Adding geogrid to a retaining wall recruits the retained soils as helpers in retention essentially making the retaining wall far more massive than the weight of the block or stone alone.
Gridlock retaining wall.
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One of the most common scenarios that calls for a freestanding wall versus a retaining wall is whether a home is positioned on flat or sloping ground.
Step 7 backfill with soil after the final layer of blocks.
We recommend these minimum properties for normal retaining wall applications.
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When grid is needed depends on the wall building material but also the soils being retained.
Redi rock standard retaining wall blocks started the large block retaining wall revolution back in 2000.
Retaining walls and freestanding walls both serve different purposes and belgard has wall blocks to match your desired look and functionality.
Integrate redi rock standard blocks with the entire family of redi rock products to create a seamless structurally sound solution.
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For the final layer use dirt instead of gravel to fill in the gap behind the blocks.
The interlocking retaining wall block can be used to build walls up to 24 to 36 inches high depending on the size of the block.
The wall will also have weep holes to prevent the build up of water behind the wall.
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Product specifications may vary by manufacturer.
Follow the block manufacturer s instructions for wall height limits.
A retaining wall will normally have a high newton block reinforced concrete wall often with piers sitting on a reinforced foundation even a low one with if required a fair face wall sitting in front.
These large wetcast blocks are like one ton lego blocks that interlock to create tall gravity retaining walls.
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Typical retaining wall use is to separate soil fill from drainage stone to prevent clogging of drainage stone with fine particles.
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Avoid having downspouts pointed at the retaining wall and if it s against the house keep soil and mulch well below the siding.
Through years of experience in the soil reinforcement and segmental block industries the founders of ridgerock retaining walls developed the the gridlok geogrid line of products to optimize connection capacity to their ridgerock retaining wall units.
When is geogrid needed in a retaining wall.
If you are using smaller blocks then gluing each row is a good idea.
Please contact your local sales representative.
For these 6 x16 retaining wall blocks you only need to glue the top row.