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VERSA-LOK® Mosaic® only random-pattern retaining wall system
to build “tall walls”
OAKDALE,
MN, JUNE 28, 2002 – Contractors, specifiers and architects
have quickly discovered the biggest design limitation of working
with most random-pattern segmental retaining walls: the inability
to build walls taller than four feet high. Fortunately for landscape
professionals VERSA-LOK Mosaic Retaining Wall Systems has stepped
forward as the only random-pattern system capable of producing “tall
walls” with geosynthetic reinforcement.
Thanks
to a unique 10-inch-high panel built with three distinct VERSA-LOK
retaining wall units (one Standard, one Cobble® and two Accent®
units) Mosaic systems provide a level surface every 10 inches—something
other random-pattern systems simply cannot claim. This level surface
is crucial for optimal installation of geosynthetic reinforcement
and “tall wall” construction. The end result: faster,
easier installation.
Even
though Mosaic walls are built using a repeating panel, they still
retain a rustic, natural, stone-like appearance. Each Mosaic panel
can be assembled using any one of four different unit configurations,
lending a weathered look to the wall that is growing increasingly
popular among architects, specifiers and building owners around
the country.
For
example, officials in the Town of Wilton, Maine, were looking for
“something a little different” when they went shopping
for a 20-foot-high segmental retaining wall to complement an adjacent
parking lot project (see attached photo). Representatives at the
University of Virginia wanted a more “stone-like appearance”
for their 25-foot wall at the Fontaine Research Center on the University
of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, Va. Both found Mosaic to
be an attractive, durable, and cost-effective solution.
“There’s
not a better looking wall out there,” says Mike Sampson, Sampson
Construction, Roanoke, Va., who helped build the 25-foot wall on
the University of Virginia campus. “It looks like the walls
of Jericho.”
VERSA-LOK
Retaining Wall Systems—located in Oakdale, Minn.—has been
creating “Solid Solutions™” for commercial, government
and residential customers since 1987 by offering the only solid,
pinned segmental retaining walls on the market. By utilizing well-constructed,
long-lasting, solid concrete units that are environmentally friendly
and virtually maintenance-free, VERSA-LOK Retaining Walls Systems
provide unlimited design flexibility and unmatched structural integrity.
For
more information on VERSA-LOK Retaining Wall Systems, contact Karl Bremer, at 800-770-4525 or visit www.versa-lok.com.
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