NorPlan
Junior Member
:help: 7 years ago I had widened our Laneway, the culvert pipe in the ditch entering the property stuck out a good 8 ft on both sides of the existing one lane entrance..One side had more of a slope to it so the retaining wall was short..The otherside , as the ditch has about a 45' angle on both sides and were talking a depth of 5 ft. From the top of the present Retaining Wall to the top of the Culvert Pipe..And the distance from the road to the property is 13 ft..
The problem was Self Inflicted, When I built the Retaining Wall and filling in the space with Crushed Stone..I'd fill in about 2ft. Then used my Son's fat tired jeep to pack down, running back and forth.You guessed it , this pushed the wall out a bit..The existing Wall was built with 6 X 6 Timbers, nailed on top of each other using 8" nails..I also used 10ft. steel fence posts pounded down on the outside of the wall..
Fast forward to today, through time the Timbers have become somewhat Water Logged and with the Hot Summer Sun it has started to split and cave in in spots along the top last year...The Debate is what method should I use to Replace the Existing Wall...Interlocking Stones, Poured Concrete, I even thought of the wire cage idea ( 1'W X 2' X 2' ) Blocks with the steel fence posts pounded down through...Thoughts and Ideas Appreciated, Cheers ...Thanks....
The problem was Self Inflicted, When I built the Retaining Wall and filling in the space with Crushed Stone..I'd fill in about 2ft. Then used my Son's fat tired jeep to pack down, running back and forth.You guessed it , this pushed the wall out a bit..The existing Wall was built with 6 X 6 Timbers, nailed on top of each other using 8" nails..I also used 10ft. steel fence posts pounded down on the outside of the wall..
Fast forward to today, through time the Timbers have become somewhat Water Logged and with the Hot Summer Sun it has started to split and cave in in spots along the top last year...The Debate is what method should I use to Replace the Existing Wall...Interlocking Stones, Poured Concrete, I even thought of the wire cage idea ( 1'W X 2' X 2' ) Blocks with the steel fence posts pounded down through...Thoughts and Ideas Appreciated, Cheers ...Thanks....