Level but for a longer wall rent a builder s level.
Building a small retaining wall on a slope.
Retaining walls are used to keep dirt and water from eroding away.
Building the retaining wall.
A retaining wall will usually slope slightly to one side to aid drainage and relieve some of the pressure on the wall by water and overly saturated soil.
So for better understanding the solution of question how to build a retaining wall on a slope we will divide its structure into three main components which should be built step by step.
For example if the lower wall is three feet.
Sections you can get away with using a 4 ft.
When building a tiered set of retaining walls position the higher wall behind the lower wall at twice the distance as the height of the lower wall.
First the bottom row of a retaining wall has to be buried to give the wall support.
Dig into the earth to span about 2 feet back from the front side of your planned wall.
It has a very interesting and ambiguous installation it is not just a lump of concrete placed in.
Here are the basic steps on how to build a retaining wall on a slope.
Bore in stakes and tie strings firmly across to establish the desired wall height.
Not only that you can turn it into a terraced garden for planting anything from vegetables and flowers to small shrubs and trees.
A retaining wall is used to prevent a hill from eroding or to create a flat surface for a garden or flower bed.
The trench had to be deep enough to fit the first brick and 6 inches of gravel and sand.
Construction of concrete wall.
Dig 6 inches deeper at the base.
Concrete can be used to create modern elegant and effective design in your garden.
If you re building a wall with only a couple of 4 ft.
We dug a trench for the deepest part of the wall.
This trench should be deep enough for you to bury the base block.
How to set it up.
Industrial concrete combined with minimalist architecture is incredibly effective.
We planned the wall to curve around a citrus tree on the slope.
A good looking retaining wall depends on level footings and the best way to establish level over long distances is with a builder s level.
When retaining walls are built they slope slightly to one side in order to improve.