The retaining wall on the countryside is necessary not only for decoration, alignment of areas with a slope and elevation difference, but also for a beautiful delimitation of zones. Most often such structures are built on a site with slopes and not just strengthen the upper part, but also create an intricate landscape decoration. The retaining wall can be built practically from any improvised materials that can be found at hand by the diligent master.
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- Basis of
- Basis of
- Creation of drainage drain
- Locking wall device
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- Video of construction of retaining wall at the dacha with your own hands
We will consider how the retaining wall is constructed on the dacha with own hands from hollow decorative concrete blocks. Make it of concrete blocks is easy, it will please the owners with strength, reliability and durability. A decorate the blocks can be using decorative shrubs, decorative facade materials or painting in any colors.
Basis
Calculation of the retaining wall height up to one and a half meters does not require special calculations. If the height is planned to be more than 1.5 m, then special calculations must be made. The most solid and reliable can be considered concrete walls.
Construction of a concrete retaining wall in the suburban area is impossible without the installation of a shallow basement foundation.
Throughout the fence, a ditch is digging with a width corresponding to the width of the concrete block, also depth corresponding to the depth of the concrete block + 5-7 cm. The bottom of the ditch is filled with crushed stone to create a drainage cushion. During the fall asleep, the rubble is spilled and carefully rammed.
The first basement row of concrete blocks is laid tightly to each other. In height and in the row, they must be carefully aligned. After leveling, the blocks are backfilled with rubble along the edges. We rubble into the voids inside. When butovanii exactly the same as when creating a drainage cushion, the rubble is spilled and trambuded as much as possible, so as not to move the blocks.
Creating a drainage drain
At the second-row level, drain drainage should be laid. To do this, you can use a special drainage perforated pipe, wrapped in a geotextile or a conventional fan tube with cut openings.
The drainage pipe lies along the wall from the inside at the base level, its open ends come out from the edges of the fence. In addition to the drainage pipe, drainage outlets should be located every 10 m in one row and exit through a wall with a slope. On these drainage systems, water will flow down.
The retaining wall device
The blocks are stacked row by row on the grout. Excess solution should be removed immediately trowel. Each row is immediately leveled.
When the largest fraction of rubble is stacked from below, the higher, the smaller the fraction is filled. Every 20 cm of rubble is spilled and trampled. Above ground is filled.
Before laying the last two rows of blocks that will rise above the ground, a reinforcing geogrid is stacked. The geonet should be arranged in such a way that one part of it lies completely on the seam between two rows, and the second is spread 2-3 meters from the wall.
After completion of the reinforcement, you can lay a geogrid, pour in the soil and plant ornamental plants.
Concrete wall can be decorated with any facade decoration materials: decorative stone, siding, plaster or simply paint. The question of how to build a retaining wall at the dacha is practically solved. Photos and videos on this page will help you to build a retaining wall on your own in a quality and for centuries.
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