Questions tagged [wall]

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How do you build an 8' high retaining wall out of mafia blocks?

This may not belong here as it relates more to hardscaping, but let's see what you think: A job we are working on requires a retaining wall of approximately 8'. "We" plan to build it out of mafia block (see below). A slope will intersect the face…
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How close to a PVC stormwater drain can I get with a retaining wall post?

I'm building a retaining wall along the length of my shed. I was hoping to run it 250mm offset from the shed. However, I've discovered a stormwater pipe running parallel for some of the proposed wall, also running 250mm off from the shed. How close…
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Calculate maximal slope angle of tarrain above a retaining wall

I want to build a retaining wall in my garden with stones like that (I don't know the english word for it, in German it is called "Pflanzsstein"). I.e. something like this: My problem is that all manufacturers I found so far, assume in their…
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Leveling Stack Block

I'm building a stack block wall using interlocking block. The base level went well - things are level and all the block are stable. But as I layer on additional levels, minor inconsistencies in the blocks are making them imbalanced. Some of them…
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