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Brick Wall With Granite Cap

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Brick Wall with Granite Cap
A granite cap on a brick wall

A granite cap is used to turn this brick wall into a bench. You can use the same technique at home with your own hardscape project.

Joe Norton

This little brick wall with a granite cap is located in Harvard Square.  The granite cap looks good with the bricks, and provides a nice smooth seat to sit and watch all the people go by.

Adding a granite cap to a brick wall is a simple way to spice things up with hardscape.  Granite is a great hardscape material, but you can use any kind of stone.  Bluestone and bricks go well together.  Consider matching your cap with other stones you might have on site, either in a walkway or patio.

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