Cement Bag Retaining Wall Forum
Rather than messing around with mortar they lay the walls down like lego pieces using concrete while it s still in the bag.
Cement bag retaining wall forum. A simple cost effective way to make a retaining wall is to stack 60 lb. I want to put a short retaining wall to level off the slope to my front yard. We re using a dry bag method stacking in courses and stabilizing wit. Not wanting to waste water and also save some money i decided to even out the lawn.
Over time the bags will degrade and you will have an elegant and permanent retaining wall. Right now when i water the lawn it all runs down the slope into the street. Building a retaining wall in the conventional ways is not a trivial matter. Then add fill and finally xeroscaping it to save water.
There are block retaining walls stone retaining walls and poured concrete retaining walls but these can be quite complicated and expensive. Cheap retaining wall building a retaining wall concrete retaining walls landscaping retaining walls inexpensive retaining wall ideas steep hillside landscaping sloped backyard landscaping sleeper retaining wall boulder retaining wall. Dec 6 2016 explore greg carpenter s board cement bag retaining wall on pinterest. Friends old and new show up and help us put up the first section of our retaining wall.
My cousin has read about a process of taking unopened bags of concrete layered like bricks to make a. So diyers have come up with an interesting trick.