The 2020 update is now up today june 15 2020 a 5 5 minute video update about my concrete bag retaining wall it s a real nail biter.
Using concrete bags for retaining wall.
My cousin has read about a process of taking unopened bags of concrete layered like bricks to make a.
Right now when i water the lawn it all runs down the slope into the street.
Not wanting to waste water and also save some money i decided to even out the lawn.
A simple cost effective way to make a retaining wall is to stack 60 lb.
These systems are easy to install durable reasonably priced and available in a variety of colors and textures.
So diyers have come up with an interesting trick.
That s right the idea is that.
Rather than messing around with mortar they lay the walls down like lego pieces using concrete while it s still in the bag.
Building a retaining wall in the conventional ways is not a trivial matter.
Dec 6 2016 explore greg carpenter s board cement bag retaining wall on pinterest.
Professionally made they can be extremely expensive but they always look beautiful.
Over time the bags will degrade and you will have an elegant and permanent retaining wall.
A verysimple concrete bag retaining wall with no work.
Mar 30 2013 just stack up bags on concrete leave them as is through a few big rains ir thoroughly soak a few times and then tear off paper voila.
Then add fill and finally xeroscaping it to save water.
I want to put a short retaining wall to level off the slope to my front yard.
As an alternate drive straight rebar rods down through the bags as shown.
A concrete block retaining wall is the perfect solution to control erosion to eliminate a hard to mow slope to add a planting bed or to level an ideal patio area.
There are block retaining walls stone retaining walls and poured concrete retaining walls but these can be quite complicated and expensive.
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Driven into the bags.