So I'll start by saying: please don't bother answering to tell me how shitty the retaining wall is. I'm currently out of town, and living in Seattle wanted to throw up any kind of weight against the soil, especially as there's a huge tree in the corner.
1) My actual question is: there are going to be some stones to cut, obviously, and while I was thinking about using a diamond bladed angular grinder (or circ saw if any of my friends has one), and then read about the guillotine method. I still think diamond blade is the move, but any and all input from folks who know better than I is appreciated!
2) alignment of the stones works best with trapezoid – inverted trapezoid placed stones, but would it be the dumbest idea to try and cut the stones to a triangle shape to use as "blocks" (or at least wedges for the open triangular sections between the larger stones, so technically part of the wall's structural integrity I guess) so I can get that roughed up looking side of the stone to purely face to the middle of what I'm just now referring to as "the pit"?
Currently have about 8" dug out, tamped, larger drain rock, landscape fabric, and then the hastily assembled janky version of the aforementioned wall installed. Going with 5/8 crushed as the surface layer, but want to put in the wall stones first.
Thank you to anybody with legitimate advice! I've only included the one pic but can take more if needed
by codygnarlson
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