We have been back in contact with our friends at Boral to work out how to do the landscaping in the front and rear yards. As we are on the top of the hill we have a fall away in all directions. This amounts to between 2.5 - 3 metres at its maximum. Obviously this is not an ideal situation for use with a wheel chair.

John Bennett our builder has come up with a pretty clever switchback terrace system.

This will have a couple of benefits

• The need for fill will be drastically reduced.
• There will be no slope more than 1 in 14 (This is a Universal Design standard)
• Soil retention on the sides will be reduced.

 So to complete this plan we will need 1440 of Boral’s keystone retaining wall blocks, 360 capping stones and 204 square metres of paving. Check out more photos in week 42’s photo gallery .

The Keystone Retaining Wall System is a world-wide success story, and since its introduction by Boral into Australia in 1992, hundreds of thousands of square metres have been installed along our highways, roads and transport corridors, and around our sports facilities, buildings, foreshores and open spaces. Boral Keystone retaining wall systems combine proven engineering capabilities with design versatility, cost effectiveness, lasting durability and an attractive dynamic appearance to provide total solutions for retained earth structures.