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Thanks Ree I'm sorry I don't follow which trench you refer to - do you mean if he excavates a trench behind the wall the sodden earth could fall into it ? The earth is mainly clay - which may help ? I don't think there is any drainage built into the wall. You're right the land rises...

Thanks Ree Sounds like you feel the trench option is best. Will I need to add drainage ? Will the wall fall over if he doesn't dig back and add drainage ? Thanks so much for your help

I don't think so - I mean nothing other than just natural drainage into the ground. thanks Clair

and thanks again alastairreid and Burnerman. Clair

Thanks Ree - I'll answer as best as i can: Both walls are free standing on the concreted foundations he put in. The copings are just cut down slabs which he used for our patio. They haven't been sealed. I don't know if the seating was pointed at the back. It isn't tilted. I will...

Ok - so if I ask him to completely re-render the wall with a thicker layer and with waterproofer in the scratch coat (sorry I'm not sure what that means but hopefully he will) and sort out proper coping stones across the whole wall do you think the render will be ok ? thanks again

He just used earth so that we could use it for bedding plants. I just can't believe it has all turned out so bad.

Thanks for replies so far. I've attached pictures to an album called http://www.diynot.com/network/Clair77/albums which I've just taken. alastairreid - given the pics do you think digging back the wall is an option ? Will he be able to get a digger up there ? noseall - will facing...