This can be a very rough process as the concrete.
Diy cement bag retaining wall.
The wall we built was a weekend long project and an exhausting one at that.
Smooth the top with a trowel.
My cousin has read about a process of taking unopened bags of concrete layered like bricks to make a.
How to build concrete sack walls.
There are block retaining walls stone retaining walls and poured concrete retaining walls but these can be quite complicated and expensive.
The 2020 update is now up today june 15 2020 a 5 5 minute video update about my concrete bag retaining wall it s a real nail biter.
That s right the idea is that you don t open the packaging.
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When you reach the finished height of the concrete block retaining wall fill those cores containing rebar to the top with mortar.
Spread additional mortar and lay cap block to finish the wall.
Over time the bags will degrade and you will have an elegant and permanent retaining wall.
So diyers have come up with an interesting trick.
Once the bags are laid you wet everything down thoroughly with a hose saturating all of the bags.
Mix the fill mortar slightly wetter than what you d use for joints.
It took a day to rip out the old collapsing retaining wall to dig farther into the hill to provide room for the backfill gravel and to help unload materials.
Then add fill and finally xeroscaping it to save water.
Right now when i water the lawn it all runs down the slope into the street.
Apr 20 2019 explore cheryl macedo s board concrete bags followed by 212 people on pinterest.
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Rather than messing around with mortar they lay the walls down like lego pieces using concrete while it s still in the bag.
Dec 6 2016 explore greg carpenter s board cement bag retaining wall on pinterest.
I want to put a short retaining wall to level off the slope to my front yard.
Not wanting to waste water and also save some money i decided to even out the lawn.
A simple cost effective way to make a retaining wall is to stack 60 lb.
Construction step 1 level the area you intend to build the wall around eyeballing it and digging out with the shovel.
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