Trial Wall

Begining the excavation for the test wall.

Kind of a

The foundation should be as level as possible.

Place base plates carefully - solid lip to the back.

Trial fit of first few wall units.

Rear view of trial fitting.

Wrap drain pipe in landscape fabric and lay on back lip of base plate.

Back filling with drainage rock.

Correct use of geo-grid is very important with any segmental block retaining wall.

Progressing nicely.

Back fill must be compacted - preferably with a power vibrator.

Geo-grid must stretch at least 3 feet from the back of the wall.

Ready for more backfill.

Wall units must be staggered from row to row so joints don

Getting close and looking good.

Load testing finished wall.

A little more back fill and we

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