From leveling pad to installing and leveling the first course to adding additional courses.
How to install concrete retaining wall blocks.
A cinder block retaining wall requires a bit of heavy lifting and plenty of planning and preparation of the area where you intend to build.
A well built cinder block retaining wall can add a sense of a separate secure space within a wider space turn a slope into a garden and add living space by holding back a hillside.
How to build a dry stack stone retaining wall a dry stack stone retaining wall not only holds back the earth it adds beauty to a landscape.
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.
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.
The success of your retaining wall depends on a level base.
This 2 retaining wall is a great architectural element that also serves a purpose to keep dirt from a sloping yard from going into the driveway.
When you build a retaining wall offset the blocks to give the wall more stability.
How to build a block wall lay the blocks.
Avoid having downspouts pointed at the retaining wall and if it s against the house keep soil and mulch well below the siding.
A concrete block retaining wall is the perfect solution to control erosion to eliminate a hard to mow slope to add a planting bed or to level an ideal patio area.
This is a ten minute how to build a wall using inexpensive formed concrete blocks.
This means to position a full block directly over the space where two blocks meet.
Follow the block manufacturer s instructions for wall height limits.
Basic guidelines and steps involved in the installation of a retaining wall where no special circumstances are present.
You will see how you can terrace a hill stop errosion or merely make a ra.
Use a hammer and chisel to break a retaining wall block down the center.
This guide will give you a general overview of what you can expect when installing a retaining wall.