A poured concrete wall can take nearly any shape and with the right reinforcement they resist a lot of pressure.
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After it sets and dries the forms are removed a craftsman adds some finishing touches with acid stain and or sealer and kazam.
Then the concrete is poured between the pieces.
You ve got modern retaining walls.
This article is about cost friendly retaining wall ideas and their benefits compared to concrete brick and cut wall stones.
This simple retaining wall utilizes a beautiful travertine stone cap upgrade.
Another popular choice for a retaining wall material is poured concrete.
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The risk of cracking in poured walls and the difficulty in repairing them makes block and plaster a more forgiving choice.
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.
Perhaps the finest examples of poured concrete walls can be seen every day along freeways where these structures are constructed on a massive scale.
Materials tools and site.
Many contractors shy away from poured concrete preferring to use cmu block with a plastered face.
Poured concrete is all about molds and forms.
If you want to build a concrete retaining wall you should consider pouring the wall rather than making it out of concrete blocks.
If you have an outdoor garden do think about including retaining walls because they have more benefits than they cost.
Stone crete is used for sound barrier walls retaining walls subdivision entry walls or wherever a beautiful deep relief stone wall is desired.
When installed properly concrete offers much more room for customization than any other retaining wall material.
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How to build a concrete wall prep work.
Pouring a concrete retaining wall is not that difficult and this easy to follow how to guide will show you just what to do.
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Retaining walls can heighten the beauty of any landscape.
A poured wall is much stronger and generally last many more years than a block wall.
Usually plywood forms are set up and secured in place.
Poured concrete retaining walls can be colored textured accented with embedded objects and much more.
The wall we built was a weekend long project and an exhausting one at that.