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Culvert concrete bag retaining wall.
Building a cement bag retaining wall around a culvert by pouring dry concrete mix in small lunch bags and stacking them like bricks.
We re using a dry bag method stacking in courses and stabilizing wit.
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.
Building a retaining wall in the conventional ways above is not a trivial matter.
Rather than messing around with mortar they lay the walls down like lego pieces using concrete while it s still in the bag.
Over time the bags will degrade and you will have an elegant and permanent retaining wall.
Stack succeeding tiers in an interlocking fashion or bond pattern.
Step 7 fill the trench between the dirt and the concrete wall with some gravel.
So diyers have come up with an interesting trick.
See how well it works in.
This will keep our culverts and driveway all intact while giving it a cool look.
Perforating the bags with a pitchfork or metal rake will speed saturation and initial set.
Building a cement bag retaining wall around a culvert by pouring dry concrete mix in small lunch bags and stacking them like bricks.
Friends old and new show up and help us put up the first section of our retaining wall.
A simple cost effective way to make a retaining wall is to stack 60 lb.
We put a stop to our erosion problem with just a few concrete bags.
After a full week of rains we drive out to the mobile home site to see if the hill had slipped further and if the concrete bag wall had held up.
Video of the day.
There are block retaining walls stone retaining walls and poured concrete retaining walls but these can be quite complicated and expensive.
Culvert bricking with cement bags.
See how well it works in.
Thoroughly sprinkle and tamp each layer of bags.