Figure out what materials you need get them on site and get them covered with tarps.
Mortared recycled concrete retaining wall.
Rather than messing around with mortar they lay the walls down like lego pieces using concrete while it s still in the bag.
A mortar wall must be built on a firm foundation or its joints will crack.
Pour the concrete footings before the ground freezes.
Building a retaining wall in the conventional ways is not a trivial matter.
See reference 1 pages 13 to 14 in each area you wish to build a section of wall dig and level a space as wide and deep as you wish to plant.
So diyers have come up with an interesting trick.
The wall builds more than just beauty into our stone retaining wall projects.
For projects that don t require a lot of mortar use smaller bags of mortar mix or concrete.
Since our first recycled concrete retaining walls in the 1980 s residential and commercial properties around the northwest have chosen the wall for adding beauty and value to any natural setting.
Do the layout for your wall before winter arrives it will be easier to do the planning before the ground freezes.
It s 1 metre high.
Tamp the gravel in the bottom of the trench and pour at least 8 inches of concrete.
It must be deeper than the frost line or at least 12 inches deep for a 3 foot high wall.
Dig a trench about 6 inches wider than your wall.
Hi all so we have an ugly pool retaining wall which we d ideally like to clad and put some plants in front as well.
Retaining walls can be constructed using a variety of materials from poured concrete and large timbers to natural stones even bricks.
Your retaining wall will stand on our exclusive 5 year warranty.
We d like to remove the pillars and clad the whole wall with something like.
For extra stability put down a layer of gravel or.
The lower reused concrete retaining wall is complete construction was the same as a bookleaf dry stone wall with the roughly broken 300 x 600mm 1ft x 2ft concrete slabs laid stretcher bond style and the smooth sawn pieces from our neighbour forming the base course where their textural difference would be less noticeable.
That s right the idea is that.
Do choose a material you can easily work with.
This is also ideal for stone columns.
We ll talk more about pouring concrete footings for mortared stone walls later.
This is high strength contractor grade and pre blended mortar.
This adaptive reuse also kept the concrete out of the landfill.