height for a wall is 18 to 24 inches including capstones.
This patio is surrounded by an allan block old country courtyard seating wall and tumbled pavers were used for the patio surface. By alison virginia i am trying to build a patio. Just make sure the colors go well together. At lowe s we can supply you with all of the tools and materials you need whether you want to build a brick patio or a concrete retaining wall.
Seating walls make the patio space even more welcoming and allows more people to relax during periods of warm weather. Cost of sitting walls. Build the wall photo by kolin smith. The use of well placed seat walls can easily add seating for 10 15 guests.
In some cases this can add a nice touch and can be accomplished either by using a pre made capstone or by turning the last course of blocks 90 degrees to. Step 3 capstone selection.