Rusty I purchased your multitorial a few days ago in preparation for the building of a block wall. Most of the neighbors have since replaced their fencing with block wall - 4x8x16 blocks in 12 panels with H-block columns between panels. Block Patio Walls & Retaining Walls - Holding back the Earth Read more »
All Multitorial Shopping Cart and Information Links are Here If you plan on buying them all scroll down to the Compilation of all Multitorial special! More Info on Do It Yourself Stamped Concrete More info on... Read more »
Provided your footing weighs enough to resist the extra weight added to the wall, it IS stronger - otherwise you can actually cause the wall to be more prone to cracks by filling a wall solid that doesn\'t have a footing engineered to support the extra weight. Read more »
For a detailed Multitorial on Retainingand Patio Walls - Holding Back The Earth, click here BENDING FOR PLACEMENT: If you have a $400.00 rebar cutter, bending rebar is a snap, but if you don\'t you will find this very useful in bending to 5/8\" rebar. Read more »
For a detailed Multitorial on Retainingand Patio Walls - Holding Back The Earth, click here CHECKING FOR ACCURACY: An inaccurate level can really cause you problems. There would be barely over one cubic yard of concrete, per extra foot of footing width (footing depths are typically one foot), hmm 30 cubic feet, there are... Read more »
Since I\'m laying block on a cured concrete footing, I\'m wondering if I use a full mortar bed for the first course or if I only mortar the \"face shell\" profile so that later, when I pour grout into the grout cells of the blocks the grout can contact the concrete footing and not... Read more »
