ᐅ Building a Retaining Wall in the Garden: Formwork Blocks or L-Shaped Blocks?
Created on: 24 Dec 2023 10:19
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BiffBiff
In the garden, we need to build a retaining wall along 20 meters (65.6 feet). It will have a height of 1-1.2 meters (3.3-3.9 feet) and must hold back the soil on the property. It will only be supporting the garden. No road or building needs to be supported.
1) Which type of wall is more suitable? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a retaining wall with L-shaped blocks versus formwork blocks that are filled with concrete?
2) How should the foundation be prepared? Should it be gravel or a strip concrete foundation (how deep)?
3) What is the approximate cost per linear meter? Does anyone have relatively recent experience?
1) Which type of wall is more suitable? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a retaining wall with L-shaped blocks versus formwork blocks that are filled with concrete?
2) How should the foundation be prepared? Should it be gravel or a strip concrete foundation (how deep)?
3) What is the approximate cost per linear meter? Does anyone have relatively recent experience?
schubert79 schrieb:
Once again. How do YOU plan the drainage?Once again. This discussion is not about drainage. Please refer to the questions in the initial thread.
schubert7929 Dec 2023 17:35Ok. My brother paid 435 euros net per running meter in 07/2023.
schubert79 schrieb:
Ok. My brother paid 435 euros net per running meter in 07/2023. What did he pay for?
What kind of wall did he build? How did he prepare the ground? What did he pay for that? Which federal state?
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jens.knoedel29 Dec 2023 18:04BiffBiff schrieb:
What did he pay for that?
What kind of wall did he build? How was the foundation prepared? How much did he pay for it? Which state?@schubert79: Please do not reply. The original poster is not responding either.BiffBiff schrieb:
What did he pay for this?
What kind of wall did he build? How did he prepare the foundation? How much did he pay for it? Which state? This discussion is not about breaking down the costs ... do you notice that? 😉
BiffBiff schrieb:
Why do you assume that I am going to build my wall first?Well, because so far the impression was "I don’t care / don’t know what the neighbor is doing," combined with statements that nothing has been secured there yet. I suspect that if you don’t plan anything together and your neighbor first ensures their support to hold back their 2m (6.5 ft), and then you come along wanting to add another meter (3.3 ft), the construction of your wall will have to take into account that their support remains sufficient. From my layperson’s perspective, if a lot of soil is excavated there, then there is little pressure against your foundation, so it would need to be deeper. If their support is originally designed to handle the extra pressure caused by your fill, then maybe not... But people don’t mean any harm when they ask what your neighbor is doing or how you plan the overall setup.Similar topics