Offset the next row by about half or a third of the length of the concrete bag while stacking it on top of the first row.
Unopened concrete bag wall.
That s right the idea is that you don t open the packaging.
There are other important steps in this process such as proper backfill and drainage to remove water from behind the wall.
A simple cost effective way to make a retaining wall is to stack 60 lb.
Make a retaining wall using quickcrete bags unopened and stacked like bricks.
Step 7 fill the trench between the dirt and the concrete wall with some gravel.
After 1 week of rain from 2500 to 950 sq ft duration.
Alternate the staple direction from bag to bag and tier to tier.
For a low wall you can use the small concrete blocks that kms linked to.
Concrete bag retaining wall pt 2.
How to pour a concrete slab for beginners diy duration.
Over time the bags will degrade and you will have an elegant and permanent retaining wall.
Set it back about a half to a quarter inch so the wall will lean gently into the hill.
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There are block retaining walls stone retaining walls and poured concrete retaining walls but these can be quite complicated and expensive.
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.
As an alternate drive straight rebar rods down through the bags as shown.
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.
The paper slowly comes off and should be gone in 6 months.
2 feet is the max height for those blocks and if built on a proper base and with the first course level you can backfill the wall up to 2 feet tall.
An easy way to build retaining walls.
Driven into the bags.
The bags will set.
So diyers have come up with an interesting trick.
Rather than messing around with mortar they lay the walls down like lego pieces using concrete while it s still in the bag.