Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Do I need a retaining wall? 4Jul 04, 2009 11:58 pm Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Do I need a retaining wall? 8Jul 05, 2009 9:20 pm Isn't that still a retaining wall though? I clicked on the link you provided. JL Re: Do I need a retaining wall? 9Jul 05, 2009 9:30 pm houseofl Isn't that still a retaining wall though? I clicked on the link you provided. Yes, but I can keep each level around 615mm, so completely under the 1m "requires engineering" requirement. Re: Do I need a retaining wall? 10Jul 05, 2009 10:01 pm Aha! Well, it certainly looks nice. Good luck! JL Re: Do I need a retaining wall? 11Jul 06, 2009 9:09 am it depends on what you want to do with the area Djelibeybi like the others have suggested, if its a metre or so you will need engineering but you could do 2 smaller walls and use the top as a garden, or put gravel across with some plants or pots to make it look nice, or have the top as a path and the middle as a small garden if you did one large wall you couldnt really use the area unless you added steps, the 2 smaller retained area's would be nice in that spot Blog - http://snakedr.blogspot.com/ Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12084&p=307406#p307406 Status - PCI 15/10. Things nearly done. Re: Do I need a retaining wall? 12Jul 06, 2009 10:41 am billdsl like the others have suggested, if its a metre or so you will need engineering but you could do 2 smaller walls and use the top as a garden, or put gravel across with some plants or pots to make it look nice, or have the top as a path and the middle as a small garden Yeah, this is what I'm thinking: Have the top-most level be about 1m wide, to create a gravel path all the way around the house. Then have a 0.5m - 1m wide 2nd level which will have plants and things. Then the bottom/lowest level would be about 2.5m-3m wide, which includes the easement of 2m. So, that bit would be grass/lawn type stuff for the dogs. Re: Do I need a retaining wall? 13Jul 06, 2009 3:26 pm that would work and be quite easy to put into place, and no need for engineering either all round win Blog - http://snakedr.blogspot.com/ Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12084&p=307406#p307406 Status - PCI 15/10. Things nearly done. Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi everyone, a contractor build a "retaining wall" for me and after 3 months there was a crack. They "repaired" the crack by adding an expansion joint where the crack… 0 2468 Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 7064 Not sure what council area you are in. Some LGA's allow zero lot retaining walls. This usually occurs in greenfield developments but not often in established areas. You… 1 9129 |