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How can I build a retaining wall and secure these fence posts while conserving space?
no you can't build the wall underneath the sleepers, you need to build the reataining wall on your side of the boundary line.
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How can I build a retaining wall and secure these fence posts while conserving space?
Your proposed retaining wall will not just "enclose the exposed rocks and soil". It has to support the lateral loads from the soil behind it, and also from vehicles on the neighbor's ...
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Deck posts - set in concrete or use anchors?
Can't you use treated wood if you want to plant the post into the ground with concrete around it? So it does NOT ROT
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Post on 2nd floor deck supporting overhanging roof rotten out, how to waterproof repair?
Vinyl decking must be lapped at the post.
Apply the floor portion and cut at the post leaving an extra 1 or 2 inches so that it forms a collar (upward) around the post. This will leave the post's ...
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