How To Dress Up A Concrete Retaining Wall

Use a pressure washer fitted with a paint stripping tip to blast the concrete wall clean of all stain paint and dirt.

How to dress up a concrete retaining wall.

Swipe to view slides. Cross section of a retaining wall a cinder block retaining wall is only as straight and solid as the base it s built on. I didn t use any finish on the pa. Poured concrete retaining walls.

Of leveling sand and half the height of the first course of blocks. Of compacted base 1 in. How to build a concrete wall figure a. There are many cool retaining wall options and i like this one the best.

Unlike wood concrete doesn t warp or rot it requires little maintenance and it will. I believe you could get the same look using poured concrete with the right forms and dyed concrete. You could also try some of the other designs that have vertical components like this one. See more ideas about concrete wall covering concrete wall garden wall.

Oct 13 2016 explore karen macainsh s board concrete wall covering ideas on pinterest. I couldn t pass up the opportunity to show this bare concrete retaining wall and an idea that would improve the look of the home exterior and not have it be the eyesore of the neighborhood. I m tired of looking at my neighbor s ugly wall so i decided to cover it with the pallets and a few pine beams that i have. Which ends up looking like this when complete.

I got the impression you liked the vertical design of the retaining walls made of sleepers similar to this photo. Add a cap to the top of the wall if desired by attaching small. Tall wall excavate a trench deep enough to accommodate 4 to 6 in. More and more homeowners are using concrete garden walls instead of wooden fences to add privacy and block noise.

A little stucco and a few natural rocks to cap it off and you ve got it. Beautify exterior concrete walls such as retaining walls by applying a layer of stucco to create a textured appearance. In this video this old house landscape contractor roger cook dresses up a block wall with stone veneer panels. A poolside concrete wall is lit up with an array of globe lights.