This can be a very rough process as the concrete.
Make a concrete bag wall.
Construction step 1 level the area you intend to build the wall around eyeballing it and digging out with the shovel.
An enterprising individual with a few sacks of concrete and a garden hose can make an equally useful and elegant concrete bag retaining wall.
The 2020 update is now up today june 15 2020 a 5 5 minute video update about my concrete bag retaining wall it s a real nail biter.
There are block retaining walls stone retaining walls and poured concrete retaining walls but these can be quite complicated and expensive.
A simple cost effective way to make a retaining wall is to stack 60 lb.
2 i have tested several types of bags.
3 that video above with the guy putting steel in the bags is my video.
Dec 6 2016 explore greg carpenter s board cement bag retaining wall on pinterest.
4 i can disprove your theory that the concrete will not set up correct due to water ratios.
1 i have been doing these walls for 30 years.
The calculator will indicate the number of 80 lb.
We re using a dry bag method stacking in courses and stabilizing wit.
Bags of quikrete veneer stone mortar you will need to construct your wall including the scratch coat bond coat and jointing mortar application.
Over time the bags will degrade and you will have an elegant and permanent retaining wall.
Friends old and new show up and help us put up the first section of our retaining wall.
And might be found for free in you local community.
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I ve seen some walls built with used chunks of concrete sidewalk pieces to me they would be leaps and bounds better looking than the bag route.