The area you are planning for landscaping or building the retaining wall with cement sleepers has to be on one level.
Concrete sleeper retaining wall design.
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Ridgi concrete sleepers are 1 5m length x 150mm height x 65mm width and are designed to go to a maximum height of 900mm.
Mark the hole for digging.
Ensure you leave 200mm behind the retaining wall area for backfill.
As a general rule you should never compact any closer to the wall than it s height so for a 1m wall heavy machinery should be kept at least 1m away from it.
Please ensure you leave 200mm behind the retaining wall area for backfill.
Create a string line on the surface and fastened the string to pegs.
Place a star piquet or peg at both ends of the proposed wall.
Concrete sleepers are designed to take the pressure of soil behind them however it is not recommended to compact directly behind the wall.
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Alignment place a star piquet or peg at both ends of the proposed wall.
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Attach two string lines at each end of the wall top and bottom to keep your wall aligned.
With more than 30 years of designing and installing attractive solid retaining walls we can enhance the look and feel of your landscape paving and outdoor space.
The sleepers comply to australian standards 4578 3600 and are engineered to retain up to 4 0m high with the option of the installation of a 1 8m fence on top.
Starting from one end of the wall mark a cross on the ground at intervals with their centre being approximately 15mm more than the length of the sleeper.
Our concrete sleeper retaining walls are constructed using concrete sleepers and galvanised steel posts.
Preparing the area clear and level your site where you plan to build the retaining wall.
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Ram the pegs into the earth a few inches deep at a distance of 500mm from one end to the other end of the retaining wall.
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Mark out hole positions.