There is still a lot of work in building a segmented retaining wall properly but it can be done by a homeowner.
Building concrete bag retaining wall.
There are block retaining walls stone retaining walls and poured concrete retaining walls but these can be quite complicated and expensive.
Over time the bags will degrade and you will have an elegant and permanent retaining wall.
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How to build concrete sack walls.
Construction step 1 level the area you intend to build the wall around eyeballing it and digging out with the shovel.
Building a retaining wall in the conventional ways is not a trivial matter.
Just remember on any wall the most important step is the footing and the first course.
Rather than messing around with mortar they lay the walls down like lego pieces using concrete while it s still in the bag.
A simple cost effective way to make a retaining wall is to stack 60 lb.
This can be a very rough process as the concrete.
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