A square foot of conventional concrete weighs about 150 pounds and a typical concrete project may require hundreds to thousands of square feet of concrete to be placed at one time.
How to build curved concrete wall forms.
We were asked to build a curved concrete retaining wall for a homeowner.
A concrete wall needs to be built on top of a concrete footer in order to be stable.
Forming concrete with plastic forms is an easy way to do curved radius patios walkways and other concrete slabs.
Can we produce this curve using job built forms.
When doing your own concrete work knowing how to form a homemade concrete wall is an essential skill.
Forming curved surfaces can be accomplished by using plywood which can be bent to the desired radius.
Constructed correctly a form for a homemade wall will not only retain the concrete.
Whether you need a wall as a property marker a support structure or to hold back soil or water you can make one by building wood frames called forms.
If the form is constructed incorrectly the concrete can blow out the form breaking it apart and creating an enormous mess while wasting much of your money.