Heavy retaining wall blocks the blocks we used in our demonstration weigh 14 pounds each keep the soil at bay with their weight.
Building a garden wall with concrete blocks.
But for diyers retaining wall blocks made of concrete are the best solution.
Retaining walls can be build of many different materials including wood timbers bricks or natural boulders.
With the layout marked you can begin digging the trench.
Take up the block and spread mortar on the footing.
Remove blocks and reset on 1l8 inch bed of bonding cement.
Dig for the first row of block.
For a freestanding landscape wall this involves creating a simple rectangular outline of the planned foundation.
Tall wall excavate a trench deep enough to accommodate 4 to 6 in.
How to build a concrete wall figure a.
Corners should be interlocked.
The first step in building a concrete block wall is to lay out the foundation using stakes and masonry string.
Stack remaining blocks dry without mortar.
To bury the first row.
Of leveling sand and half the height of the first course of blocks.
Add liquid cement color to surface bonding cement and mix so that it hangs on trowel held at 90 degree angle.
For row one knock off the flanges with a hammer and chisel so the.
Cross section of a retaining wall a cinder block retaining wall is only as straight and solid as the base it s built on.
Mark all the edges of the course.
Of compacted base 1 in.
Prepare the foundation step 1.
Use running bond pattern to stagger ends.
Lay out your concrete block in a dry run spacing it with 3 8 inch plywood spacers.