Block Wall Installation Guide

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Block wall installation guide.

The installation information demonstrates how to successfully construct retaining walls two sided patio seating walls and concrete fencing. Used at the ends of walls where the end of the block is exposed. In conjunction with the technical drawings that illustrate each step in detail these documents will facilitate the assembly required for each type of structure. The installation guide provides the correct steps to follow during the first phase of wall construction.

For example if your cinder blocks are 8x8 in 20x20 cm and you want to use 2 blocks to make up the wall s width your total wall width would be 16 in 40 cm. Stretcher unit has flange extension on both ends. Create a small swale which is graded properly to carry water away from the back of the wall. The most common are.

Excavate the entire area to a depth of 8. Using construction adhesive secure your block caps and create the top layer of your retaining wall. For row one knock off the flanges with a hammer and chisel so the. G wrap filter fabric over the top portion of gravel 6 below the coping surface.

Place the blocks side by side flush against each other and make sure the blocks are in full contact with the leveling pad. Double corner unit has two squared off ends. To bury the first row. To determine the width of your future wall decide how many cinder blocks you want to use for the wall width then calculate the width using the block s measurements.

Use approved soils to backfill behind the wall rock and in front of the base course. Begin laying block at the lowest elevation of the wall. Cover the gravel between your retaining wall and landscape with topsoil or sod so your garden will grow against your wall achieving a natural look. This will allow for topsoil and grass.

Adjust for sloping ground. Install the wall rock to be level. Install filter fabric against the native soil and place the backfill gravel between the blocks and the filter cloth fig. With the layout marked you can begin digging the trench.

Install wall rock and backfill materials fill the hollow cores and a minimum of 12 in. Spread approximately 4 of gravel evenly in the trench and rake the. Using a shovel mark the ground where the retaining wall will be built. Use a plate compactor to consolidate the area.

Drive long wooden stakes into the ground. Prepare the foundation step 1. Single corner unit has one squared off end. How to build a block retaining wall step 1.

Bury the base course of block. Allan block has the solution for a wide variety of applications. The block caps should overhang the retaining blocks by 1 to 1 1 2 inches. Dig for the first row of block.