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Hi all,
Its been a while since posting here and im hoping for the same friendly advice as before
Im sorting out my parents driveway and its been one huge task for me and my trusty labourer mate ! We have just finished laying 90 half battered road kerbs, total of 9 tonnes lifting, and now have to sort out gates, dwarf walls and fencing before the tarmac company turn up in about 3 weeks.
Ive sourced all the gates and automation but am struggle with the 2 soil retaining walls at the entrance to the drive. They are aprox 2.5 feet high and about 25 foot long, constructed with yellow stocks and have no barriers / membranes or reinforcement between them and the soil.
A bricklayer has told me they should be ripped down and replaced at a cost of aprox £2000 but I feel they could be repaired with engineering bricks and then rendered a lot cheaper and quicker. This would also remove the task of filling yet another skip with rubble and having the possibility of the soil bank collapsing into the driveway.
My question is:
Am I mad in trying to repair them ?
Will the render blow quickly because the stocks are so porus and already subject to damp ?
Can I repair them and inject the walls with some sort of fluid / resin to prolong the life and cope with the moisture from the soil ?
Will the cost of repairing / rendering / injecting be almost equal to a new wall ?
Cheers
Mick
Its been a while since posting here and im hoping for the same friendly advice as before
Im sorting out my parents driveway and its been one huge task for me and my trusty labourer mate ! We have just finished laying 90 half battered road kerbs, total of 9 tonnes lifting, and now have to sort out gates, dwarf walls and fencing before the tarmac company turn up in about 3 weeks.
Ive sourced all the gates and automation but am struggle with the 2 soil retaining walls at the entrance to the drive. They are aprox 2.5 feet high and about 25 foot long, constructed with yellow stocks and have no barriers / membranes or reinforcement between them and the soil.
A bricklayer has told me they should be ripped down and replaced at a cost of aprox £2000 but I feel they could be repaired with engineering bricks and then rendered a lot cheaper and quicker. This would also remove the task of filling yet another skip with rubble and having the possibility of the soil bank collapsing into the driveway.
My question is:
Am I mad in trying to repair them ?
Will the render blow quickly because the stocks are so porus and already subject to damp ?
Can I repair them and inject the walls with some sort of fluid / resin to prolong the life and cope with the moisture from the soil ?
Will the cost of repairing / rendering / injecting be almost equal to a new wall ?
Cheers
Mick
