As the sleepers are simply screwed together their construction is well within the abilities of most people without any specialist building experience.
Timber sleeper retaining wall detail.
Brian ashworth june 10 2013.
For retaining walls greater than 1 metre high refer to technical.
The minimum stress grade for sawn timber shall be f7 for softwood and f14 for hardwood.
Concrete sleepers are strong.
These retaining walls have been used for a long time in australia.
Sleepers or as logs where the round forms may be blended unobtrusively into the natural setting.
It is vital to use the coursing method described above in order to strengthen your wall and maintain its integrity.
This data sheet contains timber queensland s recommendations for the construction of timber garden walls up to 1 metre high.
Timber is a preferred material for landscaping purposes.
Retaining walls in particular contribute significantly to the surroundings when constructed from timber.
Initially constructed from original old railway sleepers our research tells us that around 15 years was a fairly average life span for these class 1 timber hardwood walls.
Invariably the retaining wall forms part of a landscape where.
Retaining walls sleeper wall details.
Horizontally laid sleepers are recommended for low level walls.
Strengthen the sleepers especially if it s a straight wall from behind with metal posts.
Concrete sleeper s 3 3 earth retaining walls end zones within 7 2m from the end of the fence earth retaining wall 100uc14 8 posts in 400mm ΓΈ post holes 3 3 1 backfill material subgrade material post spacing mm maximum wall height mm minimum post embedment depth mm gravel 1000 1200 1600 2000 2400 1450 1250 800 550 300 1000 1000 1000.
How to build a sleeper retaining wall retaining walls are never cheap or easy but building one from timber railway sleepers is probably as cheap and easy as you are likely to find.
Timber sleepers or round poles and logs can be used to create effective and relatively inexpensive garden edges steps and walls to terrace sloping sites.
If i was using timber.
Gorilla wall s sleepers are all engineered and certified to build retaining walls up to 4m high see brochure for more information.
The purpose of this technical data sheet is to provide sufficient detail to enable the correct design and.
Sleepers may be used vertically or horizontally when building a retaining wall.
Here are some details i would be using to build a retaining wall with galvanized steel posts up to 800mm high.
Prepare a 50mm deep footing for your wall using a sand and cement mortar mix.
The natural appeal and versatility of timber is ideal for this application.
In addition proprietary timber crib wall systems are also available.