Retaining Walls
Retaining walls come in a variety of materials, some natural and some are manufactured. The type of material can be more important than mere aesthetics. The height that a wall may need to be, or whether it is retaining a paver walk above or a plant bed are your most important factors.
Natural retaining wall materials include ledgerocks or boulders. Both of these materials may be available in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. Usually there is a neutral material that can be used no matter what the situation calls for.
The sizes, types and colors that manufactured retaining wall material are now available are almost endless. No matter what, or where the situation is, there is usually a manufactured retaining wall material to fit the purpose. There is sure to be something that will please everyone.
Pavers
The most qualitative and aesthetically pleasing paved surface in history has been the paver. From the Apian Way outside of Rome, to your backyard, its a system handed down throughout history to outlast millenniums of wear.
You can have the formality of a contemporary styled brick or the soft and gentle feel of a tumbled brick. There is a brick paver for every garden.
Quilting is the latest craze in brick paving. Quilting is when a brick of a different color or style is cut into geometric patterns, letters, words, or symbols into the over-all pattern.
In the long-term for care and maintenance, brick paving is the most economical paving method. No wonder it is so popular throughout the world.
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Macomb, north Oakland, Lapeer, St. Clair & Sanilac counties