Stone walls, retaining walls and steps
Fieldstone and boulder retaining walls, granite steps, garden walls, fieldstone veneer, and walls with stone pillars along the street.
How we build it
A retaining wall holds a slope so the yard can be used: a level lawn, a terrace for a patio, a bed for plantings. On the Cape that wall is usually fieldstone or boulders, the rounded stone of the old New England walls, set course by course.
Steps go through the wall in granite slabs or bluestone treads. At the street, a low wall between two stone pillars marks the front of the property.
Veneer puts the same fieldstone face on a foundation, under a porch or around a raised patio. Where straight courses suit the house better, we build in wall block.
What we build
- Fieldstone and boulder retaining walls
- Terraces with granite steps
- Curved walls around trees and beds
- Front walls with stone pillars
- Fieldstone veneer on foundations and porches
- Block walls, steps and raised planters
On our jobs
All our work
Open the photoTwo curved fieldstone retaining walls with granite steps and a railing 
Open the photoCurved fieldstone wall around a birch, with granite steps 
Open the photoTiered fieldstone walls and granite steps around the same birch 
Open the photoFieldstone retaining wall with granite steps and a bluestone landing 
Open the photoStone wall and pillars in front of a Cape 
Open the photoStone wall with pillars at the front of the property 
Open the photoCurved stone wall between two pillars 
Open the photoFieldstone retaining wall above a new lawn 
Open the photoFieldstone retaining wall behind new plantings 
Open the photoFieldstone veneer on a foundation wall 
Open the photoFieldstone veneer under a porch 
Open the photoFieldstone veneer around the base of a porch 
Open the photoA fieldstone wall holding a cut slope 
Open the photoFieldstone wall along the driveway 
Open the photoLow fieldstone garden wall along a lawn 
Open the photoBlock retaining walls around a paver landing 
Open the photoRaised planters and steps in wall block 
Open the photoCurved fieldstone wall with stone slab steps 
Open the photoBoulder wall and stepping stones through a new garden
Questions
Fieldstone or wall block?
Fieldstone is natural stone with the rounded look of the old Cape walls, and every course is fitted by hand. Wall block is a manufactured unit that stacks in straight courses. We build both, and choose with you by the house and the slope.
Does a retaining wall need a permit?
In Massachusetts, a retaining wall that is not over 4 feet tall, measured from the bottom of the footing, does not need a building permit unless it holds up a surcharge; over 4 feet, it does. Near wetlands or in a historic district the town may need to approve it anyway. Our permits guide has the details.
Planning one?
Send a few photos of the yard and what you have in mind. The consultation is free.
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