Pea Gravel Retaining Wall
We have put up an above ground pool.
Pea gravel retaining wall. If you have extra gravel use it for backfill against the back of the wall for drainage. Pea gravel is easier and more economical to install than other patio materials. Design and build your retaining wall to slope at a minimum rate of. Then you ll only need to do a bit of raking to level off the trench.
The pea gravel would be about 3 foot against the pool on just one side. Pea gravel is a common landscaping material because it is easy to with and cheap. A pea gravel patio requires fewer tools and materials to create than other types. Backfilling your retaining wall.
Literally the size of green peas this gravel is self compacting meaning it presses together to form a nearly solid mass. If your landscape includes a bordered planting bed or a retaining wall you may be able to use it as part of the perimeter of your patio. And we have a need for a retaining wall my husband wants to fill with pea gravel and told us that should hold the wall back. The wall gets its strength from a sturdy base consisting of gravel.
Rcp recommends using 3 4 crushed gravel. Natural boulders ideally rectangular. Round rocks such as pea gravel rolls and dislodge under pressure resulting in failure of the retaining wall. 1 cubic yard per 5 wall roll of soil blocking fabric at least 4 wide if the elevation of the footing drops more than approximately 6 step the footing down by making a.
Have bob and his operator return to fill against the back side of the wall and do some final grading. A wall that leans into the soil it retains is less likely to be pushed outward by soil pressure than a plain old vertical wall. One pallet will build a 3 x10 wall coarse gravel size 5 7 stone approx. Lay a 4 6 inch layer of the crushed base material in the trench.
A retaining wall must have the strength to hold back the weight of the soil plants and sometimes small structures behind it. Next compact it and level it using either a hand or mechanical compactor.