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    Retaining wall project.

    :( Thats a heap extra digging, i kind of figured it would be needed though. Using the ol half hight guesstimate for the footing gives the 600, but with 6ft of fence on top adding leverage its got to go up. Like i said this cannot fail, no option for maintainance either so 3ft (900)...
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    Retaining wall project.

    As it stands at the minute bottom of the footing is 400below the neighbours garden. The village is known for being on clay, thick brown heavy stuff with tennis ball sized pebbles in it. Ok to dig though once your into it, comes out in spade sized chunks, bar the pebbles. I'm wondering if...
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    Retaining wall project.

    Cheers for the reply, i did wonder if the horisontal bars were being ott. Thing is once this is in and done there is no access for any maintanance at all. Once its done, its done! I certainly don't want it failing 10years from now. The builders merchant near me does 12mm rebar in 3Metre...
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    neat holes for halogen spots in a lathe n plaster ceiling

    Edit, duh just realised how old this thread is..........
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    Retaining wall project.

    Greetings, discoverd this mine of info a few weeks ago and figured i'd throw my lot in. Bit of a DIY nurd :oops: , done my own heating, stud, bathroom. fishtank base for a 300l tank, terraced the garden, shed, my drive (can handle a 44t tractor parked on it) etc. Finaly reached a point...
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