If you use stone be sure to soften sharp edges that might cut into the backs of legs.
Seating wall around concrete patio.
Sitting walls for concrete patios can be almost anything.
Most cast concrete stones are heavy enough to stay upright without help.
This patio is surrounded by an allan block old country courtyard seating wall and tumbled pavers were used for the patio surface.
Notice how well the walls coordinate with the stamped concrete patio.
Not only does it create additional seating but it will make a small patio seem larger and not as crowded because there isn t a need for as many chairs.
When you ve made that decision you need to mark out the seating area.
A typical seat wall is constructed using 8 12 inch wide cinderblock and topping it with a decorative cap of brick stone or bull nosed cast concrete.
And you can still create many of the beneficial seating arrangements that we touched on above.
Stone benches are beautiful as are low stone walls that provide not only a defined outline of your patio but also a convenient spot to sit.
But for safety s sake you should glue down at least every other course and certainly the capstones with construction adhesive made for stonework.
Contractors frequently only build seat walls along a portion of the patio rather than all the way around so as not to close the space off.
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.
Your seating will sit on a cement foundation.
A comfortable sitting height for a wall is 18 to 24 inches including capstones.
For example purposes this article discusses the use of natural stone versus other material such as cast concrete block.
The cap can be block for block walls or even bluestone.
Those stripes of green ground cover are elfin thyme which grows quickly stays compact and can be walked on.
Therefore you need to double the square footage which brings it to 112 square feet.
Stone concrete seating if you prefer a stone patio over a wood deck we hear you.
Stone walls should have a bluestone or limestone cap.
However a seat wall has two sides as opposed to a retaining wall which only has one visible side.
You might choose to have seating along one side or alternatively around two sides of the concrete patio.
For a paver patio design seat walls can be coordinating concrete block or stone.
The patio is framed with white gray and black pea gravel.
If you re looking to dress up your patio consider installing a sitting wall along the perimeter.
Elevation architects designed the home patio and landscape for this charming modern house in healdsburg california.
Seat walls make great borders for patios.
The wall 11 long by 2 high is 22 square feet.
A brick patio design looks well with brick or stone seat walls with bluestone or limestone caps.
Using landscape spray paint mark the area for seating on the grass working from the edges of the patio.
This is a total of 56 square feet.
