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The goal of New Life Rockeries is to assist our clients in the restoration and transformation of their Issaquah property. With enhancements to the property using natural features and beautiful rockery designs, our projects add a simplistic elegance to your Issaquah property.
Our knowledgeable staff can assist you in determining the plants, rocks, and layouts that best suit your properties needs. Once you approve the design details our crews will begin work and when they are finished you will get to enjoy the fruits of their labor for years to come.
Many homeowners are surprised at the tremendous selection of stone that can be selected to construct your retaining wall, rockery, or water features. Often our walls are built from the finest selections of limestone, granite, sandstone, and basalt. Additionally, dependent on your projects needs, we also consider shape, size, color, as well as textures of the stones we select for the job. Final selection of stones will be determined by the rockery you have decided to have built and any necessary environmental factors involved.
The addition of plants to your rock wall can have an immense impact on the final visual look of the project on your Issaquah property. Anyone considering having a rock feature installed should strongly consider the added beauty that plants will bring to your finished wall. Many plants thrive in the NorthWest and complement rock retaining walls beautifully. We often recommend yarrow, perennials, ground cover, and rock cress, among others.
Depending on the environmental needs and the layout of your rockery, you might require a full retaining wall to be built. Our professional crew will meet with you at your Issaquah property and discuss the best placement of the wall on your property. Once we have selected the best rocks suited to the needs and function of your wall, we will begin construction.
We focus on the construction of three types of rock walls at New Life Rockeries.
One Man Half Man Rock
These rocks are great for small walls that can be mostly installed by hand. Don’t be confused by the term “one man and half man rocks,” these stones are far too heavy for the average person to pick up; these rocks need the use of a crowbar to be moved. When building these walls our crews are much larger to make sure that the job can be finished in a single day.
Two to Three Man Rock
Rocks of this size require the use of specialized equipment to install. It requires a three-man team to work these sites. One man to operate the machine, one working on the ground assembling the wall, and another driving the truck for materials. These are the most common jobs that New Life Rockeries does. Our specialized mini machine has been designed to assist our crew in a quick and economical manner, and our skilled teams average 400-600 square feet of rock wall a day.
Boulders
Boulders often have smooth round surfaces and are not generally a good choice for rock walls. Instead, they can be set within the wall to enhance the finished walls appearance. This decorative enhancement brings a striking touch of beauty to any wall.