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Steel I-beam uprights were installed to support 3 tiers of timber planters.

This site was on the shore of Skaneateles Lake at a place where the shale cliff was eroding, endangering the property owner's home at the top of the cliff. 

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 A steel sheet pile seawall was installed at the base of the cliff.
     

These uprights were secured with steel returns drilled and grouted into the cliff wall. They formed the framing for 3 tiers if timber planters. Steel mesh was welded to over 100 steel pins drilled and grouted into the cliff face.
The mesh was covered by sprayed concrete, giving the cliff face a natural appearance, while stabilizing the shale and preventing further erosion.          

 

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Before we went further, we had to address the drainage problems at the top of the cliff. We installed a french drain along the top of the cliff edge to channel runoff water away from the cliff face.

   

TrexTM decking has been installed, completing the deck at the base of the cliff.

        

                
       

The timber tiers were completed, and the second and last concrete application was finished.

 

 
A fabric is being placed over the top of the cliff; plants will be established at the top of the cliff, and then grow into the fabric. Shrubs and plants have been tentatively placed in the planters.

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