Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Cost effective options for retaining wall 4Sep 20, 2021 12:35 pm Hey leona33 Try post and concrete rail retaining If you search google you will get varying costings from $400 to $800/m (pricey adverts?) Material costs around $150m, labour can vary but I wouldn't pay more than $100/m, shop around OT Always cross check the engineering details, soil report , data and costs as you don't want to be stuck with a retaining that's non compliant. OT ZERO TRUST ( without Data/proofs) ....ALWAYS VERIFY Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Cost effective options for retaining wall 5Sep 20, 2021 1:21 pm [quote="StructuralBIMGuy"]Hey leona33 Try post and concrete rail retaining If you search google you will get varying costings from $400 to $800/m (pricey adverts?) Material costs around $150m, labour can vary but I wouldn't pay more than $100/m, shop around OT Always cross check the engineering details, soil report , data and costs as you don't want to be stuck with a retaining that's non compliant. OT ZERO TRUST ( without Data/proofs) ....ALWAYS VERIFY Cheers Chris[/quote Thanks! Re: Cost effective options for retaining wall 6Sep 21, 2021 10:54 am At 1000mm high check if it needs council approval. Done properly masonary (concrete) will last decades. The last home I lived in didn't have a pool and when i went to sell it the agents were not happy, even telling me to put one in to sell the place. The agents weren't happy… 2 4239 Howdy all. I am looking for feedback on what people would do to maximise and make an area as flat as possible. First, out the front of the house is a sloping hill, pretty… 0 20147 Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 5179 |