Around 18 inches with a cap - the same height as a dining chair. Higher than that stops being comfortable to sit on.
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Freestanding Walls in Sandwich, Illinois
A freestanding wall is finished on both faces and stands on its own - a seat wall around a patio, a privacy screen along a property line, columns flanking a driveway entrance, or a low divider that separates the dining area from the fire pit.
Because there is no soil to lean against, the footing and the courses have to do all the work. We set these walls on a compacted base below frost-sensitive topsoil, keep the courses level and plumb, and cap them so water sheds instead of soaking into the core.
Seat walls are the highest-value version of this: they add permanent seating for a crowd without taking up storage all winter.
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What's Included
- Seat walls sized to comfortable bench height
- Privacy and screening walls
- Entry columns, pillars and lighted caps
- Grill surrounds and serving ledges
- Double-sided finished block or natural stone
- Coordinated caps, lighting and patio detailing
Freestanding Walls Pricing
Starting at $100 per linear foot in Sandwich and the surrounding Fox Valley communities.
Seat wall
18-20 in high, capped, finished both sidesStarting at $100
per linear footPrivacy or screen wall
Taller freestanding wall with footingStarting at $160
per linear footPillars and columns
Capped column, lighting-readyStarting at $900
eachBuilt-in grill or fire feature
Integrated into the wall runStarting at $2,500
per featureStarting prices are entry points for work in the Sandwich and Fox Valley area, not quotes. Final pricing depends on access, grade, drainage, material choice and the size of the job, and is set after a free on-site visit and measure.
Why It Matters
Seating that never gets put away
A seat wall holds eight to ten people and stays put through winter.
Defines the space
A low wall makes a patio feel like a room instead of a slab in the middle of the lawn.
Detailing to match
Columns, caps and lighting are chosen to tie into the patio or driveway they belong to.
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Common Questions
How tall should a seat wall be?
Do freestanding walls need a footing?
Can lighting be built into the wall?
Yes. Under-cap and column lights are wired during construction, which is much cleaner than adding them afterward.
They need a compacted aggregate base below the surface. Getting that right is what keeps the wall from moving with frost.
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