Outbuilding / Retaining Wall

[pcsparky]

I am planning on having a brick/breeze block built shed about 8' x 8'. Where I want it though would mean that it would be retaining the soil. I don't want to relocate it significantly ie. I don't want a retaining wall then a large gap and then the shed. And I can't remove anymore soil.
Could anyone tell me please what would be required to build the shed so that water from the soil cannot penetrate the structure. The soil would be about 70cm deep up the shed.

 

[Static]

You build a retaining wall integral with the shed wall..

 

[pcsparky]

Thanks for the reply. Could you give elaborate please for a lamen. Does there have to be any kind of damproofing in between the walls?

 

[Static]

Assuming its a single skin wall.. build up a 330 wall that narrows to 215 after 3 courses on 600wdx300dp footing. Then build your shed wall ontop of the 215mm wide wall. A few coats of waterproofing (black jack etc) should be enough unless you want to mess about tanking it with a dpm. Take the coating a couple of courses above the ground line. If you make the retained height less than 600mm then make the wall 215mm wide.