Garden Stone

Building-wise, the Garden Stone supporting wall system is simple. It is not a traditional walling system requiring mortar, anchoring or binding pins. The blocks are made with smooth, split, smooth grind and split grind surface finishes.

GRIND blocks offer a new, very aesthetic look that reminds of ancient stone walls. They are made of a concrete of high quality and strength that looks like natural stone. GRIND blocks can be used for ground and garden works, for fences, separation walls, etc. With their rustic look, GRIND blocks are very naturally incorporated into garden architecture. We are currently supplying the market with these elements.

Building with GARDEN STONE elements is simple, because it uses lock grooves on the lower side of the blocks, which enables precise placement. This automatically creates a put-off of every row by 15 mm, which results in a slight pitch against the slope and a more stable wall. Every element weighs just 9 kg, thus meeting preconditions of easy and fast construction.

The GARDEN STONE® block is designed for a pleasing environment in gardens and building surroundings. Their main use is for lower supporting walls. Where the terrain elevation is higher, the supporting walls can be designed as multi-levelled terraces. Individual terraces between walls are used for greenery.
Straight, curved or arched supporting walls can be built from GARDEN STONE® blocks. The maximum height of the wall should not exceed 90 cm, i.e. 9 rows. GARDEN STONE® blocks are founded in gravel beds 5 cm high into ditches 50 cm wide and 15 to 20 cm deep. Individual elements are placed on binding and graded carefully throughout the construction works. The finished levelling is made using a rubber mallet. Gravel is poured behind the blocks and compacted after every layer.
GARDEN STONE® elements can be placed vertically, or with any put-off. Individual layers can be glued using silicone for better adhesion.

Garden Stone system strengths:

• Easy manual handling
• Fast building
• Environmental compliance
• Long life
• Unlimited variability
• Minimum maintenance
• Highly aesthetic surfaces

Implementation instructions

Wall foundations
To secure the correct design and long life of your wall, a thorough and solid foundation is essential. Dig a foundation ditch 50 cm wide and about 15-20 cm deep. Make a 5 cm thick compact bed from sand or gravel on the bottom for the first "drowned" layer.

The first layer
Place the elements of the first layer with the lower side equipped with lock into the sand bed foundation. Individual elements have to be carefully levelled horizontally and vertically. Accurate placement of the first layer of Garden Stone blocks is necessary to ensure the satisfactory look of the entire wall. When placing the elements into the sand use a rubber mallet.

Pouring
During the building works, make 10-12 cm thick pouring over every finished layer. compact the layers by simply trampling down every poured layer. This pouring should be made about 30 cm behind the elements. Material used for the pouring has to include sufficient rough fraction and aggregate. The best would be back fill gravel sand. Do not use ordinary soil for the pouring. Pouring after every layer is very important, including the compacting.

Placing subsequent layers
Subsequent layer elements are placed with put-off by half the underlying elements. This results in mutual support of individual layers with the use of a lock on the lower side, without mortar or other stabilising elements. Continue by simply placing Garden Stone elements. Install from the back by locking the groove behind the back edge of the lower layer, with the face side to the front. The lock on every block automatically provides for a stabilising put-off by 15 mm. Repeat step 4 until the required height is achieved. The wall should not be higher than 90 cm, i.e. 9 layers. We recommend gluing the last row using a suitable anti-freezing seal or silicone.