{"id":2825,"date":"2020-12-27T05:39:01","date_gmt":"2020-12-27T05:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/?p=2825"},"modified":"2021-02-03T14:35:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T14:35:05","slug":"%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b4%d0%b2%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b0-%d1%81-%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%bd-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bc%d1%8a%d0%ba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/en\/%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bc%d1%8a%d0%ba-%d0%b3%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%b9%d1%81-%d0%b2-%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b4%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b0\/%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b4%d0%b2%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b0-%d1%81-%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%bd-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bc%d1%8a%d0%ba\/","title":{"rendered":"Terracing the yard with natural stone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Terracing is necessary when the plot has a slope, especially when the slope is greater.&nbsp;This is typical for the terrains in the mountainous areas, but it can also be found in semi-mountainous hilly areas.&nbsp;Terraces can help divide the yard into parts.&nbsp;Each part can be shaped with different flowers or different vegetables.&nbsp;And the terracing stone fences will clearly distinguish the parts.&nbsp;In addition, the terracing facilitates movement by leveling the terraces and by several steps between each of the two terraces.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2826\" src=\"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/natural-stone-landscaping-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\u0422\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0432\u043e\u0440 \u0441 \u043a\u0430\u043c\u044a\u043a\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/natural-stone-landscaping-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/natural-stone-landscaping-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/natural-stone-landscaping-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/natural-stone-landscaping-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/natural-stone-landscaping-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/natural-stone-landscaping.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How many terraces are needed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is no strict rule for the number of terraces.&nbsp;You can form larger terraces, with a wider width, and then more steps will be needed between them.&nbsp;The narrower terraces will allow you to form more parts, which is convenient if you want to plant more types of flowers or vegetables;&nbsp;then fewer steps will be needed between two terraces.&nbsp;Of course, you can only design green areas on each of the terraces, with seating areas on a terrace of your choice.<\/p>\n<p>More terraces are preferable on steeper terrain.&nbsp;This will not create a risk of destruction of some of them due to landslides, in heavy rain for example.<\/p>\n<p>The size of the terraces depends on what they will be used for.&nbsp;Narrow terraces are also suitable for planting flowers, vegetables and grass.&nbsp;For a recreation area, a larger playground is needed, i.e. a terrace with a larger width.&nbsp;For a playground, choose a lower terrace so that there is no risk of injury if you fall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2827\" src=\"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/retaining-walls-natural-stone-chilton-2.jpg\" alt=\"\u043a\u0430\u043a \u0434\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0435 \u0434\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0430\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/retaining-walls-natural-stone-chilton-2.jpg 864w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/retaining-walls-natural-stone-chilton-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/retaining-walls-natural-stone-chilton-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/retaining-walls-natural-stone-chilton-2-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do not resort to concreting the terraces or to distinguishing concrete fences<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Concreting seems to be a very easy solution.&nbsp;It is also the cheapest.&nbsp;But this will reduce the proximity to nature, to the natural environment and materials.<\/p>\n<p>Increasingly, people are returning to natural materials.&nbsp;The distinguishing fences and steps between the terraces, lined with natural stone, fit harmoniously into the natural environment &#8211; greenery, trees, grove and hills.&nbsp;These stone fences and steps harmonize with green lawns, flower beds, vegetable beds, as well as a rest area lined with the same type of stone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2828\" src=\"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/efd3e79a9a4a7029b50c4b0f2611b5c1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\u043a\u0430\u043c\u044a\u043a \u0437\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/efd3e79a9a4a7029b50c4b0f2611b5c1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/efd3e79a9a4a7029b50c4b0f2611b5c1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/efd3e79a9a4a7029b50c4b0f2611b5c1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/efd3e79a9a4a7029b50c4b0f2611b5c1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/efd3e79a9a4a7029b50c4b0f2611b5c1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/efd3e79a9a4a7029b50c4b0f2611b5c1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fences and steps made entirely of natural stones or lined with such stones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best option is the fences on the terraces and the steps between them to be made entirely of natural material &#8211; the most spectacular is&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/valmargstone.com\/en\/category\/%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%b9%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b4%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8-%d0%b3%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%b9%d1%81\/\"><strong>Ivaylovgrad&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/valmargstone.com\/category\/%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%b9%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b4%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8-%d0%b3%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%b9%d1%81\/\"><strong>gneiss stone<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;.&nbsp;But if your budget is limited, you can build concrete fences and steps and line them with gneiss slabs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2829\" src=\"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/RIS-CA-Good-Rockingham-VA-2.jpg\" alt=\"\u0433\u043d\u0430\u0439\u0441 \u0437\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\" width=\"650\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/RIS-CA-Good-Rockingham-VA-2.jpg 930w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/RIS-CA-Good-Rockingham-VA-2-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/RIS-CA-Good-Rockingham-VA-2-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/RIS-CA-Good-Rockingham-VA-2-400x277.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Facing with&nbsp;polygonal&nbsp;slabs, cut stone or bones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Polygonal&nbsp;slabs, which have a natural shape, fit more naturally into the natural environment.&nbsp;And for easier arrangement you can prefer&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/valmargstone.com\/en\/category\/%d1%80%d1%8f%d0%b7%d0%b0%d0%bd-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bc%d1%8a%d0%ba-%d0%b3%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%b9%d1%81\/\"><strong>cut gneiss stone<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;from&nbsp;Valmarg&nbsp;Stone.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The cheapest option is lining with so-called bones.&nbsp;They are elongated pieces, up to 40 cm long and between 3 and 5 cm wide. Their thickness is 4 cm.<\/p>\n<p>Choose from the two colors of&nbsp;Ivaylovgrad&nbsp;gneiss material &#8211;&nbsp;silver gray&nbsp;or&nbsp;golden&nbsp;beige.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2830\" src=\"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock_000004724753_Small.jpg\" alt=\"\u043a\u0430\u043c\u044a\u043a \u0437\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock_000004724753_Small.jpg 850w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock_000004724753_Small-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock_000004724753_Small-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock_000004724753_Small-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lining of the recreation area with gneiss<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A very beautiful option is to line the recreation area with gneiss, if you have planned a table and benches.&nbsp;And if you have built a site on which to build a fireplace and a recreation area around it, cover the site with gneiss flooring.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2831\" src=\"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04f7320f42bce4c6dafdb95c7260b63a.jpg\" alt=\"\u043d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043b\u043a\u0430 \u0441 \u0433\u043d\u0430\u0439\u0441\" width=\"651\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04f7320f42bce4c6dafdb95c7260b63a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04f7320f42bce4c6dafdb95c7260b63a-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04f7320f42bce4c6dafdb95c7260b63a-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04f7320f42bce4c6dafdb95c7260b63a-400x268.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Plan and provide the materials first<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The planning of the terraces, their number and width and the steps between them is important in order to calculate the required amount of stone for their construction or&nbsp;lining.&nbsp;The offered&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/valmargstone.com\/en\/%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b4%d1%83%d0%ba%d1%82%d0%b8\/\"><strong>gneiss from the products of&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/translate?hl=bg&amp;prev=_t&amp;sl=bg&amp;tl=en&amp;u=http:\/\/valmargstone.com\/%25d0%25bf%25d1%2580%25d0%25be%25d0%25b4%25d1%2583%25d0%25ba%25d1%2582%25d0%25b8\/\"><strong>Valmarg&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/valmargstone.com\/%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b4%d1%83%d0%ba%d1%82%d0%b8\/\"><strong>Stone<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;is in pallets, which are convenient for transportation and delivery.&nbsp;The material is of high quality, which facilitates all activities for the construction and design of the terraced yard.&nbsp;And the gneiss material will give additional beauty to the whole exterior of the yard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terracing is necessary when the plot has a slope, especially when the slope is greater.&nbsp;This is typical for the terrains in the mountainous areas, but it can also be found in semi-mountainous hilly areas.&nbsp;Terraces can help divide the yard into parts.&nbsp;Each part can be shaped with different flowers or different vegetables.&nbsp;And the terracing stone fences [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2825"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2825"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2873,"href":"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2825\/revisions\/2873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}