Thinking of adding a wall along sidewalk. What advice/potential pitfalls can you share?
Pic 1: Current yard
Pics 2&3: AI rendering of the wall (with the right corner pier location slightly messed up).
A while ago we had to remove a chimney from our century home. I kept the original bricks because I’d like to use them for this project.
The plan is to build a wall + wrought iron fence along the sidewalk at the front of the house. Nothing too big, but it’s obviously a pretty big undertaking (so I’ll be hiring a mason to handle this). We have small dogs, so it would also be great to enclose our front yard so they can’t go chasing cats/squirrels into the road (and we feel it would elevate the curb appeal too).
I’m curious what tips or advice anybody here may have, just so I know exactly how to scope the project. This isn’t a retaining wall, but since we’re on a hill I want to ensure draining is handled correctly.
Anything else I should be considering?
Anything changes you would recommend to this plan?