Any ideas on how to repair or better disguise this whole in the wall?
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Val on Jul 26, 2015Whatever you do, it wouldn't be subtle enough. I would rather make a feature of it and tile it with some decorative stone (flat cobbles?) or pieces of broken exterior tiles, or something else you like. And then you can place a pot with a trailing plant on top (just behind) the retaining wall to soften the corner.Helpful Reply
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LJ Elliott on Jul 26, 2015He could have blended this all in, my son built retaining walls for years...the man must not of had any imagination !!Helpful Reply
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Lauren365 on Jul 26, 2015well, it would be tedious, but I'd try to find matching/coordinating brick and brick it in. Where the brick meets the new wall, I'd put in an expansion joint. I'm sure a good, journeyman-level brick mason could work wonders.Helpful Reply
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Rose M Phares on Jul 26, 2015I agree with LJ Elliott & lauren365. :)Helpful Reply
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Kmk932186 on Jul 26, 2015Put a shelf connecting the new wall and brick wall .put a pot of trailing vines and flowers on the shelf to hide the hole.Helpful Reply
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Paticia G on Jul 26, 2015I am confused that the landscaper left such a mess did you like his finished work?Helpful Reply
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MikkiGirl on Jul 26, 2015You should insist that the landscaper come back to finish the job!!Helpful Reply
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Eileen B. on Jul 26, 2015That landscaper should come back and finish the job or give your money back so you can get a mason to fix it properlyHelpful Reply
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Debra Sites on Jul 26, 2015you could try and find bricks to match your house and fill it inHelpful Reply
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Wendy on Jul 26, 2015I agree the landscaper should come back and finish it or he should have hired a mason to fix it. I do not know if it is the picture but the wall still looks like it is leaning.Helpful Reply
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Dorothy Collett on Jul 26, 2015It's hard to marry apples to oranges! I wonder why the landscaper did not start the replacement wall further forward so the gap would be covered. If he did not use adhesive the wall end could be taken down and rebuilt with a curve forward to cover the recessed gap at the top. Or tie in a column of wall stone in front of the corner ( with a larger cap) to both cover the gap and add visual interest. It would look best if the column is higher by the 4" of the capstone.Helpful Reply
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Gillian Claire on Jul 26, 2015Qlazy man who did the job. Probably found it too difficult to do so just left it. I would put a big pot with a creeper to grow over the space. An evergreen would be ideal.Helpful Reply
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Stefan on Jul 26, 2015A tile man can fix this, he would know where to find and match the bricks and has the tools to make it look very good.Helpful Reply
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Lorraine on Jul 26, 2015If you can't get the guy to fix it, and it's not going to cause structural damage plant either a cascading plant,a potted climber, or both.Helpful Reply
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Sally on Jul 26, 2015Gillian Claire nailed it. A lazy inexperienced landscaper who didn't even acknowledge the extent of the damage or apologize. My husband paid him in full and doesn't think the damage is as unsightly as I do. He refused to ask the young man to fix it and so we have lived with it. Now we are looking to sell the house and it is glaring at us. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SYMPATHY AND IDEAS!!!Helpful Reply
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Kathleen on Jul 26, 2015How about a wood post frame.Helpful Reply
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Z on Jul 26, 2015I'd be furious Sally. Either he didn't know, or didn't care, that these type of landscape wall bricks stack slightly back of the row below so the wall should have been started at the far left edge of the brick by the door. Because you are planning on selling your home, I'd hire someone else to fix it. If you happened to keep any of the brick from the retaining wall that was removed, I'd use that. An experienced brick layer will know how to blend it into the rest of the wall by chipping away the half bricks and replacing them with hole bricks. I'm so sorry this happened to you.Helpful Reply
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Alton on Jul 26, 2015Take retainer block's that match that wall , cut and make an inside corner .Helpful Reply
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Renata on Jul 28, 2015I for one am in love with that fairy door that lady made on her rotted tree. Would that work? Or you could use outdoor paint and paint a waterfall on the brick.Helpful Reply
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Melly on Jul 29, 2015I'm wondering if a brick mason should have been hired to fix the wall before the landscaping wall was installed. At this point, I would call a mason and see if bricks could be set into place. Even if you couldn't get an exact match, I bet you could get very close.Helpful Reply
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