Alternate the staple direction from bag to bag and tier to tier.
Using concrete bags for retaining wall.
Driven into the bags.
Right now when i water the lawn it all runs down the slope into the street.
As an alternate drive straight rebar rods down through the bags as shown.
So diyers have come up with an interesting trick.
However an enterprising individual with a few sacks of concrete and a garden hose can make an equally useful and elegant concrete bag retaining wall.
A concrete block retaining wall is the perfect solution to control erosion to eliminate a hard to mow slope to add a planting bed or to level an ideal patio area.
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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A simple cost effective way to make a retaining wall is to stack 60 lb.
Not wanting to waste water and also save some money i decided to even out the lawn.
That s right the idea is that.
My cousin has read about a process of taking unopened bags of concrete layered like bricks to make a.
Over time the bags will degrade and you will have an elegant and permanent retaining wall.
A verysimple concrete bag retaining wall with no work.
Dec 6 2016 explore greg carpenter s board cement bag retaining wall on pinterest.
Then add fill and finally xeroscaping it to save water.
There are block retaining walls stone retaining walls and poured concrete retaining walls but these can be quite complicated and expensive.
The 2020 update is now up today june 15 2020 a 5 5 minute video update about my concrete bag retaining wall it s a real nail biter.
These systems are easy to install durable reasonably priced and available in a variety of colors and textures.
I want to put a short retaining wall to level off the slope to my front yard.
Depending on the height of the dam wall and the capacity of the reservoir it may be desirable to leave channels for water to runoff between bags in the top tier.