How to build a paver retaining wall

Creating a paver retaining wall is a great landscaping project. Learn the steps involved in building your own paver retaining wall.

One of the reader’s question today is : Okay so I have to build a wall behind my house. How do I build a retaining wall? — Hi! My name is Rick and I’m a paver contractor here in El Cajon , CA . Though it sounds a little tongue and cheek, the answer to this question can be broken down into 4 basic steps. This blog post will discuss these steps and help you understand how to construct a retaining wall. In order to build any project – whether it be a home, place of business, or landscaping project for your yard – you need to understand the purpose of said project and what materials you need before you start building. Typically speaking, there are two common types of retaining walls: gravity walls & earth-bag walls .

How to build a paver retaining wall

There are many ways to build a retaining wall. You can use bricks, blocks, or stone. The most common way to create a retaining wall is with concrete block or brick.

The first thing you will need to do is decide how big your wall needs to be. If you’re building a small wall around your vegetable garden, then you may only need one row of blocks spaced at least 12 inches apart. If you want a more attractive look, you will probably want more than one row of blocks and possibly even different colored bricks in each row. For example: A standard height for a garden retaining wall is 4 feet tall (including the dirt). This means that if your yard slopes downward toward the back of your house, then the top row of blocks should be about 4 feet from the ground (4′ minus 2×12″ = 2′).

The next step is laying out your design on paper before starting any work. This will give you an idea of what kind of material and how much space it will take up when complete

A retaining wall is a structure built to hold soil in place, to prevent erosion, or to hold back earth that might otherwise slide down a hillside.

Retaining walls are generally made of concrete, stone, wood or brick. To build a retaining wall, first decide on its height and width. Then you can calculate how many blocks or bricks will be needed at each level of the wall.

The easiest way to build a retaining wall is to lay out the blocks in straight lines and then fill in between them with mortar. If you have the patience for it, you can also build your retaining wall by laying out each block individually and filling in between them with mortar. But if you don’t have much time or patience, consider hiring someone else to do it for you!

There are many ways to build a retaining wall, but here are the most common:

 

1. Use pressure-treated wood posts as your backing structure. Dig a trench that’s deep enough to support the depth of your post plus a foot on either side. Place the post in place and fill the trench with concrete. Then dig out the dirt around the post and fill with concrete. You’ll need to use concrete anchors if you have a lot of clay soil or heavy soil that might shift over time.

2. Use pressure-treated wood posts, but skip the concrete. A lot of people think this is a waste of time, but it’s actually pretty easy! Just dig holes about twice as wide as your posts and about twice as deep as your posts, with enough room for gravel below the ground level. Set your posts into place and fill them with gravel before you set them permanently in place (you want them to settle on their own). Put more gravel around all four sides of each post (not just bottom) so there’s at least 3 inches between each post and any other surface — otherwise they’re going to get damaged over time by gardening tools such as shovels or rakes hitting against them). Finally, put

Here are some tips for building a retaining wall.

In this article, we’ll show you how to build a paver retaining wall. For starters, let’s take a look at some of the most common questions about this project:

How much is it going to cost

The cost of your retaining wall will depend on many factors including the size of the wall and whether you hire a contractor or do the work yourself. Here’s a quick breakdown:

If you hire a contractor to do all the work, expect to pay around $1,500 per linear foot (LF). If you hire someone to install the blocks but do all the other labor yourself, expect to pay around $500 per LF. If you decide to do everything yourself but need materials delivered, expect to pay around $700-$800 per LF. If you’re doing everything yourself with materials delivered, expect to spend somewhere between $400-$600 per LF.

How long does it take

Most contractors will be able to complete your project within three weeks once they’ve started working on it — which means that if your wall is 2 feet tall and 100 feet long (20 LF), it should only take about 20 days from start

A retaining wall is a structure built to hold back earth that would otherwise wash away under the force of gravity.

A retaining wall can be any length, but it’s usually built in sections called panels. Each panel is independent, with its own surface and its own weight. The panels are joined together with vertical and horizontal joints.

There are several different types of retaining walls:

Block walls use interlocking concrete blocks or natural stone blocks. These walls are heavy and take a lot of effort to build, but they have the benefit of being very sturdy and long-lasting. They’re also relatively inexpensive compared to other options.

Wooden pallets make lightweight, inexpensive retaining walls that look great when painted or stained in bright colors! You can purchase pallets from your local hardware store or lumberyard (usually for free!), then attach them together using metal brackets or nails.