So if your wall is 8 inches wide your two nails should be 8 inches apart.
Building a recycled concrete wall.
Recycle it into a beautiful raised planter walkway or patio.
Now that your supplier is squared away you re ready to make actual plans for your new.
Step by step guide to recycled concrete driveway construction step 1.
If you hope to pull off a well done recycled concrete driveway.
How to build a concrete wall figure a.
Measure from the edge of your concrete footing to the point where the outside face of your wall will be.
Cross section of a retaining wall a cinder block retaining wall is only as straight and solid as the base it s built on.
You re tearing out an driveway or patio.
Of compacted base 1 in.
See reference 1 pages 13 to 14 in each area you wish to build a section of wall dig and level a space as wide and deep as you wish to plant.
Drive a nail into the concrete here.
Of leveling sand and half the height of the first course of blocks.
Measure out from that nail to where the other face of your wall will be and place another nail.
What do you do with all that old broken up concrete.
Tall wall excavate a trench deep enough to accommodate 4 to 6 in.