As you place each layer make sure it is level on all sides.
Retaining wall installation guide.
Find everything you need to plan design and construct your retaining wall project.
Fill the trench with a 2 to 3 inch layer of paver base.
For retaining walls over 6 feet high 1 8 m or with special conditions for retaining walls under 6 feet high 1 8 m.
The interlocking retaining wall block can be used to build walls up to 24 to 36 inches high depending on the size of the block.
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Consult our anchor wall product installation guides and videos below including tutorials and concrete block retaining wall installation instructions.
Top bottom front and back.
The lau allows for placement of the rear lip from the unit above.
The edges should be touching when placing the blocks into place.
Installing the retaining wall blocks lay the first row of blocks straight onto the base material.
Planning the retaining wall a locking flange on the blocks for this project makes your retaining wall ideas easier to accomplish.
How to build a retaining wall introduction dig out a trench that is a minimum of 6 155 mm deep plus 1 for every foot of wall height.
Install wall rock and backfill materials backfill with wall rock the long anchoring unit lau and short anchoring unit sau can be used together to finish off the top of taller gravity walls.
Ensure you leave 200mm behind the retaining wall area for backfill.
Allow 6 8 150 200 mm of space behind the wall for 3 4 clean crushed rock this means your trench is a minimum of 12 or 305 mm wide.
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Preparing the area clear and level your site where you plan to build the retaining wall.
Choose a paver base with landscape rocks between 1 2 inch and 3 4 inch in size.
Fill the hollow cores and a minimum of 12 in.
Due to soil erosion your retaining wall should be built on a solid foundation made from paver base.
Landscape upgrades are an important way to add value to your home improve the health of your landscape and make your outdoor space more livable and enjoyable.
300 mm behind the wall with wall rock.
A 9 step installation guide.
Installation details for the construction of gravity or reinforced retaining walls.
Ridgi d i y installation guide step 1.