Old Concrete Retaining Walls

We also have a 25 space that doesn t have a wall that we would like to add a 1 3 wall to level out and have another usable space.

Old concrete retaining walls.

We currently have old railroad ties for retaining walls but with small children we would like to replace these walls with a safer pecky cedar or stone cement option. Friends old and new show up and help us put up the first section of our retaining wall. Materials tools and site. I couldn t pass up the opportunity to show this bare concrete retaining wall and an idea that would improve the look of the home exterior and not have it be the eyesore of the neighborhood.

We re using a dry bag method stacking in courses and stabilizing wit. Generally sand stone pea gravel or leftover soil is used as backfill. The wall we built was a weekend long project and an exhausting one at that. They fit together utilizing their tongue and groove design which reduces movement as they are stacked together.

The blocks are available in a variety of sizes and can be used in a wide range of applications. There are many cool retaining wall options and i like this one the best. Masonry retaining walls are built with a reinforced concrete base as an anchor and a wall of hollow concrete blocks reinforced with 12mm steel bars. Straight radius corners caps and decorative liners.

Decorative liners wall landscape concrete block molds decorative liners for rataining walls or landscaping. They fit together utilizing their tongue and groove design as they are stacked together creating a robust structure. An easy choice for diyers because of their light weight flat sides and the foolproof way they fit together without mortar. See reviews photos directions phone numbers and more for the best retaining walls in brea ca.

The key to constructing a stable retaining wall is ensuring that it is completely level. Concrete precast retaining wall blocks can be used as a permanent structure or dismantled and reused. A little stucco and a few natural rocks to cap it off and you ve got it. How to build a concrete wall prep work.

Oldcastle infrastructure concrete ecology blocks are concrete building blocks used for building retaining walls. Each layer must be backfilled to give the retaining wall substance and to provide ample drainage. These retaining wall blocks sold at stone yards and home centers have a rough face for a quarried look and come in a variety of gray tan and red hues. Dear valued customer we at oldcastle infrastructure work every day to manufacture and deliver essential infrastructure products for the water energy communications building and transportation markets that support the communities we live and work in.