How To Build A DIY Retaining Wall
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- We show you how to build an easy DIY retaining wall.
Have you seen the retaining wall Adam Woodhams built in the July issue of Handyman Magazine?
In this video, Adam explains how to build a retaining wall using timber sleepers to make a sloping yard much more accessible and useable.
Retaining walls can also be an excellent design addition and problem solver.
Use them to add terraces or levels, make paths and create more planting opportunities if your soil is shallow.
By reducing the slope, they also slow water flow, giving it more chance to soak in and making your garden more self-watering and sustainable.
The range of materials for retaining walls varies from natural stone and purpose-designed masonry blocks to bricks and treated pine sleepers.
What you need:
This sloping garden had no proper entry, so two low walls were built to level off the area and form a walkway, and steps were added.
Treated pine sleepers are the easy and economical option to build a non-structural retaining wall.
To make one section of wall that is 3m long x 400mm high, you’ll need two 200 x 50mm x 3m sleepers and at least one 200 x 75mm x 2.4m sleeper. Use 50mm thick sleepers for the wall rails and 75mm sleepers for the post
Install Drainage:
Lay slotted Reln Stretch-Drain behind a retaining wall and pull it out to the required length. Make sure it falls slightly in the desired direction.
Cap the starting end and connect the output end to unslotted pipe, then run to stormwater or another section of slotted drain shallowly buried in the garden as a watering pipe.
Cover to 50mm deep with blue metal aggregate, add filter or drainage fabric, then backfill behind the wall with soil.
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Stretch pipe, Love it.
Oh my god, you made it so good. and video editing is excellent
Adam, That looks really nice. going to ask my Hubby to watch this. :)
Very, very nice. But not exactly what I'm looking for. That being said, I did learn a lot, thanks.
Great video. Thanks for posting!
Perfect video with a good and clear understanding. Well done mate :)
No gravel before laying your pipe? That pipe will fill with dirt over time. Nice video, thanks for sharing.
Nice job :) I am just planning what to do in my garden, it slopes down so I am thinking have two flower beds with retaining walls of some sort, to gradually bring it down the lower level, then do a patio area.
That sounds fantastic Garry, you'll have to send us a photo of the project when it is finished!
Good job mate. Did you drill holes in the pipe for drainage?
How does the drainage pipe and fabric work to move water away from the wall? I don't see how.
Got to agree. It doesn't seem to make sense.
What kind of screws are these? Which one's are used for the wall and which are for the steps? Thanks
wasn't sure which length screw was for wall or steps either, but the brand is buildex.. and Adam was using 75mm 100 and 125mm screws, might be safe just to get the 125 screws.. lol
When a simple jobs turns into a pain in the ass because of a mystery frigging pipe!
But 🤬 the afternoon pics are like 5 seconds.
Great job , lose the bagged concrete mix and use actual mixed concrete from a concrete company , ie mini mix . That bagged stuff is rubbish . Great vid tho !
Makes no sense for a DIYer to call a cement truck out 😂 It’s all the same ingredients if you check.
It's nice but it seems like a lot of work and expense for not much of a difference, Surely one would have removed the sod, leveled the area and put the sod back. I don't see the point of the three steps either. The hill didn't appear too steep to walk up. After someone walks up the three steps, they still have to walk uphill. I just don't think that the cost/benefit, in terms of time, energy, cost, how much you. will actually use the stairs, etc., is worth it. It's the classic question, just because I can do it, should I do it? LOL
its a useful educational clip though, im researching how to build retaining walls as i do odd jobs usually gardening, now i will have an idea of the methods, tools and materials that make it possible.
Will that not rot in like 10 years?
I think, they will. then you replace it again.
H4 treated pine has a manufacturer guarantee of 40-50 years. Plus some stain makes them look like new when they age.
No