Paving slabs as retaining wall

Robin Fogg

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Sep 1, 2001, 10:50:20 AM9/1/01

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Has anyone built a low (18" - 24") retaining wall using paving slabs,

I'm wondering how much concrete 'foundation' to use.

Ledswinger

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Sep 2, 2001, 4:37:16 PM9/2/01

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"Chris French" <newsp...@chrisfrench.org> wrote in message
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> In message <MA6k7.74400$hm3.4...@news1.cableinet.net>, Robin Fogg
> <fogg...@hotmail.com> writes

> >Has anyone built a low (18" - 24") retaining wall using paving slabs,
> >
> >I'm wondering how much concrete 'foundation' to use.
>

> There is IIRC something on Cormaic's site on this:
>
> http://www.tmac.clara.co.uk/paving/
>

But you might try using none. My father used paving slabs as a retaining
wall with no foundation - the trick is to lean them back slightly, and the
maximum inclination will be defined by the stability of the soil. Clay is
best, since you can put the slabs in at about 80 degrees. Obviously soil
type is major factor, and it will be very tricky to do if you want any sort
of curve.

Led

Chris French

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Sep 2, 2001, 9:27:48 AM9/2/01

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In message <MA6k7.74400$hm3.4...@news1.cableinet.net>, Robin Fogg
<fogg...@hotmail.com> writes

>Has anyone built a low (18" - 24") retaining wall using paving slabs,
>
>I'm wondering how much concrete 'foundation' to use.

There is IIRC something on Cormaic's site on this:

http://www.tmac.clara.co.uk/paving/
--
Chris French, Leeds

Rick Hughes

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Sep 3, 2001, 10:22:46 AM9/3/01

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My Father built a retaining wall all around his garden using broken
paving slabs - free of charge form local council. Height was about 18"
No foundations used - just trench dug to get down to clay ... and
courses laid off that.
He (or more to point we) split them into pieces around 8-10" deep,
random length and lay them like drywall stone with exposed aggregate
side facing out ... worked well and free.

cormaic

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Sep 3, 2001, 4:19:28 PM9/3/01

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Twas Sat, 01 Sep 2001 14:50:20 GMT, when "Robin Fogg"
<fogg...@hotmail.com> enriched all our lives with these words......:

>Has anyone built a low (18" - 24") retaining wall using paving slabs,
>
>I'm wondering how much concrete 'foundation' to use.
>

Do you mean a 'flag on edge' retainer, where a single
flagstone is set near vertically into the ground and then haunched
with concrete, or do you mean where broken flags are stacked on in
courses to create a wall?
Both techniques are illustrated on my site. Whether you need a
foundation depends on the ground conditions and the use to which you
are putting the retainer. Generally speaking, a foundation should be
100-150mm thick and at least 300mm wide.

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Robin Fogg

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Sep 4, 2001, 2:09:56 PM9/4/01

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Thanks, I meant

>'flag on edge' retainer, where a single
> flagstone is set near vertically into the ground and then haunched
> with concrete,"

I was thinking of using 900x600x50 flags with gaps for fence posts at
intervals for which I would be setting metal spikes in the 'foundation'.

cormaic

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Sep 4, 2001, 7:17:57 PM9/4/01

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Twas Tue, 04 Sep 2001 18:09:56 GMT, when "Robin Fogg"

<fogg...@hotmail.com> enriched all our lives with these words......:

>Thanks, I meant

Have you seen the x-section on my website? If you need any
further info, just ask. :~)

Robin Fogg

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Sep 5, 2001, 2:55:29 PM9/5/01

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Yes I did find your site. It is very interesting and useful - thanks!

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