Custom stone retaining wall, walkway, and steps
Colorado Red Flagstone retaining wall and steps. These days, most people use veneers of natural and man-made stone...
Natural Stone Retaining Wall
Dry stacked stone wall with french drain running below grade. Dry stream bed planted with low water usage plants.
Colorado Red Flagstone Patio with Japanese bench
Medium sized flagstone patio in the very organic and free-flowing shape of a kidney bean. It is raised to compensate for the slope of the yard. Buried gutter line releases a large percentage of the roof runoff into underground dry wells below and beside the patio helping to keep future trees and plantings well hydrated.
Indian slate and white marble water feature
Custom designed water fountain for a small and awkward space. Two stage water fountain featuring a spout feeding a mini-spillway which falls down into the 35 gallon reservoir at the base.
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Monolithic flagstone steps and retaining wall
This project involved a fair amount of detailed planning as I was building into a finished yard with a predetermined walkway height. Working with this type of material can be quite unforgiving as it is not elastic or easily modified (and still keeping a natural look) – especially the larger monolithic pieces. Twenty-four inch squares were used on the walkway surface and 600 lbs steps were placed onto a custom support – a series of concrete cradles to hold the stones in place. The wall has a concrete block support with weep holes and gravel fill behind as well as a footer. 90% dry stacked and fitted. The two columns are lighted via glass block portals on two sides.
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Bathroom floor repair and rebuild
In this project, I’ve already removed the rotten floor and underlayment (which was thin plywood) that was also rotten from years of being water-logged (bathroom floor damaged by water leaking from the toilet ring seal). The water damage is a result of two separate leaks in the same general area of each other. Much of the damage has come from the adjacent kitchen area, the dishwasher seems to be the newest culprit as it was leaking from a clogged hose on the side near the inlet. The house is also shifting significantly, enough so that the exterior wall is buckling outward, affecting the floor joists, thus the floor. It’s no wonder the toilet was sinking and leaking into the basement / crawl space below. Moral of the story, when you have everything opened up, do some simple testing to see what else might be awry.
YouTube - Link to Batrhoom Floor rebuild
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Japanese stone bench
This Japanese stone bench was added to the raised Colorado Red Flagstone patio in the Washington Park area. It is one of a kind as is all of my custom stone work. It’s made from Colorado Red stripstone and Cross Canyon stripstone.