If you are leveling a very large.
Concrete cement bag retaining wall.
That s right the idea is that you don t open the packaging.
Level the ground where you want to build your retaining wall with your shovel.
Stack the second level of concrete.
Concrete runs about 4 bucks a bag and at height of 3 or so would require a good number to provide 3 feet of wall.
So diyers have come up with an interesting trick.
We re using a dry bag method stacking in courses and stabilizing wit.
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Visit the hardware store and examine the pallets of.
Level the area you intend to build the wall around eyeballing it and digging out with the shovel.
Lay the first level of concrete bags out where the wall will be built up.
Rather than messing around with mortar they lay the walls down like lego pieces using concrete while it s still in the bag.
The 2020 update is now up today june 15 2020 a 5 5 minute video update about my concrete bag retaining wall it s a real nail biter.
Friends old and new show up and help us put up the first section of our retaining wall.
How to build concrete sack walls step 1.
They look like sandbags but are actually hessian bags filled with wet concrete and pinned together with steel rods making a good solid retaining wall.
How to make retaining walls out of concrete bags step 1.
Measure and calculate the area you ll be covering with the retaining wall.