Building a retaining wall in the conventional ways is not a trivial matter.
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Just remember on any wall the most important step is the footing and the first course.
If the wall is only around 2 3 feet tall there are many block options that can be used and will weigh around 40 pounds at most per block.
An enterprising individual with a few sacks of concrete and a garden hose can make an equally useful and elegant concrete bag retaining wall.
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Over time the bags will degrade and you will have an elegant and permanent retaining wall.
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So diyers have come up with an interesting trick.
Construction step 1 level the area you intend to build the wall around eyeballing it and digging out with the shovel.
A simple cost effective way to make a retaining wall is to stack 60 lb.
There are block retaining walls stone retaining walls and poured concrete retaining walls but these can be quite complicated and expensive.
How to build concrete sack walls.