Freestanding & Retaining Wall Blocks
Strong and durable, yet easy to install, Belgard offers a versatile selection of concrete wall blocks to complement your landscaping, patio or even your mailbox. Our residential wall pavers are suitable for both stone retaining walls and freestanding features such as outdoor kitchens or built-in seating.
When selecting the right wall for your outdoor landscape, it's important to know what type you need. Retaining walls and freestanding walls both serve different purposes, and Belgard has wall blocks to match your desired look and functionality.
Freestanding Walls vs. Retaining Walls
One of the most common scenarios that calls for a freestanding wall versus a retaining wall is whether a home is positioned on flat or sloping ground. Retaining walls are required for slopes and structural purposes, as they use footings to hold a wall in place and better retain soil. Although they are most common for homes built on hills or sloping properties, retaining wall blocks also provide creative design options for planter areas, elevated landscapes, and other more visual applications.
Conversely, freestanding walls are better used when the ground is flat and design aesthetics outweigh soil stabilization and functionality. While they still lend to limitless design possibilities, freestanding wall blocks are more commonly used to divide landscapes into different areas, helping to break-up open space and add visual interest to yard. Like retaining walls, freestanding walls can be used for potted plants, seating, and other practical purposes. And because freestanding walls a shorter in stature, they do not require installation of footings or additional drainage.
Retaining Wall Colors and Textures
Belgard offers a full line of landscape wall products and concrete pavers in natural color blends to complement any color scheme. And with textures that emulate the look of tumbled stone, stacked stone, chiseled stone or quarried stone, there’s a look to complement any architectural style.
Landscape Wall Project Ideas
In addition to retaining walls, project ideas include outdoor fireplaces, fire pits, stone mailboxes, stone water features, outdoor kitchens, built-in seating, built-in planters, pillars and garden walls of various heights. Our wall blocks can also be used to wrap columns, hide utilities, build steps and more.
Applications:
Ashlar Tandem provides the look and feel of chiseled stone with the easy installation of the Tandem Wall platform. Virtual joints and multiple sizes allow for a seamless connection between units.
*All Ashlar units come mixed on one pallet. Not sold individually.
COLORS
SPECS
Ashlar Unit 1
7 x 13 3/16 x 2 5/8
Ashlar Unit 2
7 x 15 13/16 x 2 5/8
Ashlar Unit 3
7 x 18 7/16 x 2 5/8
Tandem Wall Cap
24 x 15 x 3 1/4
U Start Base Block
3 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 12
* Note: U Start Base Block actual coverage length is 16 11/16"
Tandem Modular Block
7 1/16 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8
Tandem Modular Block Clips
Clips Included with Tandem Modular Blocks
Modular Grid Frame
Height 42"
Column Kit
21 x 21 x 42
Applications:
Belair Wall® 2.0 is ideal for retaining and freestanding wall construction where aesthetics are a key consideration. The attractive multipiece design and blended colors offer an alternative look to traditional retaining wall blocks. Belair Wall 2.0 can be used in curves and corners, terraces and raised patios, or steps and columns.
COLORS
SPECS
Freestanding Wall
6 x 6 x 5
Freestanding Wall
6 x 10 x 5
Freestanding Wall
6 x 16 x 5
Trapezoid double-sided cap
3 x 7/8 x 13 1/2
Retaining Wall
6 x 6 x 8
Retaining Wall
6 x 10 x 8
Retaining Wall
6 x 16 x 8
Column/Corner
6 x 16 x 8
Wall End Unit
6 x 8 x 11
Cap End Unit - 3 sided
3 x 13 1/2 x 8
U-Start Base Block
12 x 16 3/4 x 3 1/2
Applications:
Diamond Pro features the distressed look of the Diamond wall system and is the ideal choice for larger projects. Architects and engineers choose the Diamond Pro retaining wall system to create flexible, cost effective solutions for a broad range of residential retaining wall projects.
Desert Blend available in Eastern Washington.
Cap available in Dark Charcoal, Gray, Tan, Toscana, Autumn, Victorian and Rainier, Rio.
COLORS
SPECS
Diamond Pro Block
8 x 18 x 12
Bevel Cut Unit
8 x 17 1/2 x 12
Cap
3 x 18 1/2 x 13
3 x 17 1/4 x 12
Corner
8 x 18 x 9
U Start Base Block®
12 x 18 7/16 x 3 1/2
Applications:
Ideal for large-scale projects, the Diamond Pro Virtual Joint retaining wall system features a rough-hewn face and o ers the appearance of a multi-piece system with the installation speed of a single-piece system.
*Note: Diamond Pro Virtual Joint is meant to be used in conjunction with Diamond Pro. 1 to 1 pallet ratio is recommended.
COLORS
SPECS
Virtual Joint Block
8 x 18 x 12
Virtual Joint Block
8 x 18 x 12
XL™ Cap
3 x 18 1/2 x 13
3 x 17 1/4 x 13
Applications:
Perfect for retaining walls up to four feet in height, Diamond offers the look of split stone and is available in straight or beveled faces for creating straight or curved walls or terraces.
NOTE: Not available in Western Washington or Oregon.
Also available in: Desert Blend, Dark Charcoal and Red Charcoal. Red Charcoal is only available in Beveled Face.
COLORS
SPECS
Straight Face
6 x 17 1/4 x 12
Beveled Face
6 x 16 x 12
Step
6 x 16 x 12
U Start Base Block®
12 x 18 7/16 x 3 1/2
NOTE: U Start Base Block actual coverage length is 16 11/16"
Applications:
The dependability of Diamond® retaining wall systems has made them the preferred choice for decades. The Diamond 10D retaining wall system’s rough-hewn texture accents the wall as part of the surrounding landscape.
COLORS
SPECS
Diamond 10D - Staight Face
6 x 17 3/4 x 10
3" Universal Cap
3 x 18 1/2 x 13
3 x 17 1/4 x 12
*Also available in Dark Charcoal
U Start Base Block
12 x 18 7/16 x 3 1/2
Step
6 x 16 x 12
Applications:
With a rough-hewn face and multiple sizes,Highland Stone offers the look of a charming hand-stacked wall and can be used to create planters, raised patios, columns and more.
Brownstone: Rhino Color
COLORS
SPECS
6" & 12" Retaining Wall/MS Pair
6 x 6 x 12
6 x 12 x 12
18" Retaining Wall
6 x 18 x 12
6" & 12" Freestanding Wall/MS Pair
6 x 6 x 9
6 x 12 x 9
Freestanding Wall
6 x 18/16 x 9
Column/Corner
6 x 18 x 9
Highland Cap*
3 x 18/12 x 13
*Also available in Dark Charcoal
Applications:
The smooth face and multiple sizes of Melville Tandem make it an ideal choice for creating contemporary modular designs with the easy installation of the Tandem Wall platform.
Cap unit available in Gray and Dark Charcoal only.
COLORS
SPECS
Unit 1
7 x 13 3/16 x 2 5/8
Unit 2
7 x 15 13/16 x 2 5/8
Unit 3
7 x 18 7/16 x 2 5/8
Cap Unit
3 1/4 x 24 x 15
8" Connecting Member
U Start Base Block
3 1/2 x 18 7/16 x 12
Note: U Start Base Block actual coverage length is 16 11/16"
Modular Block
7 1/16 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8
Modular Block Connectors
Included with Modular Blocks
Modular Grid Frame
28 3/8 x 42 1/2
Column Kit
21 x 21 x 42
Applications:
Feature & Benefits
- Matching cap provides a seamless aesthetic.
- Multiple installation patterns.
- Pairs well with Melville Plank, Paver, and Curb products.
- Integrate cap into wall design to create depth and custom appearance.
- On-trend color offering complements any project.
- Simplistic design allows for easy installation of walls and other outdoor features.
- 2’ maximum height is perfect for garden and planter walls.
COLORS
SPECS
Block
4 x 20 x 10
Cap
2 x 20 x 13
Applications:
The flexibility of the Tandem Modular Block system allows interconnection of structural units by using their tenon and mortise features. This has the advantage of being able to build stronger walls by adding units in the back.
Features & Benefits
- Three different veneer face styles.
- Design flexibility.
- Better stability during installation.
- Limited job site space solution.
- Connecting multiple blocks together to reinforce to make a higher wall without geogrid.
- Easily construct reinforced corners by connecting multiple blocks.
- One all-purpose plastic connector; retaining wall, double faced wall, setback wall, corners, curved wall and columns.
- Retaining & Freestanding Block Wall Systems
For use with Ashlar Tandem, Lamina Tandem & Melville Tandem blocks.
COLORS
SPECS
Tandem™ Modular Block
7 1/16 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8
Universal Clip
5 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 7/8
Applications:
One of Belgard’s latest innovations, U Start Base Block is a universal base course for landscaping walls that promotes cost savings and installation time efficiency.
SPECS
U Start Base Block
12 x 18 7/16 x 3 1/2
* Note: U Start Base Block actual coverage length is 16 11/16"
Applications:
The flexibility of Weston Stone is unmatched. With the look of natural tumbled stone, this double-sided wall is ideal for garden walls, pillars, outdoor kitchens, planters and fire features.
Also available in smooth finish. Contact your Belgard Rep for information.
COLORS
SPECS
3-Piece Combo
4 x 8 x 8
3-Piece Combo
4 x 12 x 8
3-Piece Combo
4 x 16 x 8
Weston Universal
4 x 12 x 8
Inspiration
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