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need advice on retaining wall project. alex.cordero 04-29-2008
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Posted by Jim Elbrecht on April 29, 2008, 1:33 pm
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:23:21 -0700 (PDT), "hallerb@aol.com"

>all my neighbors who rebuilt walls twice over the last 20 years are
>going to rebuild them again.
>
>havent had to do a thing to the slopes over that time........
>
>if you like hard grueling work build a wall, it will be a lifetime
>project....

Mine is only 5 yrs old but I'm willing to bet that when I die in 20-30
it will not have moved yet. I'm encouraged by the 130 yr old wall
on the old railroad bed, and the nearby Erie Canal has sections of dry
stacked rock wall that are intact nearly 200 years later.

OTOH- My neighbor's is 3 yrs old and has been reworked twice.

So I guess all walls aren't created equal.

Jim

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on April 29, 2008, 4:12 pm
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:23:21 -0700 (PDT), "hall...@aol.com"
>
> >all my neighbors who rebuilt walls twice over the last 20 years are
> >going to rebuild them again.
>
> >havent had to do a thing to the slopes over that time........
>
> >if you like hard grueling work build a wall, it will be a lifetime
> >project....
>
> Mine is only 5 yrs old but I'm willing to bet that when I die in 20-30
> it will not have moved yet. =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BDI'm encouraged by=
the 130 yr old wall
> on the old railroad bed, and the nearby Erie Canal has sections of dry
> stacked rock wall that are intact nearly 200 years later.
>
> OTOH- My neighbor's is 3 yrs old and has been reworked twice.
>
> So I guess all walls aren't created equal.
>
> Jim

your wall is still new, give it another 5.

railroads only built walls where they had no other choice, prefering
slopes at the angle of natural repose........

basically gradual enough it wouldnt move.

but railroads built wonderful walls when they had to, not wanting a
landslide to stop the trains. good foundations well under frost depth,
usually on bedrock, high strength concrete with steel reinforcement.

go right ahead and build a wall to their specs, likely ccost more than
house:(

i stand by my position the best wall is one that was never
built........


Posted by Norminn on April 29, 2008, 8:26 am
alex.cordero wrote:

>I'm planning on building a 45' long retaining wall. My local Home
>Depot tells me that as long as the wall is under three feet, I can
>build it without a permit. The stone that I want to use is Anchor
>Windsor Stone® but both the website and the brochure indicate that I
>can only make this wall 24" high--not three feet. So who's right?
>Bottom line is that I need to make it as high as I can without a
>permit but 24" is too low for my project.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
Why is a permit the primary concern? That makes no sense at all for a
project of this magnitude.
My city has plans online for it's own building requirements; good ones
for retaining walls. Your
city or county might have the same or be able to direct you.

Posted by HeyBub on April 29, 2008, 10:17 am
alex.cordero wrote:
> I'm planning on building a 45' long retaining wall. My local Home
> Depot tells me that as long as the wall is under three feet, I can
> build it without a permit. The stone that I want to use is Anchor
> Windsor Stone® but both the website and the brochure indicate that I
> can only make this wall 24" high--not three feet. So who's right?
> Bottom line is that I need to make it as high as I can without a
> permit but 24" is too low for my project.
>

You can build up to three feet without a permit. You just can't use this
stuff to do it.

Compromise: Build a one foot base out of concrete and put the stone on top.



Posted by EXT on April 29, 2008, 10:44 am
Don't believe Home Depot people, check your own building department. The
height of the retaining wall building code limit will probably be determined
by the type of construction. Don't buy retaining wall products from Home
Depot, go to your local landscape supplier and check the specs on the
internet for the brand and type they carry for maximum height. Sometimes you
can buy from the manufacturer direct, I have a local OAKS plant that I can
get concrete products from, delivered directly.

> alex.cordero wrote:
>> I'm planning on building a 45' long retaining wall. My local Home
>> Depot tells me that as long as the wall is under three feet, I can
>> build it without a permit. The stone that I want to use is Anchor
>> Windsor Stone® but both the website and the brochure indicate that I
>> can only make this wall 24" high--not three feet. So who's right?
>> Bottom line is that I need to make it as high as I can without a
>> permit but 24" is too low for my project.
>>
>
> You can build up to three feet without a permit. You just can't use this
> stuff to do it.
>
> Compromise: Build a one foot base out of concrete and put the stone on
> top.
>


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