ᐅ Use L-shaped retaining blocks for slope stabilization.

Created on: 19 Oct 2015 12:22
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Herbert110
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
EveundGerd25 Oct 2015 17:19
Gabionenwand aus Steinblöcken mit Holzbrettern darüber; lose Steine auf der Baustelle.


A depth of 70 cm (28 inches) was excavated and backfilled with 10 tons of lava rock, sized 0-45 mm (0-1.8 inches), then compacted. The wall is 13 m (43 feet) long and 2 m (6.6 feet) high. The curve, made of basalt like the gabion fill, measures 6 m (20 feet) and ranges in height from 1.5 m (5 feet) to 0.3 m (1 foot).
EveundGerd25 Oct 2015 17:21
Construction site with yellow front loader, concrete mixer, stone wall, and construction equipment.
EveundGerd25 Oct 2015 17:22
and here is the curve:


Construction site in front of residential house: gabion retaining wall, wooden railing, cars in driveway, pile of stones.
EveundGerd25 Oct 2015 17:28
And this is how it looks today


Garden with stone retaining wall, lawn, and small tree
Patchwork26 Oct 2015 09:28
Hello EveundGerd,
how much did you pay for the wall (per running meter or per ton)?
Regards
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HilfeHilfe
26 Oct 2015 10:49
Looks great!