T shaped tiebacks buried in the hillside attached to the wall every 8 feet extending 6 feet back to a 2 foot wide t bar.
Hillside pressure treated wood retaining wall design.
Although building inspectors are busy and shouldn t be used as a design source mine offered me some good advice.
This retaining wall does not need unwieldy tie backs dug back into the slope like many of the 4x4 timber retaining walls.
A good looking retaining wall depends on level footings and the best way to establish level over long distances is with a builder s level.
Sections you can get away with using a 4 ft.
Yet there is another type of wood retaining wall that uses lighter weight dimensional pressure treated lumber.
There s no beating pressure treated lumber in ground contact situations.
A timber retaining wall is great for reshaping a sloped yard and lending a real identity and presence to your garden area.
A beginner s guide to retaining wall design from common problems and the different types of materials to choose from such as concrete timber and stone.
Retaining walls can be constructed with various materials from stone to wood.
To build a wood retaining wall clear the area where you want to build measure the length of the space and buy enough boards and posts to complete the wall.
If you re building a wall with only a couple of 4 ft.
The lumber for this wall will be acq pressure treated 6 by 6 and 2 by 8 s with double hot dipped galvanized fasteners.
6x6 inch pressure treated wood designated for ground.
Next mark the ground with chalk every 3 feet to indicate where to drive the posts.
Level but for a longer wall rent a builder s level.