Materials Needed To Build A Wall

Precast Block And Natural Stone:

• Shovel And Spade
• Rake
• Hammer
• Rubber Mallet
• 2-ft. Level
• Pickaxe, Mattock (digging tool), And Digging Bar, As Needed
• Tape Measure
• Wooden Stakes
• Work Gloves
• Mason's Twine
• Back Support
• Line Level
• Brick Chisel
• Wheelbarrow
• Crushed Stones
• Torpedo Level
• Power Or Hand Tamper
• Long Straightedge (a straight 2x4)
• Caulking Gun
• Concrete Adhesive

Wood :

• Pressure-treated fir, construction-heart redwood, or cedar (avoid railroad ties; these are treated with creosote, which is harmful to some plants and makes the ties messy to work with)
• Galvanized Nails
• Carpenter's Or Framing Square
• Shovel And Spade
• Rake
• Hammer
• Rubber Mallet
• 2-ft. Level
• Pickaxe, Mattock (digging tool), And Digging Bar, As Needed
• Tape Measure
• Work Gloves
• Back Support
• Wheelbarrow
• Power Or Hand Tamper
• Chain saw and safety goggles
• Heavy-duty drill with an extension bit (small drills burn out on long holes like these)
• #4 rebar