Work gloves shovel and or mattock brick chisel and small sledgehammer level wooden stakes string and a line level soil tamper gravel sharp not rounded or rock dust landscape fabric optional interlocking stackable stones and toppers.
Making your own stackable concrete pavers retaining wall.
For this project you will need.
Prepare the foundation step 1.
Use a hand or power tamper to level the base.
If you have the option it can be easier to excavate and lay the lowest course before excavating the trench for the next step.
Position your first block and use a standard level to make sure it s even.
For this 18 inch high wall the footing should be at least 18 inches wide.
For dry stack walls the base should be as wide as the wall is tall.
Whatever your choice do ensure that you have lots of molds.
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After you finish the first course fill the space between your retaining wall and.
If needed reposition it using additional.
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The exact depth of the.
Remember one mold makes only one cement paver and it will take at least two weeks before your cement paver is ready for use.
With the layout marked you can begin digging the trench.
However if you want you can even make your own molds out of plywood.
For a stacked block retaining wall that s no higher than four feet a trench filled with three inches of crushed rock will help keep the wall from shifting and settling.
Place a perforated drainage pipe 2 inches up from ground.
Excavate to a depth of 6 inches along the entire base of the stone retaining wall using the string marker as a guide.
To bury the first row.
Continue laying your first course of blocks making sure to check that every block is level.
Molds for cement pavers are available in most large hardware stores.
Dig for the first row of block.
For row one knock off the flanges with a hammer and chisel so the.