Watch the video below to learn how to build a reinforced concrete block retaining wall.
How to build a reinforced concrete block retaining wall.
Detailing of reinforced concrete block retaining wall.
Tall wall excavate a trench deep enough to accommodate 4 to 6 in.
It will explain the design principles and will go through the process step by step.
A retaining wall will normally have a high newton block reinforced concrete wall often with piers sitting on a reinforced foundation even a low one with if required a fair face wall sitting in front.
Start the third layer with a regular cinder block and build out.
Of compacted base 1 in.
Start the fourth layer with a half block and continue starting layers with half blocks every other layer until your wall has reached the desired height.
Cross section of a retaining wall a cinder block retaining wall is only as straight and solid as the base it s built on.
Mix your mortar and place a 1 inch bed of mortar around the damp footing surface.
Fill and backfill the wall pour concrete into the core of the blocks and compact by ramming with a bar leaving to cure for at least seven days.
Voids in the grout should be eliminated by applying.
Build the footing and insert rebar into the wet concrete.
Build and prep footing.
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Push a jointing iron over joints brush and sponge down the wall.
Behind the wall lay geo textile fabric over the soil and backfill with drainage material such as recycled crushed concrete.
Lay a run of masonry lathe down the entire course of the wall.
How to build a reinforced concrete block retaining wall.
Of leveling sand and half the height of the first course of blocks.
Grouting process carried out as follow.
This type of retaining wall is very easy to build and is economical compared to many other construction methods.
Pour the grout and ensure that all spaces are filled adequately with grout to produce the best possible bond in the wall.
How to do it.
Repeat the buttering and laying blocks technique to build out the wall s second layer.
Seal clean out holes.
Masonry lathe is a kind of metal.
The wall will also have weep holes to prevent the build up of water behind the wall.
Place it so that the 3 8 inch gap is filled.
Lay out the wall and excavate the slope and the footing trench.
With the tip of your trowel push the mortar into the footing so that it creates a v shape.
On the fourth course trowel a skim very thin coat of mortar on the block.
Scrape off excess mortar.
Grouting of concrete block retaining wall.