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Old 06-03-2016, 02:19 PM   #75
hooziewhatsit
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Originally Posted by Calebz View Post
It's finally time to get some education in concrete. Finally got my stupid yard nearly flattened out. It's little - about 20x25 - but when we moved in it was just a hill. About 7 feet of elevation change from front to back.

I raised the front 14 inches and knocked the back down about the same amount. Then flattened all but the rear three feet out.

Now I just need to build some sort of retaining wall to separate the front and rear sections. Seems easy enough, except I know exactly dick about cinderblock/concrete walls and stuff.. - and I hate paying people to do stuff for me.
I've used the scallop shaped bricks before. They have a small lip on the back edge that you put behind the row below to keep them from sliding out. Probably the easiest to DIY.

Just make sure the first row is level and true, otherwise
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