Create contraction joints every 4 6 feet.
How to do a concrete retaining wall.
Try to make the frame pieces as long as you need them to be.
Build the footing and insert.
How to pour a concrete retaining wall.
Measure out from that nail to where the other face of your wall will be and place another nail.
So if your wall is 8 inches wide your two nails should be 8 inches apart.
To bury the first row.
The concrete retaining wall is often a dull gray color or whitewashed but you can stain it to be many other colors.
Scrape off excess mortar.
Follow the simple steps below to safely and effectively stain your concrete retaining wall.
Allow concrete to cure.
Measure and mark footing locations.
Drive a nail into the concrete here.
With the layout marked you can begin digging the trench.
Tall wall excavate a trench deep enough to accommodate 4 to 6 in.
Of compacted base 1 in.
Adjust for sloping ground.
How to build a concrete wall figure a.
Cross section of a retaining wall a cinder block retaining wall is only as straight and solid as the base it s built on.
If you re building your own forms you will probably.
If the wall exceeds four feet in height footings should be poured separately.
Refer to the plan or schematic for the retaining wall.
How to do it build and prep footing.
See below for more information on contraction joints remove forms and install waterproofing and drainage system.
Of leveling sand and half the height of the first course of blocks.
Rest the frame pieces against a solid surface to prevent them from falling.
For row one knock off the flanges with a hammer and chisel so the.
As you lay the second course of block insert weep holes 3 4 inch pipe into the mortar every third.
Finish the surface of the wall as desired.
If your frame is tall you may need to begin.
Lay out the wall and excavate the slope and the footing trench.
If you re building a long wall build the frame in sections.
Like the flagstone patio.
Prepare the foundation step 1.
Then use the marking paint and measuring tape to lay.