Gabion walls

[Giles]

Got to be honest that does look smart. Only thing that worries me is how well it stand up. Did you get an engineer design or is it a client suck it and see?

engineered design, steels are 1400mm into the shale and 1m3 on each one, panels are 150mm ones was for national trust so no messing around

 

[Giles]

Is it not what ever you have sticking up you need as much poking down when it comes to retaining ground.

the general rule of thumb for a retaining wall is your footing width should be 2/3rds the height

 

[Giles]

this is our jan Job 21m long against a rock face only 1600mm high

 

[Giles]

That's my thoughts too. The foundation spec for a hollow block retaining wall can get ott without being silly high and thats full length of the wall.

I recently quoted a local guy who hadn't had engineers drawing only architects for full H block with rebar, drainage etc was 2.2 high at front of his house down to road to make parking so all his house pushing on it etc, anyway he's gone with builder who's doing block laid flat single skin no weep holes and on a little strip footing as he was few grand cheaper

 

[GazCro]

I recently quoted a local guy who hadn't had engineers drawing only architects for full H block with rebar, drainage etc was 2.2 high at front of his house down to road to make parking so all his house pushing on it etc, anyway he's gone with builder who's doing block laid flat single skin do weep holes and on a little strip footing as he was few grand cheaper

Be hoped it stays up long enough for dick turpin to get paid

 

[TiltyShaun]

this is our jan Job 21m long against a rock face only 1600mm high

Still looks like a pain to do with the lower toe. I do sometime wonder where engineers get there ideas from!

 

[Antony Holmes]

i did a couple of jobs with these blocks fill them with gravel and put geotex between the layers if you are going over 1.2m look excellent not the cheapest but a realy nice job

 

[diggerjones]

i did a couple of jobs with these blocks fill them with gravel and put geotex between the layers if you are going over 1.2m look excellent not the cheapest but a realy nice job
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Got any more information/pictures on this. Are they concrete. How heavy are they. I've got a grab for the digger so would be handy

 

[diggerjones]

@diggerjones do you get the Cheshire farm mart? (appears to have changed its name to the farmart)

http://thefarmart.co.uk

There is loads of people advertising lego blocks in there.

I'm after gabions i think

 

[TiltyShaun]

I'm after gabions i think

They are what they are. Simple and effective!!

 

[GazCro]

Imho without knowing more about height length etc its difficult to suggest anything useful. All i know is gabions are very labour intensive to do properly. It isn't just the face you need to spend time on the only way to keep them straight and tidy is to hand pack them.

 

[Flying Torquewrench]

@Antony Holmes have you got any more information on those blocks, ie name/supplier?

We are looking for a retaining wall in our garden and quite like the look of those blocks. Initially had planned to use hollow concrete blocks and fill them with concrete once the wall is up.

And what sort of foundation are they on? We plan to have a hedge in front of the wall so can’t really have a massive toe as on the drawing in Giles’s post.

 

[diggerjones]

Home

The page gives an introduction to terraforce, the product range and completed build photos. The three available colours and sides of the block are shown.

www.terraforce.co.uk

 

[diggerjones]

Home

The page gives an introduction to terraforce, the product range and completed build photos. The three available colours and sides of the block are shown.

www.terraforce.co.uk

Think this may be it

 

[GazCro]

Lego blocks soon add up in cost mind, that's without handling if you haven't got the machinery yourself

 

[Flying Torquewrench]

@diggerjones , thanks. I will have a look at that.

 

[Antony Holmes]

Got any more information/pictures on this. Are they concrete. How heavy are they. I've got a grab for the digger so would be handy

38 kg each hollow blocks Colinwell - Allan Block Retaining Wall Systems

 

[diggerjones]

38 kg each hollow blocks Colinwell - Allan Block Retaining Wall Systems

Thanks

 

[V8Druid]

38 kg each hollow blocks Colinwell - Allan Block Retaining Wall Systems

Hell ........ an' I thought the 9" hollows're bad enough .... they are after 1200 of 'em

 

[Antony Holmes]

Hell ........ an' I thought the 9" hollows're bad enough .... they are after 1200 of 'em

it is not ab bad as you think as you dont have to balance them and place with care you can chuck them about a bit and with the recess can be la

yed with a soft blow hammer