How To Build A Small Retaining Wall With Bricks
This week we finish our yardwork by adding a retaining wall fire pit and set of exterior stairs.
How to build a small retaining wall with bricks. Using a shovel mark the ground where the retaining wall will be built. See more ideas about retaining wall blocks retaining wall concrete retaining walls. The minimum thickness of a garden retaining wall should be the width of a standard brick 112mm.
No mortar is needed. Jul 27 2017 - Explore Chuck Stevenss board Inexpensive retaining walls on Pinterest. If the retaining wall is being built against a home keep soil and mulch below the siding.
The trench you are going to build your retaining wall in should be wide deep and level. After use a shovel or spray paint to mark the outline. If the distance is greater than 8 drive additional stakes so that the gaps do not exceed 8.
Stagger the joints as you lay the next level. When you have measured how deep the garden will be you simply divide it by 4 to get the required thickness of wall. To freeform the layout use a rope or hose to outline the desired shape.
The top of the wall should be at finished grade to allow runoff. The layout of your wall is based on preference. Install a layer of large stones for good stability at the base.
The block caps should overhang the retaining blocks by 1 to 1 12 inches. Tie a string to a stake at the walls desired height and stretch across to. 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.