Cement Bag Retaining Wall

[WoodChuckDad]

And finally, the view from the bottom .

 

[Tinstafl]

nicely done. I love living on the property now and see there is now 350 acres behind me for sale but they want way too much. I will wait a bit then offer a bit lower. I like the cement bag wall. I think it will work very nicely.

 

[Redlands Okie]

Hmm, i think i see a lot of the sacks are installed upside down ! Hope they still work ok

Looks really good.

 

[japody]

Woodchuck - I found I had to add more rocks at the end of the run out pipe on my culverts. The outflow was washing away the soil and undermining the pipe.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

Woodchuck - I found I had to add more rocks at the end of the run out pipe on my culverts. The outflow was washing away the soil and undermining the pipe.

I plan on adding more. I have a stack of granite cutouts that I will toss on the bottom then put more rocks in on top of those. Right now it hasn't been a problem because we haven't had any appreciable rain since I built it. So with the exception of me pouring a bucket or two of water in it, nothing has run thru it.

 

[jenkinsph]

And finally, the view from the bottom .
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That worked out great, good work.:thumbsup:


I have used sack walls for ditch bank repairs on irrigation ditches and they work very well. I considered using the sacks for retaining walls on customer properties but found the stackable block to be close enough in price. I get the 62 lb. retaining wall block delivered up in the mountain sites for $3.50/block.

Here are a few pics of a retaining wall we built early this year.

 

[GLyford]

That is a very nice looking job.

What do you like to use for masonry adhesive to hold the cap blocks on?

What do you prefer to use to miter the ends? And do you miter one onto the square end of the last one (can look OK for small bends) or do you always miter both pieces?

How did you support the upper tier?

I suspect there is drainage inside all that, too, yes?

 

[jenkinsph]

That is a very nice looking job.

What do you like to use for masonry adhesive to hold the cap blocks on?

What do you prefer to use to miter the ends? And do you miter one onto the square end of the last one (can look OK for small bends) or do you always miter both pieces?

How did you support the upper tier?

I suspect there is drainage inside all that, too, yes?

I used Loctite Pro Line Premium construction adhesive in the 28 oz. tubes for the caps. So far so good it has held up on other projects for the last two years or so. Just have to see how it holds up long term.

I prefer to miter both pieces, otherwise the length of the sides won't match. I use an 8" tile saw to cut the caps.

As I build up each layer which is 6 inches height, we compact engineered fill with a plate compactor. The larger 1 1/2" rock is about 4 " layer to dress it out. This rock is large enough to allow us to use a blower for clean up of pine needles and leaves without moving them.

The water from the hill above can run through the rock to each side of the property. Worked pretty well during the summer rains this year. Water can weep through the wall if necessary but since it is all compacted from the bottom up it is an insignificant amount.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Lots Horse money in Ruidoso still?

 

[jenkinsph]

Lots Horse money in Ruidoso still?

There still racing each year at Ruidoso Downs but I am not a horse person. Still it does help the local economy.