Red Maple Workshop

Designers of Custom Residential Projects Since 1998

Retaining Wall

Santa Rosa, California

2009

Project Features:

 

Stone Veneer, Stainless Steel Handrail, Redwood Trellis

Project Team:

 

General Contractor:

Nonella Construction Inc.

Santa Rosa, CA.

 

Excavation Contractor:

Nick Prokopakis Excavating

Project Narrative:

 

The existing residence sits on a shelf carved out of a steep hillside located approximately halfway to the summit.  It is accessed via a long and narrow driveway that meanders up the steep hill terminating in a rather narrow turn-around area adjacent to the attached garage/house.  The goal of the project was to not only provide a larger turn-around area that could accommodate fire engine equipment but also to provide access to a proposed deck overlooking the view of the valley.  Included in the redesign of the area is the relocation of an existing concrete septic tank with a new fiberglass tank and the relocation of an existing propane tank enclosure.

Special Feature:

 

The colors of the veneer stone and the redwood trellis harmonized nicely with the Sonoma hills in the background.

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