With the layout marked you can begin digging the trench.
Make your own concrete retaining wall blocks.
In nj i visited varoius garden places including lowes and homedepot and the 600 blocks i need would cost me between 1100 to 1500 excluding the delivery.
Pour anywhere with leftover redi mix concrete or any other hardening substrate.
Push the first block into the mortar until it s 3 8 inch above the footing.
Choose your blocks traditionally retaining walls were built with standard concrete blocks known as cmus.
Lay out your concrete block in a dry run spacing it with 3 8 inch plywood spacers.
Most block construction calls for an 8 x 16 footer.
To bury the first row.
With our 4 design types you can now make your own articulating interlocking dry stack gravity blocks to create any configuration imaginable.
Prepare the foundation step 1.
Along your marked line carefully dig a trench slightly wider than the blocks ideally the width of your soil tamper and deep enough so the first course of blocks is below ground level.
If needed reposition it using additional.
Adjust for sloping ground.
Take up the block and spread mortar on the footing.
For row one knock off the flanges with a hammer and chisel so the.
Check your local building codes step 1.
A great way to use up excess concrete.
But for diyers retaining wall blocks made of concrete are the best solution.
Cut straight down with the shovel keep from disturbing the surrounding soil.
I am seriusly thinking of making my own retaining wall blocks from the molds i am thinking of buying off ebay.
Heavy retaining wall blocks the blocks we used in our demonstration weigh 14 pounds each keep the soil at bay with their weight.
Check your local building codes to make sure your planned project is on the up and up contact your local.
Formablok molds are easy to use from the amateur diy to the professional contractor.
Retaining walls can be build of many different materials including wood timbers bricks or natural boulders.
I d suggest building forms for the wall s base from 2 x 8 boards and then using the same lumber for the block forms after the footer is done.
After you finish the first course fill the space between your retaining wall and.
I can buy 4 molds for about 80 dollars including shipping.
Mark all the edges of the course.