Hello,
we are currently planning the slope stabilization and want to use L-shaped retaining walls. The basement contractor would install the 30 meters (98 feet) that need to be secured for about €6,000 using L-shaped retaining walls (or masonry panels). Since we want to do as much as possible ourselves otherwise, we are considering whether it would be cheaper to do this on our own. I am wondering where it is most cost-effective to source these L-shaped retaining wall units.
Does anyone have experience with this?
Thanks in advance for the answers,
Herbert110
we are currently planning the slope stabilization and want to use L-shaped retaining walls. The basement contractor would install the 30 meters (98 feet) that need to be secured for about €6,000 using L-shaped retaining walls (or masonry panels). Since we want to do as much as possible ourselves otherwise, we are considering whether it would be cheaper to do this on our own. I am wondering where it is most cost-effective to source these L-shaped retaining wall units.
Does anyone have experience with this?
Thanks in advance for the answers,
Herbert110
Kisska86 schrieb:
The blocks are 60cm (24 inches) high??? Okay, they probably don’t even have reinforcement, right??? That would explain the price.
Yes, the 60cm (24 inches) blocks are still without reinforcement. The 80cm (32 inches) ones probably aren’t reinforced either.
The large ones starting from 100cm (39 inches) high (luckily, the seller had to pay for those on one side of the property) are reinforced, but here they don’t cost much more than €100 (if you can reasonably access the place where they will be installed).
We used 1.50-meter (5-foot) blocks installed in a double row because we had to secure a height of 3 meters (10 feet), and with the neighbors’ approval, a maximum of 2.00 meters (6.5 feet) would have been possible.
So, one 1.50-meter (5-foot) L-shaped block was set, and the second row was placed 0.50 meters (1.5 feet) behind it.
On the topic of DIY, I’m reminded of an old joke:
A man goes up to the attic. His wife says to him, “Since you’re already upstairs, bring the piano down with you.” He replies, “And what am I supposed to carry in my other hand?”
(It’s such an old joke, you have to be careful not to trip over the beard.) But it fits nicely here.
Back to the topic: You can also order directly from the concrete plant, for example, Kann-Beton.
So, one 1.50-meter (5-foot) L-shaped block was set, and the second row was placed 0.50 meters (1.5 feet) behind it.
On the topic of DIY, I’m reminded of an old joke:
A man goes up to the attic. His wife says to him, “Since you’re already upstairs, bring the piano down with you.” He replies, “And what am I supposed to carry in my other hand?”
(It’s such an old joke, you have to be careful not to trip over the beard.) But it fits nicely here.
Back to the topic: You can also order directly from the concrete plant, for example, Kann-Beton.
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HilfeHilfe20 Oct 2015 07:32We did it ourselves and installed stylish hollow blocks. It was significantly cheaper and didn’t require heavy machinery.
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