9/2017 – Step by Step rock face wall
Step by step TERRAFORCE rock face retaining wall:
Terraforce rock face retaining wall in picturesque Cornwall, on a plot in the town of Rock, a holiday resort across the Camel Estuary from the fishing port of Padstow. Installed by Ross Campbell, Ross Campbell Contractors, the 4000-block wall is built with starter bar to the top of the vertical section, with concrete infill, a double block layer and no fines concrete infill for extra reinforcing.
The sloped section has a geogrid layer placed every second row of blocks. A perforated 110mm drainpipe drains out any excess water via two discharge points.
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Foundation with protruding re-bars and first double layer of blocks installed with sub-soil drain
Sub-soil drain encased in no-fines concrete, wrapped in filter fabric
Backfill compacted with first layer of geo-grid rolled out.
Third row of single blocks, stepped back & back-filled with coarse compacted material
Careful filling and hand tamping of blocks, row by row
Third layer of geo-grid clamped between blocks
Curving around a platform
Frontal view of the platform
Finishing off at final level
Applying final touches and preparing for landscaping
The wall will be planted the next summer season
Happy contractor, Ross Campbell!