But for diyers retaining wall blocks made of concrete are the best solution.
How to lay concrete garden wall block.
To lay concrete blocks begin by building a frame with 2x4s and pouring concrete into it to prepare a footing.
But if you do need to cut a block place the block on sand or loose soil and use a brick set and small sledgehammer to score both sides of the block.
Concrete block is made in so many configurations that you may not need to cut it at all.
Some do it yourself retaining wall blocks weigh as much as 61 pounds.
Then spread the mortar on the footing and begin stacking the blocks beginning in a corner.
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To create a solid foundation dig a trench for the first course of your interlocking retaining wall blocks to sit in and make sure the ground remains even throughout.
A garden retaining wall of up to 400mm high can be built out of a single skin wall of facing bricks or concrete block.
Avoid having downspouts pointed at the retaining wall and if it s against the house keep soil and mulch well below the siding.
Using a tape measure decide the length and the width of your retaining wall then mark off the area with the garden stakes and string.
This is a ten minute how to build a wall using inexpensive formed concrete blocks.
Heavy retaining wall blocks the blocks we used in our demonstration weigh 14 pounds each keep the soil at bay with their weight.
A wall any higher than this needs to be thicker and there are several ways of achieving this.
The success of your retaining wall depends on a level base.
Follow the block manufacturer s instructions for wall height limits.
Then set the block with its web up and place the brick set on the scored line.
Bricks can be laid in two skins which can be held together by mesh or built as a 225mm thick wall as shown in the laying bricks project.