As a minimum 4 rebar 1 2 inch is spaced vertically at 36 inches on center continued to within 8 inches of the top of the wall placed on the tension side the inside face of the wall.
Concrete bag retaining wall with rebar.
Insert rebar in the footing when you pour it.
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Over time the bags will degrade and you will have an elegant and permanent retaining wall.
Rebar is placed horizontally and vertically in the wall in a grid pattern.
This calculator assumes that you are using 20 foot long lengths of rebar.
Note before you begin you should check with the local building inspector s office in your area to find out how much rebar is required in retaining walls and how it should be laid and spaced.
As the last step fill the cores around the rebar with mortar from the bottom to top.
If your wall is over 40 feet long it will add 2x the amount of overlap required.
A simple cost effective way to make a retaining wall is to stack 60 lb.
Calculate the amount of rebar needed for reinforcing a wall.
Building a retaining wall in the conventional ways is not a trivial matter.
So diyers have come up with an interesting trick.
Pouring a concrete retaining wall is not that difficult and this easy to follow how to guide will show you just what to do.
However an enterprising individual with a few sacks of concrete and a garden hose can make an equally useful and elegant concrete bag retaining wall.
Dec 6 2016 explore greg carpenter s board cement bag retaining wall on pinterest.
This should be done at every three blocks or at intervals specified by your local codes.
There are block retaining walls stone retaining walls and poured concrete retaining walls but these can be quite complicated and expensive.
Expect to spend 20 36 hours building a 3x10 foot concrete block retaining wall.
The 2020 update is now up today june 15 2020 a 5 5 minute video update about my concrete bag retaining wall it s a real nail biter.