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I would have thought the earth itself would hold the board in place? I'll be using the following liquid dmp to my soil side as suggested by freddymercurystwin, spoke with Everbuild and they confirmed this would be suitable to use. Paint the back of the wall with a couple of coats of this...

Hi Marky9074, Sorry to hear your having problems with your render, this was my concern once i had decided to start this project in my garden. I must say the people on here have been invaluable with the help and advice given, especially "freddymercurystwin". I've decided to paint the dmp...

Cheers Freddy, you have been most helpful, thank u so much. I can now start this process. At last i might get to see my plants planted before the end of summer :)

Hi Macadonald, Thank so much for your information, it sounds very similar or infact identical to what im trying to achieve. Maybe retaining has been a wrong word as it is more of a high wall raised flowerbed which also is 3 sides of my small garden with a decked area and only about 2-3ft in...

Thanks richjamesw & freddymercurystwin - Your comments have been very helpful and many thanks freddy for the links..... to protect the dpm from the earth do you think i could get away with polystrene? i had also intended to put a inch think of peashingle against the dpm for drainage.. Your...

Ok you do realise you talking to a woman who has no idea whatsoever with technical builders jargon!! lol.... if you could, do you have any exact products you could point me in the right direction... sorry to be so dim! :)

Would this be any good to paint on the blocks......Liquid Damp Proof Membrane or do you think the sheeting is still the best method?

Hi Im after some help with a 3ft retaining garden wall and the best method to make the soil side watertight. My intention is to have it rendered on the front and then painted, the wall is made out of 7n heavy concrete blocks. Any advice would be very much appreciated. At present the wall has...