Tag Archive: Retaining Walls
Retaining Wall Fairness
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In Western Australia subdivisions are usually completed with retaining walls in place on the boundary so that all blocks are level. For the rest of us if we are faced with a sloping site a retaining wall may be needed…
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Block Retaining Wall – Loose Lay
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Loose lay retaining wall blocks are concrete blocks that have a nib cast on the underside. (see photo) This stops each block slipping forward of the block below. There are a number of different manufacturers and most produce more than…
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Retaining Walls – Sleeper Wall
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Retaining walls are created to hold soil behind them. They can be made to control soil erosion due to hard rains, surround a garden, create a terraced yard, or retain soil along a highway. When designing a retaining wall, take…
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Retaining Wall – Sleeper Walls
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Although most people refer to these as Sleeper Walls the Technical term is ‘Post’ and ‘Whaling’ * Walls. The posts can be Galvanised Steel like the example on the right. Other alternatives are timber sleepers, like the example below, or…
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