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dry stack natural stone retaining wall

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We would always bring up the dirt fill with the wall and place white rock behind the stone as we went up. A plastic barrier was also used behind the wall. This way the earth has an opportunity to expand and contract without torturing the stone wall and any dirty debris that comes along will filter downward. I also always wanted to cant a wall 5 degrees if it was higher than four feet.:yes:

No drainage pipe is necessary as far as I'm concerned.:)
 
I guess you mean a fabric filter layer should be installed between the 3/4" crashed stone and the soil. The crashed stone should be put between the wall stone and the soil. Am I right?
I said plastic and that was a little misleading. The product we used is plastic but with millions of tiny slits in it for water and moisture to pass through it.
I guess you mean a fabric filter layer should be installed between the 3/4" crashed stone and the soil. The crashed stone should be put between the wall stone and the soil. Am I right?
Correct.:)
My wall have a short turn at both sides. Which way I should go at the turn?
The corners should interlock.:)