Create contraction joints every 4 6 feet.
Pour concrete on face of the wall.
Remove the sheeting or blanket daily wet the.
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Poured concrete wall average cost.
Building a concrete wall also requires reinforcing metal bar or re bar to help.
Measure from the edge of your concrete footing to the point where the outside face of your wall will be.
Mix enough concrete to complete the wall all at once.
Drive a nail into the concrete here.
Pour the retaining wall roll the wheelbarrow of cement over to your wooden forms and pour the cement into the footing and form area.
If poured concrete is to be used it should be designed by a landscape architect to ensure there is adequate footings and steel.
If you add too much water the concrete turns a little soupy.
So if your wall is 8 inches wide your two nails should be 8 inches apart.
As a material concrete is usually divided into concrete blocks and poured concrete walls.
Wet the concrete thoroughly and then cover it with the sheeting of your choice using bricks rocks or other heavy items to hold it in place.
Good concrete has a gray uniform consistency.
Once the forms are full of cement you can smooth out the top of the wall.
Poured concrete retaining walls can also be decorative and reproduce the look of stone or masonry.
For example if waterproofing fails and moisture causes the face of the wall to discolor however slightly the plaster may be stripped the seepage repaired and the wall recovered to look like new.
Refer to the directions on the cement mix bag and allow the cement to fully cure or dry before removing the forms.
To put this into perspective a wall 9 x27 x12 thick would take 9 cubic feet of concrete.
Purchase some concrete mix and pour it all into a mixer with a ramp or hose.
See below for more information on contraction joints remove forms and install waterproofing and drainage system.
Add water and stir the concrete according to the manufacturer s instructions.
In this photo increte contractors installed a poured in place decorative concrete wall system called stone crete that creates deep relief stone walls with a variety of available textures and colors.
If the wall exceeds four feet in height footings should be poured separately.
Allow concrete to cure.
Several factors determine the cost of a poured concrete wall such as the dimensions of the wall the thickness its height and its length the number of reinforcements present and the quality and type of concrete used.
Finish the surface of the wall as desired.
Stone crete is used for sound barrier walls retaining walls subdivision entry walls or wherever a beautiful deep relief stone wall is desired.
