AB Fieldstone Stepping Down

Stepping Down to Finish Wall

Creating a step down is similar to building an outside corner as it uses the same facing units that are manufactured with a textured side and has the same placement of the anchoring units.

• Install the facing units up to the step down location. Install the facing unit with the textured end perpendicular to create a corner, with the textured face placed to face out.
• Split an anchoring unit in half. Take one half and remove the bottom lip and place in the facing unit that was used to create the step down.
• The next anchoring unit will be installed in the first two facing units that lead up to the step down. This anchoring unit will span two facing units. One of the wings of this unit will need to be removed to allow placement.
• Use the other half of the previous anchoring unit in the next slot to get pattern back so each facing unit has its own anchoring unit.
• Use a flexible masonry adhesive to secure the corner units in place.

Modify half an anchoring unit by removing lip to secure the facing unit.

Install the half of an anchoring unit.

When Stepping up the Wall Base is Needed

When building Step-Ups into a slope, always begin at the lowest wall elevation of the base course.

To create a Step-Up, span a block between the leveling pad and the block course below. Step-Ups are most stable when the upper block has sufficient bearing on the lower block. The length of the 824 assembly (if available) provides the flexibility to make this block ideal for this application. An 812 assembly will work as well.