Just remember on any wall the most important step is the footing and the first course.
Building concrete bag retaining wall.
Building a retaining wall in the conventional ways is not a trivial matter.
So diyers have come up with an interesting trick.
This can be a very rough process as the concrete.
If the wall is only around 2 3 feet tall there are many block options that can be used and will weigh around 40 pounds at most per block.
Construction step 1 level the area you intend to build the wall around eyeballing it and digging out with the shovel.
Rather than messing around with mortar they lay the walls down like lego pieces using concrete while it s still in the bag.
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That s right the idea is that.
Over time the bags will degrade and you will have an elegant and permanent retaining wall.
An enterprising individual with a few sacks of concrete and a garden hose can make an equally useful and elegant concrete bag retaining wall.
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There is still a lot of work in building a segmented retaining wall properly but it can be done by a homeowner.