i want to put a retaining wall along my one driveway,height ranges from 1ft to 4ft in about 75 to 100ft..length.. dont care much for the heavy cement look !!! any ideas please???
2006-10-11 17:10:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I found some good info here.
2006-10-13 06:27:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had access to some real nice stone, in which I mortared into a short retaining wall ,it looks really good. I also have used railroad ties on end staggered slightly don't bury the whole tie obviously, just cut pieces ,use a chainsaw with the them buried at least 18" inches below the ground. the 4' high portion of your wall will need to be buried a bit deeper no less than 24". or the ties can be leveled long ways using full 8' length ties in a brick pattern. the first course being drilled and pinned using re-bar driven into the ground you can reinforces the other courses as needed to your finished height.
2006-10-12 00:21:28 · answer #2 · answered by notfan_football 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We just had retaining walls put in our yard and they are absolutely beautiful. We used 3 rivers tumbled stones. People stop in the road to look at our yard. The first wall we put in was colored cement, we disliked it immensely. We had a guy come in and put the 3 rivers stone on it and it's beautiful.
2006-10-12 10:01:49 · answer #3 · answered by Barry R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you complete the wall in concrete and then purchase some of those mock-sandstone tiles which you can pick up inexpensively from a hardware/garden centre and put them over the top? Looks quite classy!
2006-10-12 02:26:01 · answer #4 · answered by Kble 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look into Allanblock. They have a variety of segmental retaining wall sizes, colorblends, and options that may suit your needs. To find someone near you who deals in it, try:
www.allanblock.com
2006-10-12 08:36:30 · answer #5 · answered by The Iceman Cometh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋