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Earthbag retaining walls use synthetic fibre bags filled with sand and compost to create a retaining wall.

The design is either gravity or geogrid-reinforced. Earthbags are ideal for permanent vegetative solutions.

For walls up to 1.5m high, a simple gravity design is the most economical. Wall heights over 1.5m require a reinforced stone geogrid design.

Retainer Rock retaining walls

Retainer rock are wet cast concrete blocks that look very attractive.

They can be used in gardens, housing developments as well as commercial civil engineering projects.

Retainer Rock retaining wall come in two textures cobblestone rock finish and a feathered edge smooth plinth finish.

The wall use gravity and cantilever design principles are are easy to install.

King post retaining walls

King post retaining walls are ideal for building on boundaries and 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.

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 675mm, 900mm, 1125mm, and 1350mm.

Vertica retaining wall

A vertica garden retaining wall is built dry and is simple to construct using a local contractor or DIY by following the installation manual.

vertica retaining walls are ideal for creating garden terraces and landscaping projects in the housing, homeowner and commercial markets.

There are two types of blocks, Vertica and Bayfield. The Vertica block is used for concrete-backed and soil-reinforced walls over 1m high. Bayfield blocks are used for walls under 1m in height.

Reinforced masonry retaining walls

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.

Gabion basket retaining walls

Gabion basket walls are a gravity type wall that uses stone filled wire baskets. Gabion basket retaining wall are the most economical retaining wall type.

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.

Timber crib repair

The main cause of the failure of timber crib walls is rotten timber headers that go from the front to the back of the crib frames.

There are a number of repair options, and they all have pros and cons.

Interlocking block wall

An interlocking block  wall is very fast to build and, if planned well, can be built directly from the delivery wagon using a Hiab.

Inclined retaining walls

There are two main inclined 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.

Precast L-shaped retaining walls

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 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 for your project.

Redi Rock retaining walls

Redi-rock retaining walls are constructed using wet cast concrete blocks with a textured stone finish.

Redi Rock is a heavy duty product for civil engineering as well as a system for the housing market.

There are four design principles for redi-rock retaining walls

• Gravity
• Inclined gravity
• Earth reinforced
• Cantilever

Reinforced block retaining walls

We specialise in the design and installation of reinforced block 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.

Concrete 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.

Geoweb® retaining walls

Geoweb®  walls are grass and plant covered in order to blend into the environment.

The Geoweb® mat is very light, and the wall can be built using a local contractor and even DIY with some basic training.

Geoweb® walls can be built using a gravity design to 1m. After 1m, the design changes to a soil-reinforced design.

Gravity masonry retaining walls

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

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