Building A Wood Retaining Wall
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Building a wood retaining wall. Shovel about 1 ft. This will be for water drainage. Next mark the ground with chalk every 3 feet to indicate where to drive the posts.
The base of the retaining wall should be half the walls height. Dont forget to Like Comment and Subscribe so you dont miss future videosClick the link below to view the 16 months follow up video. Building one isnt hard and done right itll last for ages.
Before you begin digging holes and putting in the framework for the wood retaining wall dig a small trench in between the areas where the posts will go. Build two 2x4 and 12-in. It was fairly simple and only took about a day to build.
One of the keys to a successful wall is a leveled foundation. For example if the lower wall is three-feet. Then dig the holes for the posts fill them with wet cement and insert the posts immediately.
Once the posts are cut then lay them aside and dig the holes you need on each side of the retaining wall area. See more ideas about retaining wall backyard landscaping wooden retaining wall. To build a wood retaining wall clear the area where you want to build measure the length of the space and buy enough boards and posts to complete the wall.
So in our case 1 foot wide for a 2-foot high wall image 4. When building a tiered set of retaining walls position the higher wall behind the lower wall at twice the distance as the height of the lower wall. It can help you level up an area in your yard or help protect against erosion.