A well built cinder block retaining wall can add a sense of a separate secure space within a wider space turn a slope into a garden and add living space by holding back a hillside.
Building a retaining wall with cinder blocks.
Check the level and alignment of all blocks as you go along adjusting them with a rubber mallet.
Staring at one end place the first course of concrete blocks top side up on the crushed rock with the front lip facing up and towards the front of the wall.
Put 3 8 inch 0 95 cm plywood spacers in between the blocks.
A cinder block retaining wall requires a bit of heavy lifting and plenty of planning and preparation of the area where you intend to build.
A cinder block retaining wall is only as straight and solid as the base it s built on.
Of leveling sand and half the height of the first course of blocks.
Lay out the first layer of cinder blocks.
Tall wall excavate a trench deep enough to accommodate 4 to 6 in.
Fill the concrete cores with crushed gravel.
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Follow the block manufacturer s instructions for wall height limits.
Avoid having downspouts pointed at the retaining wall and if it s against the house keep soil and mulch well below the siding.
Of compacted base 1 in.
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