Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 09, 2011 3:45 pm Hi, hope someone can help... As part of our build, we require a retaining wall to be placed alongside our garage. My question is: What stage of the build do retaining walls generally get put in? Our slab is complete and the framing has commenced, but there is no sign of the retaining wall as yet. Just wondering if there was a particular stage that this is done or does it just get done randomly when the contractors are available? Re: What building stage for retaining wall? 2Feb 09, 2011 3:51 pm If its important that the retaining wall face looks good and there is no structural reason for early erection they will probably wait until after the brickwork is finished. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 5179 Hello, We are about to build and the plans show a part of the exterior wall is being built on top of a limestone retaining wall. Does this mean the retaining wall will… 0 6950 Thanks for the insights, that makes perfect sense, and yeah, I will be leaning on the experience of the excavator operator entirely. 6 16122 |