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GeoStone designs are produced for all sorts of applications. We use satellite imagery, geolocation, and HD photo textures to produce some of the most realistic renderings available. When a design is produced we are able to eliminate and rearrange items in order to custom fit the application. Doing this in a virtual environment is much easier and far less costly than on the jobsite. Some of the drawings below are of actual projects and were designed based on real property measurements and parameters.
Residential backyard project - Venetian Pavers - GeoStone Wall - Rumblewall Fence/Columns/Fireplace
Residential backyard project - Venetian Pavers - GeoStone Wall - Rumblewall Fence/Columns/Fireplace2
Residential backyard project - Venetian Pavers - GeoStone Wall - Rumblewall Fence/Columns/Fireplace3
Residential backyard project - Venetian Pavers - GeoStone Wall - Rumblewall Fence/Columns/Fireplace4
Residential backyard project - Venetian Pavers - GeoStone Wall - Rumblewall Fence/Columns/Fireplace5
Residential backyard project - Venetian Pavers - GeoStone Wall - Rumblewall Fence/Columns/Fireplace6
Residential backyard project - Venetian Pavers - GeoStone Wall - Rumblewall Fence/Columns/Fireplace7
Residential backyard project - Venetian Pavers - GeoStone Wall - Rumblewall Fence/Columns/Fireplace8
Residential backyard project - Venetian Pavers - GeoStone Wall - Rumblewall Fence/Columns/Fireplace9
Proposed GeoStone Storefront
Proposed GeoStone Storefront addition
Various Column Configurations
Residential backyard addition
Residential backyard addition
Residential backyard project - Venetian Pavers - GeoStone Wall - Rumblewall Fence/Columns/Fireplace
Residential backyard project - Venetian Pavers - GeoStone Wall - Rumblewall Fence/Columns/Fireplace - Travertine pool deck
Residential backyard project - Venetian Pavers - GeoStone Wall - Rumblewall Fence/Columns/Fireplace - Travertine Pool Deck
Residential backyard project - Venetian Pavers - GeoStone Wall - Rumblewall Fence/Columns/Ventless Gas Fireplace - Travertine Pool Deck
Ventless fireplace
Rumbleplace Grande modular outdoor fireplace
Grande Fireplace Courtyard - Benchwall - Circle Kit Inlay
Custom modular outoor kitchen
Closed back Benchwall
Open back Benchwall
Small Custom outdoor kitchen
Dual height outdoor kitchen
Dual height custom outdoor kitchen
Close up of pavers topping off elevated patio. Perfect application for a featureless flat property.
Close up of Cumberland pavers topping off elevated patio. Perfect application for a featureless flat property.
Elevated Patio application with radial staircase and fencewall railing. Retail Location Display.
GeoStone Modular Retaining Walls showing various radius applications.
GeoStone Modular Retaining Walls in various stair applications. External / Internal / Radius / Corner.
The inner workings of a seawall. Water is allowed to easily flow in and flow out thus preventing sub-footing erosion.
GeoStone Modular Wall - Structural Comparison: 8" Standard Block vs 4" Landscape Block vs Ashlar Pattern Wall - All 6' height.
Slope Walls - Making usable area out of sloped terrain - Top wall retains cut - Bottom wall retains flat patio area - Use material (if suitable) from cut to level out retained area.
GeoStone Hardscape Hwy 280 Display. Proposed layout. Completed pictures will be in gallery spring 2015.
GeoStone Hardscape Hwy 280 Display. Proposed layout. Completed pictures will be in gallery spring 2015.
GeoStone Hardscape Hwy 280 Display. Proposed layout. Completed pictures will be in gallery spring 2015.
GeoStone Hardscape Hwy 280 Display. Proposed layout. Completed pictures will be in gallery spring 2015.
GeoStone Hardscape Hwy 280 Display. Proposed layout. Completed pictures will be in gallery spring 2015.
GeoStone Hardscape Hwy 280 Display. Proposed layout. Completed pictures will be in gallery spring 2015.
GeoStone Hardscape Hwy 280 Display. Proposed layout. Completed pictures will be in gallery spring 2015. Fencewall Seating.
GeoStone Hardscape Hwy 280 Display. Proposed layout. Completed pictures will be in gallery spring 2015.
Hardscape Structures - Various Fencewall applications
Elevated Entertainment Patio. Perfect hardscape application for a featureless flat property.
Elevated Entertainment Patio. Perfect hardscape application for a featureless flat property.
Elevated Entertainment Patio. Perfect hardscape application for a featureless flat property.
Garden Home Outside Entertainment Area. Recirculating sheer descent water feature with wood or gas fire pit.
Garden Home Outside Entertainment Area. Recirculating sheer descent water feature with wood or gas fire pit.
Manhole with concrete pipe behind wall in reinforced zone. Cut grids around pipe then attach to pipe.
GeoStone Modular Wall System with in-core fence post placement.
Birdseye view - Hardscape Courtyard
Hardscape Courtyard - Front entrance
Hardscape Courtyard - Raised patio with outdoor kitchen. Columns for courtyard lighting.
GeoStone Modular Wall System - Inside / Outside Corner Detail
GeoStone Modular Wall System - Clip and CMU application (option not part of typical wall construction / not required)
Quinlan Castle -Engineered Modular Wall - GeoStone 4" block - Built in 3D to show interaction of grid, batter, stairs, corners, and landing.
Quinlan Castle -Engineered Modular Wall - GeoStone 4" block - Built in 3D to show interaction of grid, batter, stairs, corners, and landing.
Quinlan Castle -Engineered Modular Wall - GeoStone 4" block - Built in 3D to show interaction of grid, batter, stairs, corners, and landing.
Quinlan Castle -Engineered Modular Wall - GeoStone 4" block - Built in 3D to show interaction of grid, batter, stairs, corners, and landing.
Quinlan Castle - Engineered Modular Wall - GeoStone 4" block - Built in 3D to show interaction of grid, batter, stairs, corners, and landing.
Quinlan Castle - Engineered Modular Wall - GeoStone 4" block - Built in 3D to show interaction of grid, batter, stairs, corners, and landing - Google Earth Location
Drainage Swale / Flume - Collection and relocation of drainage from significant retaining wall back slopes - Usually concrete - Prevents water from going over top of wall and undermining toe of retaining wall below.
Hardscape Structures - Plantation Bench with Travertine and Ironwork accents.
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Below are a few examples of our vast Sketchup library for GeoStone and other various hardscape items. Depending on your OS, you may be able to 3D rotate and zoom some of these items within your browser. A more complete lineup may be found at the Sketchup Warehouse online. As with anything, let us know if there is something specific you would like to see that is not shown here or in the warehouse. If you have a project coming up, don't forget to inquire about our design service.
Connection Strength
GeoStone Segmental Retaining Walls Connection Strength Testing - This test is used by the industry (see ASTM D6638) to determine the amount of force it takes to pull a geogrid out of the wall in a safe laboratory environment (grid pullout in real life circumstances is defined as wall failure). Different wall heights can be simulated to measure a particular system's strength. Most of GeoStone's competitors do not publish this information. We do because we know that GeoStone is the most powerful geogrid reinforced segmental retaining wall system on the market and we challenge any of our competitors to show evidence to the contrary!
Download Connection Strength by Grid Manufacturer pdf docs
- Synteen - GeoStone 4"x18"x12"
- Synteen - GeoStone 8"x18"x12"
- Synteen - GeoStone 8"x18"x12" GeoLock
- Synteen - GeoStone 8"x18"x10 (G10)
- GeoStar - GeoStone 4"x18"x12"
- GeoStar - GeoStone 8"x18"x12"
- Strata - GeoStone 4"x18"x12"
- Strata - GeoStone 8"x18"x12"
SF 20 Geogrid - 4" GeoStone Retaining Wall System
SF 20 Geogrid - 8" GeoStone Retaining Wall System
SF 35 Geogrid - 4" GeoStone Retaining Wall System
SF 35 Geogrid - 8" GeoStone Retaining Wall System
SF 55 Geogrid - 4" GeoStone Retaining Wall System
SF 55 Geogrid - 8" GeoStone Retaining Wall System
SF 80 Geogrid - 8" GeoStone Retaining Wall System
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RETAINING WALL DESIGN SOFTWARE - TEMPLATES
Both SRWall and Vespa must be purchased or licensed by their respective companies. If you already own or are licensed to use, download the templates below to design with GeoStone Retaining Wall Systems.
NCMA - SRWall 4.0
Vespa Wall Designer
(Right Click / Command Click - Save Link As... to download)
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Block Shear Test
Similar to the Block to Grid test, the Block to Block Shear test measures the wall system's connection and its resistance to lateral movement between courses of the wall. Pressures exerted from above on the blocks simulate various predetermined wall heights. This test is meant to simulate the conditions walls must face such as retained earth, live/dead load surcharge, and slopes behind the wall.
G12:8 - 8"x18"x12"
G12:4 - 4"x18"x12"
G10 - 8"x18"x10"
Block to Block Shear Tests - pdf
- GeoStone 8"x18"x12" (G12:8)
- GeoStone 4"x18"x12" (G12:4)
- GeoStone 8"x18"x10 (G10)
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OUTSIDE CORNERS
In order to maintain the required running bond, a structural corner must have the correct offset to correspond with the courses above and below. This particular corner method allows for this to be accomplished very easily. Just remember “HALF-WHOLE”. One side of the corner needs to be HALF the length of a block’s face, the other side of the corner needs to be the WHOLE length.
As shown above, the Half-Whole method allows the running bond of the wall to be maintained. The look of this style corner is more in line with the overall look of the rest of the wall. GeoStone's Half-Whole method for creating an outside corner is unique due to its large open core design.
INSIDE CORNERS
Are very simple. Shown above, interlace the blocks, alternating on each course. Sometimes wall batter will throw this alignment off. Do not worry. It is very common to cut block to fit in corner applications. As a matter of fact, this is the place you will want to make such adjustments as they are not as easy to notice.
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Raft footings are used in retaining wall applications were a stable foundation cannot be achieved through the typical excavation of top soils. Low lying and wet lands (swamps) are where these applications are most prevalent. This procedure is mostly used in commercial applications and should be considered a more advanced technique. The type of rock, thickness as well as frequency and length of grids can be crucial to the success of this procedure. Professional installers / geotechnical engineers / wall design engineers familiar with this application are recommended when designing walls with this requirement.
Raft footings are used in retaining wall applications were a stable foundation cannot be achieved through the typical excavation of top soils. Low lying and wet lands (swamps) are where these applications are most prevalent. This procedure is mostly used in commercial applications and should be considered a more advanced technique. The type of rock, thickness as well as frequency and length of grids can be crucial to the success of this procedure. Professional installers / geotechnical engineers / wall design engineers familiar with this application are recommended when designing walls with this requirement.
Raft footings are used in retaining wall applications were a stable foundation cannot be achieved through the typical excavation of top soils. Low lying and wet lands (swamps) are where these applications are most prevalent. This procedure is mostly used in commercial applications and should be considered a more advanced technique. The type of rock, thickness as well as frequency and length of grids can be crucial to the success of this procedure. Professional installers / geotechnical engineers / wall design engineers familiar with this application are recommended when designing walls with this requirement.
Raft footings are used in retaining wall applications were a stable foundation cannot be achieved through the typical excavation of top soils. Low lying and wet lands (swamps) are where these applications are most prevalent. This procedure is mostly used in commercial applications and should be considered a more advanced technique. The type of rock, thickness as well as frequency and length of grids can be crucial to the success of this procedure. Professional installers / geotechnical engineers / wall design engineers familiar with this application are recommended when designing walls with this requirement.
Raft footings are used in retaining wall applications were a stable foundation cannot be achieved through the typical excavation of top soils. Low lying and wet lands (swamps) are where these applications are most prevalent. This procedure is mostly used in commercial applications and should be considered a more advanced technique. The type of rock, thickness as well as frequency and length of grids can be crucial to the success of this procedure. Professional installers / geotechnical engineers / wall design engineers familiar with this application are recommended when designing walls with this requirement.
Raft footings are used in retaining wall applications were a stable foundation cannot be achieved through the typical excavation of top soils. Low lying and wet lands (swamps) are where these applications are most prevalent. This procedure is mostly used in commercial applications and should be considered a more advanced technique. The type of rock, thickness as well as frequency and length of grids can be crucial to the success of this procedure. Professional installers / geotechnical engineers / wall design engineers familiar with this application are recommended when designing walls with this requirement.
Raft footings are used in retaining wall applications were a stable foundation cannot be achieved through the typical excavation of top soils. Low lying and wet lands (swamps) are where these applications are most prevalent. This procedure is mostly used in commercial applications and should be considered a more advanced technique. The type of rock, thickness as well as frequency and length of grids can be crucial to the success of this procedure. Professional installers / geotechnical engineers / wall design engineers familiar with this application are recommended when designing walls with this requirement.
Raft footings are used in retaining wall applications were a stable foundation cannot be achieved through the typical excavation of top soils. Low lying and wet lands (swamps) are where these applications are most prevalent. This procedure is mostly used in commercial applications and should be considered a more advanced technique. The type of rock, thickness as well as frequency and length of grids can be crucial to the success of this procedure. Professional installers / geotechnical engineers / wall design engineers familiar with this application are recommended when designing walls with this requirement.
Raft footings are used in retaining wall applications were a stable foundation cannot be achieved through the typical excavation of top soils. Low lying and wet lands (swamps) are where these applications are most prevalent. This procedure is mostly used in commercial applications and should be considered a more advanced technique. The type of rock, thickness as well as frequency and length of grids can be crucial to the success of this procedure. Professional installers / geotechnical engineers / wall design engineers familiar with this application are recommended when designing walls with this requirement.
Raft footings are used in retaining wall applications were a stable foundation cannot be achieved through the typical excavation of top soils. Low lying and wet lands (swamps) are where these applications are most prevalent. This procedure is mostly used in commercial applications and should be considered a more advanced technique. The type of rock, thickness as well as frequency and length of grids can be crucial to the success of this procedure. Professional installers / geotechnical engineers / wall design engineers familiar with this application are recommended when designing walls with this requirement.
Raft footings are used in retaining wall applications were a stable foundation cannot be achieved through the typical excavation of top soils. Low lying and wet lands (swamps) are where these applications are most prevalent. This procedure is mostly used in commercial applications and should be considered a more advanced technique. The type of rock, thickness as well as frequency and length of grids can be crucial to the success of this procedure. Professional installers / geotechnical engineers / wall design engineers familiar with this application are recommended when designing walls with this requirement.
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Shop Drawings and Schematics
- General Specifications
- Corners: Geogrid Reinforced - alternating courses
- Corners: Outside 90° - How To Build
- Corners: G12-8 Build With Paver Splitter
- Corners - G10 Build with Paver Splitter
- Raft Footing: Unstable foundations
- Retaining Wall Combo - Multipage Compilation - Covers just about everything
- Hardscape Combo - Outdoor Living / Fireplaces / Walls / Etc.
- Seawalls Layout
- Stairs Layout
- Stair Application - G10 - 90° Corners method
- RumblePlace Grande - Outdoor Modular Fireplace Kit - Assembly
- Grill Island - Drop In - 9 ft
- Columns - Rumblewall
- Fence Post - In Wall
- Fence Post - Behind Wall
- Projects - various - Webpage that shows projects in phases - from concept to completion
A full library of SketchUp models is available at our 3D Warehouse in various formats to download and play with. If there is something specific that you would like to see that is not shown here or on the "3D Renderings" tab shown above, please contact me and I will do what I can to see that we get it to you. Also, take a look at the AutoCAD Links below and quick tabs at bottom of page.
Older Drawings Done in AutoCAD and Other Formats
PDF Files
- 2D GeoStone Landscape Block
- 2D GeoStone Landscape Half Block
- 2D GeoStone Standard Block
- 2D GeoStone Standard Half Block
- 3D Column in GeoStone Wall
- 3D Footing
- 3D Fountain Detail
- 3D GeoStone Standard Block
- 3D GeoStone Landscape Block
- 3D GeoStone Landscape Wireframe
- 3D GeoLock Layout (Positive Connection)
- 3D Sonitube Application
- 3D Stair Detail
- 3D Universal Cap
- 8" vs 4" - 6 ft wall comparison
- 8" vs 4" - 12 ft wall comparison
- 8" vs 4" - 16 ft batter variable
- Corners Detail
- Corners Detail - Reinforced
- Dumpster Pad Detail
- GeoStone Blocks Detail
- GeoStone wall with Pipe penetration
- NASA project - Wall Design
- Parapet Wall Detail
- Ross Bridge Wall Design
- Tiered Wall
- Various Layouts
AutoCAD Files
- 2D GeoStone Landscape Block
- 2D GeoStone Landscape Half Block
- 2D GeoStone Standard Block
- 2D GeoStone Standard Half Block
- 3D Column in GeoStone Wall
- 3D Footing
- 3D Fountain Detail
- 3D GeoStone Standard Block
- 3D GeoStone Landscape Block
- 3D GeoStone Landscape Wireframe
- 3D GeoLock Layout (Positive Connection)
- 3D Sonitube Application
- 3D Stair Detail
- 3D Universal Cap
- 8" vs 4" - 6 ft wall comparison
- 8" vs 4" - 12 ft wall comparison
- 8" vs 4" - 16 ft batter variable
- Corners Detail
- Corners Detail - Reinforced
- Dumpster Pad Detail
- GeoStone Blocks Detail
- GeoStone wall with Pipe penetration
- NASA project - Wall Design
- Parapet Wall Detail
- Ross Bridge Wall Design
- Tiered Wall
- Various Layouts
RETAINING WALL DESIGN SOFTWARE - TEMPLATES
Both SRWall and Vespa must be purchased or licensed by their respective companies. If you already own or are licensed to use, download the templates below to design with GeoStone Retaining Wall Systems.
NCMA - SRWall 4.0
- GeoStone - 4x18x12 - 36 lbs - prj
- GeoStone - 8x18x12 - 72 lbs - prj
- GeoStone - 8x18x10 - 55 lbs - prj
- GeoStone VDF - 2022 - vdf
- GeoStone / Strata VDF - vdf
Vespa Wall Designer
(Right Click / Command Click - Save Link As... to download)
Start with a set of digital plans. Make sure scale is correct by measuring printed scale on plans. Adobe Acrobat will let you adjust scale and measure on screen. Some plans will give you TW & BW ( Top of Wall & Bottom of Wall). Measure between these points but if grade changes unevenly between points, additional measurements may need to be made.
Place numbers in appropriates cells. Enter the BLACK numbers only. Red numbers are calculations done by the program.
TWS - Top of wall start for that section
BWS - Bottom of wall start for that section
TWE - Top of wall end for that section
BWE - Bottom of wall end for that section
Length - Measured length of section
Embed - Block under ground (all measurements should be in feet)
GeoGrid Estimator (In yellow at top) can be adjusted to reflect slopes and surcharges which typically require longer and more frequent grids.
Amounts are calculated automatically and results are listed on front page. Prices per unit can be adjusted on middle bottom section in yellow / tan. An overage factor at the top can be adjusted for waste and step ups / step downs. 6% - 10% has been typical for these sheets.
An extension of the spreadsheet allows for quick copy and paste input to Modular Design softwares such as Vespa.
Paste into section of software where wall heights and stations are entered in. Make sure to list any crest and toe slopes and applicable benches that impact the wall. Multiple walls can be designed all in one easy to manage file. Also Revisions can be made without impacting the original design in case changes need to be made or reverted back to a particular state.
Utilities and other structures that may impact the wall running behind, under or through can be notated here. Embedment can be adjusted as well.
Surcharge can greatly impact the wall design. Make sure to place the correct loading in the applicable areas behind the wall.
Live load - surchages that move (cars, trucks)
Dead Load - Surcharges that are stationary (buildings / structures)
Offset - how far back off the wall these items will be
A design will be created but this does not always mean adjustments won't have to be made by the designer.
A calculations report can be generated at this point based on options selected by the designer. It can be as simple as a few pages or very detailed with many pages.
All information at this point can be exported to AutoCAD with Elevation and Section views for each wall in the site package.
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GeoStone's Rock Interlock is already one of the most powerful forms of modular retaining wall connection on the market, but we decided to take it one step further. GeoLock is GeoStone's patented form of Positive Mechanical Connection. This process is only used in the most extreme cases.
The GeoLock procedure is simple. A patented mix of polyester resin, sand, and catalyst is combined and poured into the module onto the exposed geogrid and rock. The module is then filled with rock. Apply this positive connection application at each geogrid level in the wall or as directed by the wall design. When the resin hardens it bonds rock, grid, and block into an indestructible mass that will not allow the grid to pull out of the wall. The polyester resin is totally compatible with the PVC coating on the geogrid. Since the connection strength is now 100% or equal to that of the grid strength, there is no stronger result in the entire SRW industry.
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GeoLock is only used in the most extreme cases and is not required for typical retaining wall construction. Please contact your local GeoStone representative before attempting installation.
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GeoLock Positive Connection Strength Testing - SF55
Test results showing GeoStone block, Synteen SF-55 Geogrids, and GeoLock Resin. Test resulted in grid tearing but not being able to be pulled out of wall. No higher strength result can be achieved.
GeoLock Positive Connection Strength Testing - SF80
Test results showing GeoStone block, Synteen SF-80 Geogrids, and GeoLock Resin. Test resulted in grid tearing but not being able to be pulled out of wall. No higher strength result can be achieved.
