Build a scape engineers are specifically trained in all manners of decorative concrete retaining wall design proper water drainage and landscaping.
Stamped concrete retaining wall design.
This retaining wall is built from concrete slabs in a brickwork pattern which alone would be quite a strong feature.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
Pouring a concrete retaining wall is not that difficult and this easy to follow how to guide will show you just what to do.
In this photo increte contractors installed a poured in place decorative concrete wall system called stone crete that creates deep relief stone walls with a variety of available textures and colors.
Concrete retaining walls another popular choice for a retaining wall material is poured concrete.
Once you pour it you can paint it to match your style or you can stamp designs into the side of the wall.
Most projects fall in the 3 408 and 6 180 range depending on the wall size and stamp design.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
A poured concrete wall can take nearly any shape and with the right reinforcement they resist a lot of pressure.
Materials add 300 to 450 and tool costs are 100 to 250.
If you want to build a concrete retaining wall you should consider pouring the wall rather than making it out of concrete blocks.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Structurally sound for high walls.
Sketches of the retaining wall forces should be considered to properly distinguish the different forces acting on our retaining wall as tackled in the previous article retaining wall.
Design procedure overview 3.
Contractors usually charge 8 to 28 per square foot for labor.
Stone crete is used for sound barrier walls retaining walls subdivision entry walls or wherever.
A stamped concrete wall costs anywhere between 1 600 to 6 600 or 4 223 on average.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Whatever your vision is for your project we can help take your concepts and turn them into reality.
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But the most interesting element of this wall is the gaps left between the concrete which have been filled with plants creating a living retaining wall.
Based on our example in figure a 1 we have the forces due to soil pressure due to water and surcharge load to consider.
Poured concrete retaining walls can also be decorative and reproduce the look of stone or masonry.
See more ideas about garden design backyard landscaping concrete retaining walls.
A poured wall is much stronger and generally last many more years than a block wall.
Cons they can crack in freeze thaw cycles and it s difficult to align them perfectly when building unless you use the right form which can take a long time to build.