How to do it.
How to build a reinforced concrete block retaining wall.
Lay a run of masonry lathe down the entire course of the wall.
Pour the grout and ensure that all spaces are filled adequately with grout to produce the best possible bond in the wall.
Of leveling sand and half the height of the first course of blocks.
Mix your mortar and place a 1 inch bed of mortar around the damp footing surface.
A retaining wall will normally have a high newton block reinforced concrete wall often with piers sitting on a reinforced foundation even a low one with if required a fair face wall sitting in front.
Watch the video below to learn how to build a reinforced concrete block retaining wall.
Cross section of a retaining wall a cinder block retaining wall is only as straight and solid as the base it s built on.
Grouting process carried out as follow.
Push a jointing iron over joints brush and sponge down the wall.
Place it so that the 3 8 inch gap is filled.
Fill and backfill the wall pour concrete into the core of the blocks and compact by ramming with a bar leaving to cure for at least seven days.
Start the third layer with a regular cinder block and build out.
Detailing of reinforced concrete block retaining wall.
Behind the wall lay geo textile fabric over the soil and backfill with drainage material such as recycled crushed concrete.
The wall will also have weep holes to prevent the build up of water behind the wall.
Masonry lathe is a kind of metal.
This type of retaining wall is very easy to build and is economical compared to many other construction methods.
Seal clean out holes.
Start the fourth layer with a half block and continue starting layers with half blocks every other layer until your wall has reached the desired height.
Grouting of concrete block retaining wall.
Lay your first four courses of concrete block wall.
Build the footing and insert rebar into the wet concrete.
It will explain the design principles and will go through the process step by step.
With the tip of your trowel push the mortar into the footing so that it creates a v shape.
Voids in the grout should be eliminated by applying.
Repeat the buttering and laying blocks technique to build out the wall s second layer.
Build and prep footing.
How to build a reinforced concrete block retaining wall.
On the fourth course trowel a skim very thin coat of mortar on the block.
How to reinforce a hollow concrete block wall hunker.
Tall wall excavate a trench deep enough to accommodate 4 to 6 in.
Take your first block and slather the inside end with an even layer of mortar.
Of compacted base 1 in.