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<blockquote data-quote="-Pjackso" data-source="post: 4211769" data-attributes="member: 8119"><p>Concrete blocks.</p><p>No chemicals, and permanent.</p><p></p><p>1) If you want 'nice' retaining wall blocks, go to your dolese Concrete yard and look at their samples. Each block is 75 lbs.</p><p></p><p>Note: A properly built retaining wall requires at least 6" of gravel base and the first layer of brick needs to be at least 1/2 buried.</p><p>AND: Do not skip the geotextile grid (plastic mesh that ties the blocks into the hillside). This part is MANDATORY if the wall has any height to it. If you skip the geo-grid, the wall will slowly lean over time.</p><p></p><p>2) If you want functional, go to your local concrete mixing yard (concrete trucks) and ask about their 2nds concrete blocks. HUGE BLOCKS, about 1000 lbs, ...but cheap!! ($50?)</p><p>When they have left over concrete from jobs, they just pour it into blocks. Hence, very reasonable price - but you have to have equipment to move it.</p><p></p><p>Railroad ties are a 20 year temporary wall, with bad chemicals leaching into the ground (not good for near gardening). </p><p></p><p>Save your future self. Don't build your wall twice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="-Pjackso, post: 4211769, member: 8119"] Concrete blocks. No chemicals, and permanent. 1) If you want 'nice' retaining wall blocks, go to your dolese Concrete yard and look at their samples. Each block is 75 lbs. Note: A properly built retaining wall requires at least 6" of gravel base and the first layer of brick needs to be at least 1/2 buried. AND: Do not skip the geotextile grid (plastic mesh that ties the blocks into the hillside). This part is MANDATORY if the wall has any height to it. If you skip the geo-grid, the wall will slowly lean over time. 2) If you want functional, go to your local concrete mixing yard (concrete trucks) and ask about their 2nds concrete blocks. HUGE BLOCKS, about 1000 lbs, ...but cheap!! ($50?) When they have left over concrete from jobs, they just pour it into blocks. Hence, very reasonable price - but you have to have equipment to move it. Railroad ties are a 20 year temporary wall, with bad chemicals leaching into the ground (not good for near gardening). Save your future self. Don't build your wall twice. [/QUOTE]
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