Avoid having downspouts pointed at the retaining wall and if it s against the house keep soil and mulch well below the siding.
Make your own concrete retaining wall blocks.
Make sure they are solid and a minimum of twice the width of the concrete blocks you ve decided to build with.
In nj i visited varoius garden places including lowes and homedepot and the 600 blocks i need would cost me between 1100 to 1500 excluding the delivery.
Our video and homemade fire pit instructions complete with a list of tools and materials will show you how.
Each order comes with easy to use mold instructions to create decorative looking ornamental pieces for your home or garden.
Retaining walls can be build of many different materials including wood timbers bricks or natural boulders.
Create lots of different designs for your garden with our retaining wall molds.
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.
Using a tape measure decide the length and the width of your retaining wall then mark off the area with the garden stakes and string.
When working on your own garden construction projects whether you are building a retaining wall or refinishing a patio one of the materials that you will most commonly use is concrete blocks.
I d suggest building forms for the wall s base from 2 x 8 boards and then using the same lumber for the block forms after the footer is done.
Several molds will make the concrete work go a lot.
First approach your footings.
The success of your retaining wall depends on a level base.
Heavy retaining wall blocks the blocks we used in our demonstration weigh 14 pounds each keep the soil at bay with their weight.
I can buy 4 molds for about 80 dollars including shipping.
With a few basic skills and a bit of creativity you can easily design and build your own diy fire pit using retaining wall blocks.
Follow the block manufacturer s instructions for wall height limits.
But for diyers retaining wall blocks made of concrete are the best solution.
If the wall is load bearing meaning it will hold dirt or other heavy substances the tie rods should be at least 6 inches into the footing before you set the wall.
I am seriusly thinking of making my own retaining wall blocks from the molds i am thinking of buying off ebay.
You could spend your money on concrete blocks from a big box home improvement store or you could make them yourself.