How to pour a concrete retaining wall.
How to build a poured concrete wall.
Level to level blocks lengthwise and a torpedo level to level the front to back.
There are materials as well but they don t last long.
If your frame is tall you may need to begin.
Pour footings and wall.
So to make a retaining wall that will last as long as life you should consider going with concrete blocks.
Rest the frame pieces against a solid surface to prevent them from falling.
Allow concrete to cure.
Measure and mark footing locations.
Measure out from that nail to where the other face of your wall will be and place another nail.
If you re building a long wall build the frame in sections.
Refer to the plan or schematic for the retaining wall.
Once the first row is installed pack native soil to grade level on both sides of this course to anchor the wall in place.
See below for more information on contraction joints remove forms and install waterproofing and drainage system.
Finish the surface of the wall as desired.
Drive a nail into the concrete here.
If you re building your own forms you will probably.
So if your wall is 8 inches wide your two nails should be 8 inches apart.
The retaining wall can be made from concrete blocks poured concrete treated time boulders and rocks.
Try to make the frame pieces as long as you need them to be.
If the wall exceeds four feet in height footings should be poured separately.
Install the first course of blocks using a taut string line to establish a straight row.