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Thanks RonneyRaygun. I'll make it a foot thick.

Thanks woody and r896neo for your replies. And RonnyRaygun and theprinceofdarkness. Yes, I agree that a facing wall can look unsightly if not protected from water in the soil, and also from water running onto it from a patio above it. in that case a plastic drainage channel could be installed...

Hi. I'm going to build a garden retaining wall and facing wall on the same wide foundation and with a gap or cavity between them. My question is easily stated: Would the two walls be stronger as a single unit if, instead of or in addition to using wall ties, the cavity between the two walls was...

Hi. I'm terracing my garden, which slopes steeply up from the house.The diggers have just removed the heavy clay soil from the area in front of the house. This leaves a rectangle 10 x 9 metres, the back of which is a clay cliff 6 feet high, in front of which I have to build a retaining wall...