Landscape Inspiration & Design Concepts

Thnx Kylz.

Our landscaper ofc since he's doing the rest of our retaining wall.

@Orph

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kylz4

Feb 18, 2017
7:53 pm

Oh I didn't realise you were doing retaining wall lol. Nice

Orpheus

Feb 18, 2017
7:55 pm

kylz4

Oh I didn't realise you were doing retaining wall lol. Nice

Don't even mention our retaining wall as it alone costs us $30k (biggest component) of our Landscape budget....

@Orph

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Emmz70

Feb 18, 2017
7:56 pm

Very nice Orph. That would look fabulous

VMGlendale37

Feb 19, 2017
7:41 pm

Very nice!

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needsausername

Feb 19, 2017
8:28 pm

Ouch orph!

We are looking at materials and the like for retaining walls at our place. We have about 1.2m high to retain in front our bedroom windows (at the front of the house) and about 1.4m high required along the side boundary (30mtrs long) and across the back of our house.

needsausername

Feb 19, 2017
8:36 pm

Oops. Pressed enter too early.
At this stage we are looking at http://www.quickstone.com.au

Each block weighs between 500-700kg so once in place it won't be going anywhere. And it also means we wouldn't need a concrete footing as it uses crushed and compacted road base type stuff.

We do have close to two pallets of bricks left over so we are considering using them to do the front retaining and then having a go at rendering ourselves

Orpheus

Feb 19, 2017
8:58 pm

needsausername

Oops. Pressed enter too early.
At this stage we are looking at http://www.quickstone.com.au

Each block weighs between 500-700kg so once in place it won't be going anywhere. And it also means we wouldn't need a concrete footing as it uses crushed and compacted road base type stuff.

We do have close to two pallets of bricks left over so we are considering using them to do the front retaining and then having a go at rendering ourselves

So how much is the cost for your retaining wall? Would like to compare to ours

@Orph

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needsausername

Feb 19, 2017
9:00 pm

We are just going through costs this week. We've finally come up with a landscape design we like. I'll be sure to let you know orph! My thinking is, it's going to be enough to run a small country for a few years

sandra 2016

Feb 19, 2017
9:06 pm

needsausername

Oops. Pressed enter too early.
At this stage we are looking at http://www.quickstone.com.au

Each block weighs between 500-700kg so once in place it won't be going anywhere. And it also means we wouldn't need a concrete footing as it uses crushed and compacted road base type stuff.

We do have close to two pallets of bricks left over so we are considering using them to do the front retaining and then having a go at rendering ourselves

Do you know what the delivery fee is from nowra where their located

needsausername

Feb 19, 2017
9:14 pm

Not too sure sorry Sandra. We are building on the fringes of Jervis Bay so it's fairly close to us.
Where abouts are you?

Broadynest

Feb 19, 2017
9:15 pm

needsausername

Oops. Pressed enter too early.
At this stage we are looking at http://www.quickstone.com.au

Each block weighs between 500-700kg so once in place it won't be going anywhere. And it also means we wouldn't need a concrete footing as it uses crushed and compacted road base type stuff.

We do have close to two pallets of bricks left over so we are considering using them to do the front retaining and then having a go at rendering ourselves

Are you laying these via a hi-ab Crane?