help with a garden wall

[hughesey]

hi,

i am no builder at all and require a bit of help with my garden wall.

the wall is a right state, the bricks are all different sizes and very un-even along the top of the wall, I had an idea of buying some planks of wood and bolting them to the side of the wall (both sides) then pouring concrete in (basically like a mould). I am not going to pour lots in, just enough to get the height of the wall kind of consistent.

then was going to render the wall.

whats the best way to key/tie in the top pour of concrete to the existing wall? was thinking of drilling holes or even drilling and placing rebar down?

could someone come back to me with any ideas.

thanks in advance.

see file below of what I mean.

http://download-v5.streamload.com/O...eManager/wall1.JPG?action=embed&dpath=640.jpg

 

[noseall]

i would give the wall top a good clean, get rid of moss, any loose material then give it a damn good soaking before applying your levelling mix.

for the levelling, i would be inclined to use sharp sand (screeding sand) and cement as opposed to concrete as this may be a little too coarse, though a little added gravel wouldn't hurt in the deeper areas.

if the wall is standard 9" thick i would lay a tile crease along the top of the wall with a solid blue brick coping, laid flat with angle fillet pointing.

below the tile crease i would sand/cement render, using the tiles as a stop.

 

[hughesey]

the wall is only the thickness of a brick, so 4 inches.

plus i've brought the standard concrete bag from wickes. (see below).
http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/220189

wish i'd have come on here now before buying stuff.

 

[noseall]

lay the tile crease lengthways on, as well as the brick copings.

buy a bag of sharp sand to go with it. don't skimp on the cement.

 

[hughesey]

thank you for responding.

what do you mean by tile crease? i know about the brick copings, need to buy those after.

also, what do you recommend for getting the levelling to tie into the top of the wall.

i have taken a few pics with camera, see below.
http://download-v5.streamload.com/-...anager/closeup.JPG?action=embed&dpath=640.jpg
http://download-v5.streamload.com/b...leManager/cam2.JPG?action=embed&dpath=640.jpg
http://download-v5.streamload.com/I...leManager/cam1.JPG?action=embed&dpath=640.jpg

 

[mikric]

I would say by the look of your wall it would be a good idea to rebuild it, sorry, but that would be my advise before you spend any money on it.

 

[ColJack]

ditch the wall and use 2 layers of railway sleepers..

 

[The-brickie]

Got to agree with what has been said, its knackered.

Remove and rebuild, better, faster and will last longer.

 

[hughesey]

thanks again for coming back to me.

i had a mess on sunday (got burnt to a crisp in the sun) tried laying some bricks on top with a bit more than usual compo and it's not done owt.

still looks cr4ppy.

need to re-do completely. not a job for me tho' - will get someone in to do it later on in year.

thanks again fella's...