I’ve drilled holes and dug post holes filled with concrete and piece of rebar, then pounded the wood into it.
Scary_Perspective572
in this case I think you would have to secure in post hole forms via rebar- since it is likely not to stay in place otherwise
2-wheels
Would pinned pieces running diagonally at that outside corner be meaningful? Maybe tied to rebar in concrete?
BigBanyak22
This isn’t my area of expertise, but this is quite well done.
20PoundHammer
Its “a” way, but sinking a base below the frost line and anchoring to that is better. I
neomateo
No, this is wrong. It might look nice but the reality is that none of those deadmen are anchored in undisturbed soil, a prerequisite for them to function properly. Backfilled in this way, no drainage, etc. this wont last long. Hopefully, its not risking any structures below or above.
trickleupup
Even though not ideal as is,
You can maintain this as is, but add one or a pair of vertical posts into a cement base at each side of the deadman and the cross plate.
Also, there is limited staggering.
EastRevenue1864
GC-Socal…that just makes demo harder when this wood rots…stone, brick, concrete…better way to go
Charvan
We typically tie the deadmen together so you’d have a box behind the wall to hold the soil. It’s kinda overkill, early in my career I built some like this photo and rarely had issues.
scyardman
No, a better way, 100 times better, and also cheaper… Find and do research for “Geogrid”
NegotiationLow2783
I’d send it. Could it be built better? Yes, but that is not that large of a slope. It will last until the wood rots either way. It looks like you are backfillng a lot. You are down at least 2 feet. Depending on location you will be below the frost line. A load of 3 inch rock at the wall, landscape fabric. Drainage is the key.
exscind25
i reserve my comment
Thinyser
Personally I would never waste the effort and $ to build retaining walls out of pressure-treated lumber. Stone. concrete, galvanized steel are worth the effort to install and the upfront cost, but wood next to dirt rots too fast so is a poor investment of both $ and labor.
That said the tie-ins you have there are going to hold, until they rot, the wall rots or the connectors rust away…
-blender
I’ve dug down and trenched back to a parallel 6×6 and used an anchor cable to secure
isaidbeaverpelts
Only problem I see is that you asked after you built the whole darn thing 😆
nicolauz
More than any of the ones I’ve seen posted here before.
Prince_Nadir
That is wood, I can’t even tell if it has been treated (it doesn’t look green). What this means is that you are creating a future problem as the wood rots. Even creosote tie walls rot away and become a disaster/eye sore.
Stone or block is a good way to go. If you are a genius artist, look into making solid concrete walls from molds of your own creation. I’m not but wish I was. I have seen people do amazing things that way.
Sirosim_Celojuma
This one time I took black snow fence and put it between layers of retaining wall and extrnded the plastic into the soil several feet. It hasn’t moved. In hindsight, if a root gets too big it may choke, but in the meantime that wall is part of the hill now.
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I’ve drilled holes and dug post holes filled with concrete and piece of rebar, then pounded the wood into it.
in this case I think you would have to secure in post hole forms via rebar- since it is likely not to stay in place otherwise
Would pinned pieces running diagonally at that outside corner be meaningful? Maybe tied to rebar in concrete?
This isn’t my area of expertise, but this is quite well done.
Its “a” way, but sinking a base below the frost line and anchoring to that is better. I
No, this is wrong. It might look nice but the reality is that none of those deadmen are anchored in undisturbed soil, a prerequisite for them to function properly. Backfilled in this way, no drainage, etc. this wont last long. Hopefully, its not risking any structures below or above.
Even though not ideal as is,
You can maintain this as is, but add one or a pair of vertical posts into a cement base at each side of the deadman and the cross plate.
Also, there is limited staggering.
GC-Socal…that just makes demo harder when this wood rots…stone, brick, concrete…better way to go
We typically tie the deadmen together so you’d have a box behind the wall to hold the soil. It’s kinda overkill, early in my career I built some like this photo and rarely had issues.
No, a better way, 100 times better, and also cheaper… Find and do research for “Geogrid”
I’d send it. Could it be built better? Yes, but that is not that large of a slope. It will last until the wood rots either way. It looks like you are backfillng a lot. You are down at least 2 feet. Depending on location you will be below the frost line. A load of 3 inch rock at the wall, landscape fabric. Drainage is the key.
i reserve my comment
Personally I would never waste the effort and $ to build retaining walls out of pressure-treated lumber. Stone. concrete, galvanized steel are worth the effort to install and the upfront cost, but wood next to dirt rots too fast so is a poor investment of both $ and labor.
That said the tie-ins you have there are going to hold, until they rot, the wall rots or the connectors rust away…
I’ve dug down and trenched back to a parallel 6×6 and used an anchor cable to secure
Only problem I see is that you asked after you built the whole darn thing 😆
More than any of the ones I’ve seen posted here before.
That is wood, I can’t even tell if it has been treated (it doesn’t look green). What this means is that you are creating a future problem as the wood rots. Even creosote tie walls rot away and become a disaster/eye sore.
Stone or block is a good way to go. If you are a genius artist, look into making solid concrete walls from molds of your own creation. I’m not but wish I was. I have seen people do amazing things that way.
This one time I took black snow fence and put it between layers of retaining wall and extrnded the plastic into the soil several feet. It hasn’t moved. In hindsight, if a root gets too big it may choke, but in the meantime that wall is part of the hill now.