Hi All,
Just about to start digging down a bit to lay a slab of concrete to build a small wall, it's going to be open, and not contain soil as I will batton about 1/2ft from the top and put some timber down, will hold a few artificial pants and some decorative stone. So nothing heavy at all, maybe the odd spot light. Wall is going to be single skin and have the opening to allow for the 'plants', it will also will be rendered (still un-decided if I DIY, K-Rend or get someone to spray render it) but it will basically be as the picture below just not filled with soil!
Now just been looking at blocks, and there seems to be a variety of these things, I originally thought just a breeze block would be cheap and fine, but looking at the merchants now they have a selection of conrete, lightweight, solid, hollow and breeze. I actually thought breeze would be the cheapest and do the job?
Just wondering what you all reccomended for a good price and right block for the job. Will literally be exactly as the picture really! I was also going to dig down about half a metre, and get a premixed pour of concrete to lay the blocks on about 2 inches thick? Will this be suffice? Wall will be 640mm-ish in width (solid block length ways with 2 x 100mm blocks each side then obviously 10mm of mix I guess?) and about the same height as above.
Want to try get this right and also as it's the garden something I would like to try myself and feel it's a suitable place to start really. If all fails call in the pro's!
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Simon
Just about to start digging down a bit to lay a slab of concrete to build a small wall, it's going to be open, and not contain soil as I will batton about 1/2ft from the top and put some timber down, will hold a few artificial pants and some decorative stone. So nothing heavy at all, maybe the odd spot light. Wall is going to be single skin and have the opening to allow for the 'plants', it will also will be rendered (still un-decided if I DIY, K-Rend or get someone to spray render it) but it will basically be as the picture below just not filled with soil!
Now just been looking at blocks, and there seems to be a variety of these things, I originally thought just a breeze block would be cheap and fine, but looking at the merchants now they have a selection of conrete, lightweight, solid, hollow and breeze. I actually thought breeze would be the cheapest and do the job?
Just wondering what you all reccomended for a good price and right block for the job. Will literally be exactly as the picture really! I was also going to dig down about half a metre, and get a premixed pour of concrete to lay the blocks on about 2 inches thick? Will this be suffice? Wall will be 640mm-ish in width (solid block length ways with 2 x 100mm blocks each side then obviously 10mm of mix I guess?) and about the same height as above.
Want to try get this right and also as it's the garden something I would like to try myself and feel it's a suitable place to start really. If all fails call in the pro's!
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Simon