ᐅ L-shaped concrete blocks with or without reinforcement for terrace construction

Hello,

Since our terrace is higher than our garden, we plan to compensate for the height difference using L-shaped retaining walls. I have come across options with reinforcement and without reinforcement. My question is whether reinforced retaining walls are necessary for a terrace, or if reinforcement is only needed for heavier loads?

Furthermore, I have only found unreinforced L-shaped retaining walls with a maximum height of 1 meter (3.3 feet). Are there taller ones available, or is that the limit?

Thank you

Orschel

Hi,

I'm not a professional, but I think you can skip the reinforcement unless there's a risk of a truck crashing into it. 😀

We had a similar situation. We used a dry stack wall made of natural sandstone.

As a layperson, I also understood that reinforcement is needed, for example, when cars are parked on this raised area. Of course, that would be ideal, but perhaps someone has a different opinion. Otherwise, I have to cover material costs of over €2,000 (approximately $2,150) on my own… 🙁