Natural Rock Retaining Wall, without Power Equipment

This week we do a project that we have been talking about almost since we moved into the house (5 years): a retaining wall under our deck. Due to the significant elevation change on our property, there is about a 2 foot drop in the ground under the deck. This makes that area very difficult to utilize, even though it is a prime spot for a lot of different things due to the protection from the elements from the house and deck. We are using natural stone rather than manufactured stone or concrete because we already had the stone, so it was free. Since we don't have any power equipment, other than the truck, we moved all of the stone and dirt for this project by hand.