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My yard is eroding away and taking my house with it: what's the cheapest way to build a retaining wall to stop it?
We can't get grass to grow in spots in our backyard due to a combination of dogs, trees, and shade.
Behind the house is a hill. A third of it has a retaining wall built with rail road ties. It has ...
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Should a 3'-4' retaining wall have interlocking blocks?
I'm building a 3'-4' retaining wall in my backyard and I'm in the process of choosing block. One of the blocks I like isn't engineered with any kind of lip or interlocking feature. Is this necessary ...
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Can I build a 28" retaining wall using blocks with no lip?
I am building a wall that is 10.5' long and 28" high. There will also be side walls sloping down from both corners to enclose a patio. I would like to use blocks that are 15" wide, 5" tall and 8" ...
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How to fix a retaining wall that is difficult to access behind the house?
My retaining wall needs to be fixed/rebuilt since it's leaning, but I can't get any machines back there because house doesn't have much side or rear setback(maybe 5ft on each side) and behind the ...
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How do I compact backfill behind a retaining wall under a driveway?
I have a retaining wall that is on the property line. Along the top of the wall is my driveway. Part of the wall has given way and needs to be rebuilt. I think I have everything figured out except how ...
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Using a boulder wall as an 8' retaining wall (Dallas area)
I've got an 8' retaining wall, runs about 120' across the back of my property (faces my house). It's railroad ties and has about run its life.
I'm looking to replace with some kind of stone/block ...
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How do I take apart a wooden retaining wall?
I have a retaining wall, sorta. It acts as a divider between homes rather than retain anything. Built the same way as one, with 6x6 boards, spikes, all that jazz. No deadmen, of course.
I need to ...
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Do I need to do any maintenance for a wood retaining wall?
What do you do to protect your wood retaining wall to stand for extreme weather condition (hot and cold)? I just look at mine and thought that before winter arrive do I need to do something. Is it ...
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How to build a brick wall on the front of a CMU retaining wall?
My retaining wall is made of two parallel "walls". One is made of 16x8x12 Concrete Masonry Units and the other will be 8x4x2 bricks. The CMUs are to have mass to hold the hill, while 8x4x2 are to be ...
