Section 10.2.1
Garden Walls
Freestanding walls shall be adequate for their intended use. Walls shall be located and constructed in accordance with Bloor Homes design.
Garden walls should be built in English garden bond with a returned brick every 5th course.
Foundations for garden walls must be inspected by the site team prior to concreting and be in accordance with the design.
Wall capping must be formed with 2 courses of clay plain/rosemary tiles.
Tile lugs facing down throughout length of both elevation on the bottom course.
Top course of tiles with the tails showing on both elevations.
The feature capping is then finished off with a soldier course of bricks.
All must be finished with neat pointing and clean bricks and creasing tiles.
Walls built to sloping grounds built to the same design and follow the gradient of the ground.
Garden walls on sloping ground will have an element of retention and the engineered design must be followed.
Curved walls must follow the same design and have a consistent circumference.
On sharper curves use half bricks between the pillars to prevent shadowing of the brickwork.