Hello everyone,
This spring, we finally want to start work on the front garden wall and the flower bed borders in front of the house. So far, my wife and I have planned to build the wall/borders using conventional masonry bricks. Unfortunately, we haven’t found any bricks that really impressed us.
We have now discovered that there are facing bricks available, which could be used to cover standard concrete block walls. There is a much wider and more creative selection in this category.
My question: Has anyone on the forum had experience with this? What are your thoughts—are we overlooking any significant disadvantages of such a construction? The wall/border will have a height of 45–65cm (18–26 inches), due to the slope of the street in front of our house. We would reinforce the concrete block wall accordingly, as it will be backfilled with topsoil.
I have uploaded a few pictures to show what I mean, the type of brick we have chosen, a photo of our house (currently without anything in front), and a sketch of our rough plan.
Looking forward to helpful comments
This spring, we finally want to start work on the front garden wall and the flower bed borders in front of the house. So far, my wife and I have planned to build the wall/borders using conventional masonry bricks. Unfortunately, we haven’t found any bricks that really impressed us.
We have now discovered that there are facing bricks available, which could be used to cover standard concrete block walls. There is a much wider and more creative selection in this category.
My question: Has anyone on the forum had experience with this? What are your thoughts—are we overlooking any significant disadvantages of such a construction? The wall/border will have a height of 45–65cm (18–26 inches), due to the slope of the street in front of our house. We would reinforce the concrete block wall accordingly, as it will be backfilled with topsoil.
I have uploaded a few pictures to show what I mean, the type of brick we have chosen, a photo of our house (currently without anything in front), and a sketch of our rough plan.
Looking forward to helpful comments
aytex schrieb:
No one has an opinion? Maybe no one has one that sounds polite (?)
When I look at the example image of the facade, I actually find it surprisingly appealing for something I wouldn't do myself. But I can't quite imagine a formwork block garden wall faced with this, especially in combination with your house facade and the street paving – and I also don’t think it would clash with the carport facade. The drawing doesn’t really help me understand much.
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Gartenfreund11 Jan 2018 08:00When our house was clad with bricks, we also had a wall built along the street using the same stones.
A foundation was poured for this. Both sides were built up with masonry, and then the space in between was filled with concrete. Suitable slabs were placed on top.
A foundation was poured for this. Both sides were built up with masonry, and then the space in between was filled with concrete. Suitable slabs were placed on top.
11ant schrieb:
Maybe no one has one that sounds nice (?)Hello 11ant
We were mainly looking for opinions and experiences. No one has to share our taste, and that’s fine, but it’s still possible to be polite to each other.
First of all, thanks for the feedback. We have since taken a step back from this idea. Regarding the bricks/cladding, we wanted more contrast with the house facade, something rustic rather than everything perfectly smooth in one style. We would still like to stick with this approach, but we’re probably going to build a natural stone wall instead.
We are thinking of a dry-stone wall, which should bring a bit more texture and variation. I must admit, the contrast we want to create here seems quite bold even for us. So, we will discuss this again with a planner in early February. A less daring option would be to use KANN BASALO wall stones, for example. These are modern and would probably blend seamlessly with the house. But to me, that seems almost too boring and predictable.