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Garden retaining wall

A garden retaining wall is a retaining wall designed for gardens and housing projects, they are normally constructed from masonry, for example, bricks, stone or artificial stone.

Masonry retaining walls are ideal for gardens and landscaped areas.

When access is a restriction, due to the method of construction masonry walls can be built by hand.

King post retaining wall

King post retaining walls are ideal for small garden projects as they are very effective in terms of their structural stability with the correct design and easy to install.

In simple terms, they are a structural fence that holds back the earth.

The design is a cantilever. The post is normally a steel column that is encased in concrete or driven into the ground.

Precast L-shaped retaining wall

Precast concrete L shape walls are designed to retain material. However, to resist overturning and sliding with a factor of safety of 2 for overturning and 1.5 for sliding the wall units need to be anchored into a plain or reinforced foundations.

L shape retaining walls are an economical solution for many projects. Having said that we can give you a full analysis of the best type of retaining wall from your enquiry.

Inclined retaining wall

There are two main inclined retaining wall types. Concrete block and Gabion basket. One uses concrete as it’s mass and the other stone filled baskets. Concrete has more mass than stone and therefore needs less volume on large projects. The choice depends on the driver between cost and a long life span.

Gabion basket can have a guaranteed life span of up top 50 years depending on the specification of the mesh. Concrete block walls can go far beyond this with a high quality design mix.

Reinforced masonry retaining wall

There are a number of methods to construct a reinforced masonry wall. The Stepoc method has been designed to be economical, fast to build and easy to design.

Stepoc is an ideal solution for retaining walls within buildings and locations where heavy plant cannot access.

Reinforced block retaining walls

We specialise in the design and installation of reinforced block retaining walls. These are the most economical solution for many applications.

The wall construction is very fast when comparing with traditional construction. The wall is reinforced using bars that thread through the blocks into the foundation. The foundation and the wall act together as a cantilever giving the structure strength and the ability to restrain the retaining material.

Gabion basket retaining walls

Gabion basket retaining walls are a gravity type retaining wall that uses stone filled wire baskets. They are very similar to our concrete block design but can be more economical.

The gabion basket allow water to escape if large stone is used to fill the baskets. If not, back drainage may be required to stop any build up of hydrostatic pressure building up behind the wall that can cause failure.

Gravity masonry retaining wall

A traditional gravity masonry retaining wall uses the mass of the brickwork/masonry to retain the earth behind it.

A masonry retaining wall can be built using a number of materials. The mass or weight of the bricks or blocks will determine the size of the wall required.

Masonry retaining walls can be built by a local builder. No specialist equipment or techniques are required, just the skills of a bricklayer.

Criblock retaining walls

Criblock retaining walls are a gravity type retaining wall that uses cells created by timber, pre-cast concrete or plastic framing. The cells are filled with stone therefore they give the mass for structural stability. Criblock is not dependant on tie-back or geo grid systems for wall stability. As a result this greatly reduces earth works.

Criblock walls allow water to escape from the retained material through the open grid pattern of the structure. This stops any build up of hydrostatic pressure building up behind the wall that can cause failure.

Flood defence walls

With the planet warming up giving us some issues with heavy rain and flash floods we need to protect our assets. To this end we have developed a range of fast construction concrete interlocking block flood defence walls.

Most flood defence wall are less than 2m. We have designed four simple walls with heights of 600mm, 800mm, 1200mm, 1600mm. Book a call.