In this photo increte contractors installed a poured in place decorative concrete wall system called stone crete that creates deep relief stone walls with a variety of available textures and colors.
Concrete retaining wall form.
To make the wall as strong as possible pour the concrete in layers no higher than 20 inches working from 1 end of the wall to the.
Poured concrete retaining walls can also be decorative and reproduce the look of stone or masonry.
If the form is constructed incorrectly the concrete can blow out the form breaking it apart and creating an enormous mess while wasting much of your money.
Stone crete is used for sound barrier walls retaining walls subdivision entry walls or wherever.
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Constructed correctly a form for a homemade wall will not only retain the concrete but it can be reused to form other walls you may be planning on.
Then pour your concrete inside the form using a chute or hose attached to the mixer.
To form a concrete wall first set up plywood boards on either side of your concrete footer and attach them together with wire.
For example if you are pouring a retaining wall that will be 12 inches thick and will use wooden planks that are 1 1 2 inches thick for your forms you ll need to space the stakes about 15 inches apart 12 inches for the retaining wall plus two pieces of 1 1 2 inch thick wooden board.