Sitting Walls

This sitting wall was designed for a client in Katonah, NY. The circular motif of the sitting walls and the bluestone terrace were designed to tie into the lines of the residence. The sitting wall is constructed of fieldstone and topped with a 2” rock-faced, bluestone cap. Note the decorative bluestone outline of the terrace, which accentuates the curved line of the walls.

A detail of the previous sitting wall and bluestone terrace.

The sophisticated and clean lines of this outdoor terrace were a collaboration with our client in Katonah, NY. The attractive and functional fieldstone sitting walls feature rock face bluestone coping which adds a formal touch and comfortable seating.

This cottage in Greenwich, CT includes this charming patio with fieldstone sitting wall capped with rodeface chiseled bluestone.

Another view of the cottage sitting wall.

This sitting wall and terrace were designed and constructed for a client in Redding, CT. The fieldstone sitting wall was built in a Asher-Bond pattern. The 2” thick bluestone coping with rock-face that tops the sitting wall gives the area a sophisticated and finished look. Light grey pavers were utilized as the patio surface.

Because of the steep grade off the back of this home in Pound Ridge, NY, we had little space to carve out a comfortable patio area. The fieldstone sitting wall we designed and built conforms to the natural contours of the back hillside and provides built-in seating for the homeowner and family. The wall is constructed of fieldstone with a 2” thick rock-faced bluestone cap.

This is another view of the previous sitting wall in Pound Ridge, NY. It illustrates how the curved wall conforms to the natural contours of the back hillside.

Sitting walls provide additional seating around a patio but more importantly, they help to enclose the outdoor living space and create a feeling of intimacy. Sitting walls can be straight, curved or angled. They can be capped with bluestone for a more formal look and for seating comfort. Most often, they are built of fieldstone, but may also be constructed with brick or other varieties of stone.