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ok thanks for that so im going to build 7ft wall 13" thick, foundations will be about 2 1/2 ft deep 27" wide, concrete slab about 1ft deep does this sound ok ?

thanks chesspy couple other questions though, 5-1 mortar ? not sure what u mean. also do u think my footings need reinforcing? thanks again for your help paul

thanks for reply cheesy it is not the boundry, it will be about 3ft infront of the boundry at the rear as there garden fence is 13ft high from my ground level, its a 6ft fence sat on 7ft of earth, i want to build a retaining wall in front of the 7ft of earth if that makes sense ,if so is the...

Then if you want a retaining wall to support 7ft-8ft or so of material you are looking at one of the following. Reinforced cavity wall - brick outer skin, 100-120mm cavity with reinforced concrete, then blockwork inner skin. Probably a little heavy duty for a garden but 8ft is quite tall...