Prized for their strength and versatility concrete retaining walls require precise construction methods.
How to frame a concrete wall.
Framing a wall against the concrete allows you to add.
Concrete walls may have a purpose but beauty and warmth aren t it.
A concrete wall needs to be built on top of a concrete footer in order to be stable.
Other nails have a thick shank that sometimes has spiral ridges for improved holding power.
How to build a concrete retaining wall a step by step guide to pouring concrete walls updated june 26 2020.
With this high level of technicality comes incredible versatility.
There are two ways to frame a wall.
If you re building a wall in place start by lining up the top and bottom plates and mark where the studs need to go.
Afterward place the forms and pour the concrete to shape your wall.
You can either nail the top and bottom plates then nail the studs in between or build each section on the floor and then raise and nail it into place.
Choose a length that will penetrate the concrete at least 1 inch.
Building a wall in place.
Cut pressure treated 2 x 4 boards to length and lay them along the chalk line.
Be sure to wear safety goggles when hammering masonry nails into concrete.
Use a hammer drill with 3 16 masonry bit to drill a hole through the wood and into the concrete floor.
Some concrete nails are the cut nail design shown in the photo with a thick flat shank and a tapering v profile.
Poured concrete retaining walls can be colored textured.
If the form is constructed incorrectly the concrete can blow out the form breaking it apart and creating an enormous mess while wasting much of your money.
Walls are built from the ground up.