Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Now thats a retaining wall.. 3Jul 16, 2009 8:39 pm Thats only half of it, the other half to the right of the pic was done years ago by someone else.......Ive suggested they get some Phoenix gargoyles made..........very fitting for Kinglake I would think.......... Re: Now thats a retaining wall.. 4Jul 16, 2009 8:54 pm Phwoar! Man do I feel a little sheepish about stomping my foot over our 7m long 1m high retaining wall Re: Now thats a retaining wall.. 6Jul 16, 2009 9:02 pm Looks awesome. And you guys should be really proud of yourselves for helping out those touched by this tragedy. It's nice to see the rebuilding happening Thanks for posting the photos Re: Now thats a retaining wall.. 7Jul 16, 2009 9:15 pm Felistopher And you guys should be really proud of yourselves for helping out those touched by this tragedy. Thank you. Ive felt very humble since Feb 7th, and very grateful that my family and I are alive..... Re: Now thats a retaining wall.. 8Jul 16, 2009 9:23 pm That's an awesome wall I'm also very glad that you and your family survived that awful time. You seem like such a nice and helpful bloke around this forum too Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: Now thats a retaining wall.. 10Jul 16, 2009 10:48 pm Now that is a trully beautiful wall...did I really just say that ?! I mean it, too! Well done! Re: Now thats a retaining wall.. 12Jul 17, 2009 3:58 pm Brickie About $25,000 for the bit we have just done, materials and labour. Actually that's not so bad. I paid $5500 for a stone retaining wall 1.5 metres high x 11m long. Sure doesn't look anywhere near as pretty as yours Re: Now thats a retaining wall.. 14Jul 17, 2009 4:25 pm I hope this is not taken the wrong way....but why have they built this wall? Built in now city 2009, now moving to the country to embark on another build. Check out our previous blog http://ourpalazzo.blogspot.com/ Re: Now thats a retaining wall.. 15Jul 17, 2009 4:40 pm Jas 'n' Rach I hope this is not taken the wrong way....but why have they built this wall? Its been a long term project for them and while the plans are doing the merry go round at the council for approval they decided to get the wall done, plus other work that has been in the pipeline. These ppl have their priorities right, unlike some who have already blown their money on stupid stuff, like Hotrods cars for example.........dont get me started....lol Re: Now thats a retaining wall.. 16Jul 17, 2009 7:26 pm Nice to see so much green sprouting on the trees. Oh - nice wall too, Brickie! Re: Now thats a retaining wall.. 17Jul 20, 2009 8:48 pm Are they going to rebuild on the old slab? That's a really nice wall brickie. I guess if you have to have a wall like that, it helps if it looks nice. Where did the 100 year old bricks come from? www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: Now thats a retaining wall.. 18Jul 21, 2009 3:03 pm themax Are they going to rebuild on the old slab? That's a really nice wall brickie. I guess if you have to have a wall like that, it helps if it looks nice. Where did the 100 year old bricks come from? The slab is in good condition and the house they want to do is similar to the old one so they will reuse the old slab with some modifications. The old bricks are from a demo yard in Preston Vic. Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 5108 Thanks for the insights, that makes perfect sense, and yeah, I will be leaning on the experience of the excavator operator entirely. 6 16048 Hi All, I engaged a tradie to install concrete retaining wall 600-800mm high over 32 meters in Victoria. Sleepers are 200*75*2000 mm installed over 17 steel posts. I… 0 6842 |