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Terracing an unusable sloping block

An eroding back slope turned into three usable terraces.

The same slope after work: three sandstone terraces, wide stone steps and native planting.BeforeAfter
Before: Steep backyard slope before work: bare eroded clay, loose rock and collapsed timber sleepers.
Suburb
Hornsby
Time on site
4 weeks
Team
3 on site
Indicative cost
$35,000 – $50,000 [TO CONFIRM]

What we built

  • Three sandstone block retaining walls, tallest at 1.1 m
  • Wide stone steps linking each terrace
  • Agricultural drainage behind every wall
  • Level lawn terrace at the top of the slope
  • Mulched native beds either side of the steps

Materials

  • Hawkesbury sandstone blocks
  • Ag line and blue metal drainage
  • Imported garden mix topsoil
  • Hardwood edging

Planting

  • Lomandra longifolia
  • Dianella caerulea
  • Banksia spinulosa
  • Westringia fruticosa
  • Sir Walter buffalo turf

Photos

  • The slope before work, with rubble and failed sleeper edging.

    The slope before work, with rubble and failed sleeper edging.

  • Finished sandstone terracing with stone steps running up the centre.

    Finished sandstone terracing with stone steps running up the centre.

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