How To Build A Retaining Wall On A Sloped Backyard
Tamp the soil to compact it and provide a firmer base for the retaining wall.
How to build a retaining wall on a sloped backyard. All About How to Build a Retaining Wall Step 1. Image courtesy of Pinterest. It helps to keep the soil at a wall base almost dry.
In this video Ill show you how I went about starting the transformation of my backyard from a sloping hillside into a multi-level terraced backyard by build. The simplest cheapest back-friendliest retaining wall in history. The trees and shrubs also help keep the soil in place.
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. A vegetable garden on a steep slope is a great place to add vines. Retaining wall for the garden on a steep hill.
We planned the wall to curve around a citrus tree on the slope. On this job they werent in the budget. Near the wall from the top of a slope place a drainage tube in the gravel.
Pour a 1-inch layer of sand over the gravel and compact this as well. Excavate If you have designed a straight wall drive stakes at opposite ends of the site and attach a length of twine. First the bottom row of a retaining wall has to be buried to give the wall support.
Pour crushed limestone into the trench to create a solid base that will allow water to. Rustic wooden garden wall. Large and small rocks and boulders are used in the landscape design.