How to Build a Retaining Wall
So you have a terrace garden and thinking of how to build a retaining wall. Well, building a retaining is not all that difficult. You can easily do it yourself in a few days, depending upon the size of your garden.
Firstly, you will need to decide if you want a concrete retaining wall or a one with stones without any mortar.
You will get stones that are flat on two sides to keep your retaining wall stable and even.
Measure how long you would want the wall to be. 3 feet retaining usually works well for most terrace gardens. Once you have measured the height you will need to dig the earth half of that height, however digging deeper keeps the wall from running down.
You can use a hoe to dig the earth. Once you have reached a sufficient distance, remove loose soil and keep the foundation clear. This is a basic rule for building any structure. You need a strong and deep foundation to hold the height and weight.
Now start keeping the stones in the dug up foundation. Remember use big flat stones. You can support it with other stones too. Keep building height by placing stones. You can use some soil to let the stones hold each other. Finish by laying flat stones on top of the wall horizontically.
After this place deadman stones vertically at different places to hold the wall. Dig a hole first and place them. Deadman are long flat stones. Now place the capstones over them to give an even look.
After you have finished building your retaining wall you can grow shrubs like juniper, thyme or plain grass around it. This will also further anchor the retaining wall.
Watch a video instruction on how to build a retaining wall
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