Partnering for Success: Outcropping Retaining Wall on Lake Keowee, South Carolina

THE CHALLENGE:

Tight Site, Big Expectations

A Greer, South Carolina, hardscape design and installation team was tasked with transforming a challenging lakeside site into a functional, beautiful outdoor living space. They chose Rosetta Hardscapes’ Outcropping for the impressive project.

Lake Keowee features many high-demand lakefront properties, a number of which prove to be challenging sites to access and work within. The Dos Castillos team — led by husband-and-wife Diego and Samantha Castillo — assembled a terrific team to ensure this knockout project was done right.

The site posed unique difficulties:

• Extremely tight working conditions that limited installation maneuverability
• A structural wall design requiring geogrid and ParaWeb reinforcement
• Lofty homeowner expectations for aesthetics and long-term durability
• The need for precise delivery scheduling to keep project progress on schedule
• Proper drainage requirements to ensure long-term performance and prevent soil erosion along the lakeshore

THE SOLUTION:

Outcropping + Strong Partnerships

After years of building with dry cast segmental retaining walls (SRW), Diego and Samantha selected Rosetta’s Outcropping to deliver a more refined, natural stone look with unmatched consistency. Outcropping’s larger size is ideally suited for sites that demand scale for appearance and stability, including commercial and residential retaining wall jobs.

Ultimately, Samantha’s keen eye for design and strong customer relationships paired homeowner vision with Rosetta’s proven performance. Key factors that made this Dos Castillos project successful included:

• Quality Products: Outcropping is a high-detail, larger-scale precast retaining wall block offering consistent blocks that fit together, providing structural integrity and a natural stone appearance.
• Technical Support & Training: A hands-on Rosetta demonstration gave the Dos Castillos crew deeper knowledge of products and designs, ensuring installation accuracy.
• Distributor Partnership: Local Rosetta Hardscapes dealer Carolina Fresh Farms and producer Peerless Block & Brick provided timely deliveries and service, keeping the project supplied and on track.
• Attention to Detail: From compaction to backfill, Dos Castillos’ craftsmanship ensured long-term performance alongside aesthetic appeal.

This South Carolina retaining wall project showcases how the right product, paired with the right team, delivers both performance and beauty. The finished Outcropping wall stands out as part of the landscape while elevating the homeowner’s lakeside living space.

For Diego, Samantha, and the Dos Castillos team, this was a milestone project–a chance to establish themselves as trusted members of the Lake Keowee community, delivering work as dependable as it is beautiful.

Rosetta’s technical resources are built for imaginative designers and installers like Diego and Samantha Castillo. From detailed installation guides to downloadable schematics and product specs, you’ll find everything needed to streamline your process and deliver stunning results.

Browse Rosetta’s technical resources to plan and install with precision.