Poured concrete retaining walls can also be decorative and reproduce the look of stone or masonry.
Poured concrete retaining wall decoration ideas.
This simple retaining wall utilizes a beautiful travertine stone cap upgrade.
See more ideas about fence design concrete wall modern fence.
See more ideas about backyard landscaping concrete retaining walls modern garden.
A poured concrete wall can take nearly any shape and with the right reinforcement they resist a lot of pressure.
Materials tools and site.
If you have an outdoor garden do think about including retaining walls because they have more benefits than they cost.
It took a day to rip out the old collapsing retaining wall to dig farther into the hill to provide room for the backfill gravel and to help unload materials.
Once you pour it you can paint it to match your style or you can stamp designs into the side of the wall.
Poured concrete is all about molds and forms.
This article is about cost friendly retaining wall ideas and their benefits compared to concrete brick and cut wall stones.
If you want to build a concrete retaining wall you should consider pouring the wall rather than making it out of concrete blocks.
You ve got modern retaining walls.
The wall we built was a weekend long project and an exhausting one at that.
Then the concrete is poured between the pieces.
Apr 30 2020 explore jayson chang s board outdoor concrete wall on pinterest.
Usually plywood forms are set up and secured in place.
In this photo increte contractors installed a poured in place decorative concrete wall system called stone crete that creates deep relief stone walls with a variety of available textures and colors.
Pouring a concrete retaining wall is not that difficult and this easy to follow how to guide will show you just what to do.
Stone crete is used for sound barrier walls retaining walls subdivision entry walls or wherever a beautiful deep relief stone wall is desired.
Another popular choice for a retaining wall material is poured concrete.
How to build a concrete wall prep work.
When installed properly concrete offers much more room for customization than any other retaining wall material.
The risk of cracking in poured walls and the difficulty in repairing them makes block and plaster a more forgiving choice.
After it sets and dries the forms are removed a craftsman adds some finishing touches with acid stain and or sealer and kazam.
Perhaps the finest examples of poured concrete walls can be seen every day along freeways where these structures are constructed on a massive scale.
Retaining walls can heighten the beauty of any landscape.
May 1 2017 explore reese jones s board concrete retaining walls on pinterest.