Dig into hillside 2 ft.
How to build a retaining wall with recycled concrete.
The landscape plan helped along by my garden designer friend arthur lathouris although i m a designer by trade i find it impossible to design my own garden called for two new walls the lower straight and the upper with some gentle curves but both with an end point that had to blend into the new rendered concrete kerbing that edged the driveway.
Avoid having downspouts pointed at the retaining wall and if it s against the house keep soil and mulch well below the siding.
Southeastern construction builds retaining wall for palmetto design associates.
Do choose a material you can easily work with.
Construction and demolition projects can create large quantities of waste building materials which often end up in the landfill.
To create a solid foundation dig a trench for the first course of your interlocking retaining wall blocks to sit in and make sure the ground remains even throughout.
Large pieces of concrete carefully positioned offshore can form the foundation for coral to build new reefs.
The wall we built was a weekend long project and an exhausting one at that.
In this video this old house landscape contractor roger cook explains how to build a retaining wall using concrete blocks.
It took a day to rip out the old collapsing retaining wall to dig farther into the hill to provide room for the backfill gravel and to help unload materials.
Different ways to use recycled concrete.
Fill for wire gabions.
Materials tools and site.
Wire cages gabions filled with crushed gravel can make decorative and functional privacy screen walls or retaining walls.
The success of your retaining wall depends on a level base.
The operator of the bobcat moves the block in place so that the crew can set the block in position.
The interlocking retaining wall block can be used to build walls up to 24 to 36 inches high depending on the size of the block.
Stretch a level line between wood stakes to establish the wall height.
Using a tape measure decide the length and the width of your retaining wall then mark off the area with the garden stakes and string.
Follow the block manufacturer s instructions for wall height limits.
Retaining walls can be constructed using a variety of materials from poured concrete and large timbers to natural stones even bricks.
Steps to building a retaining wall.
Back from face of retaining wall.