clars83 replied to the topic Retaining wall material in the forum Value Adding 12 years, 4 months ago
personally I would not recommend using colourbound sheeting for a retaining wall as it is way to flexible, it may be fine if you have stable and solid ground but I would never give a guarantee if a client asked me to build a wall out of it. A proper wall built out of H5 grade treated pine sleepers should last a minimum of 20 years with 50 to 70…[Read more]
clars83 replied to the topic Retaining wall material in the forum Value Adding 12 years, 4 months ago
What it will cost all comes down to how long and high the wall is. you are going to need a post at 1.2 meters intervals and the length of the sleepers are 2.4 meters long by 200mm high, so you could work out how much timber you would need from that. I'm not sure how much timber costs is in your area but from my experience I would allow about $25…[Read more]
clars83 replied to the topic Retaining wall material in the forum Value Adding 12 years, 4 months ago
Hi alfrescodining,The cheapest option is most likely a treated pine sleeper wall, if built properly, it will last a good few years.You could also use just plane common bricks or blocks and bag them afterwards but it will need more work with the footings compared with the sleeper wall. another option is to go down to your local paving and brick st…[Read more]
clars83 replied to the topic Retaining wall material in the forum Value Adding 12 years, 4 months ago
Hi alfrescodining,The cheapest option is most likely a treated pine sleeper wall, if built properly, it will last a good few years.You could also use just plane common bricks or blocks and bag them afterwards but it will need more work with the footings compared with the sleeper wall. another option is to go down to your local paving and brick st…[Read more]