Building a Retaining Wall
Unmanageable slopes can be dangerous to homeowners. They can also get progressively worse with time, eroding from water run-off. A retaining wall holds back soil in a planting bed or on a hill. The wall can transform a slope into a decoratively ... [... more]
Home and Garden Television |
Brick Accents 4 - Retaining Wall
Everything you need to know about building a retaining wall with bricks, courtesy of the Brick Institute of America. Brick retaining walls protect your property while enhancing its appearance. When a cut is made in a hillside, escaping moisture ... [... more]
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The Black & Decker Complete Guide to Creative ...
 DIViThe Complete Guide to Creative Landscapes/irepresents a new, innovative way to look at the yard and landscape. Up until now, landscapes have been considered mostly ornamental, and average homeowners were thought to be incapable of designing and [... more]
$0.89
A1 Books |
How to Build a Retaining Wall
DEAR TIM: Can you tell me how to build a retaining wall? Are retaining-wall blocks a good choice when building a retaining wall? What mission-critical things do I need to know about these walls so that I do not have a collapse or other failure in ... [... more]
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How to Build a Retaining Wall
DEAR TIM: Can you tell me how to build a retaining wall? Are retaining-wall blocks a good choice when building a retaining wall? What mission-critical things do I need to know about these walls so that I do not have a collapse or other failure in ... [... more]
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Building a Retaining Wall
Retaining walls come in two general types: wet or dry. The dry type is constructed without mortar and so, is the easier of the two to build. The main drawbacks to the dry wall are that it should not exceed three feet in height and it is not as ... [... more]
Handyman Wire |
Ultimate Guide to Masonry & Concrete: Design, Build, ...
DIVCovers a wide range of subjects, 60 projects and tasks, and common repairs with concrete, block, brick, stone, tile, and stucco. Over 900 photographs and illustrations.br/divDIVUltimate Guide to Masonry and Concrete covers a wide range of masonry [... more]
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Ultimate Guide to Masonry & Concrete: Design, Build, ...
Book Description: Ultimate Guide to Masonry and Concrete covers a wide range of masonry subjects, including basic installations, specific projects, and common repairs with concrete, block, brick, stone, tile, and stucco. Readers will find the information [... more]
$19.95
Amazon.com |
Retaining Walls: A Building Guide and Design Gallery
Excellent book: This book contains technical information about how to build a retaining wall, as well as dozens of inspiring photos that will give you idea after idea for your retaining wall. This is probably the only book you'll need if you're thinking [... more]
$24.95
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Building Stone Walls
Amazon.com Review: Well, here it is: Basic tools, basic techniques, illustrations and photographs, and all the planning and safety instructions you will need to build a variety of stone walls. This is a book that can help you beautify your back yard with [... more]
$11.95
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The Home Depot Outdoor Projects 1-2-3 (Home Depot ... 1-2-3)
Amazon.com Review: This is a joint project between the editors of Better Homes & Gardens and the Home Depot, and much like their earlier collaboration, Home Improvement 1-2-3, they cover a lot of ground in this big, detailed book. Clear, step-by-step [... more]
$34.95
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Landscaping with Retaining Walls
How to level a sloping landscape and create a terrace garden by building a retaining wall. Retaining walls are generally installed in gardens and across landscapes to keep the soil in place and to create level terraces on which to garden. Slopes, ... [... more]
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