This system should equally work in a curved wall situation.
Sleeper retaining wall design guide.
This guide is a basic outline of how to install a concrete retaining wall.
Construction of retaining walls in different regional city councils have different rules and regulations to follow when building a retaining wall.
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Go to section 3 1 or 4 1 of this document for retaining walls without fences above and section 3 2 or 4 2 for retaining walls with fences above up to a maximum of 1 8m high fence.
The depth of the trench depends on the height of the wall and the pressure of the earth or material you are retaining.
How to build a sleeper retaining wall retaining walls are never cheap or easy but building one from timber railway sleepers is probably as cheap and easy as you are likely to find.
For simplicity it is based on installing a 1 metre high retaining wall with 2 metre sleepers.
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For different wall heights please adjust the figures accordingly.
As the sleepers are simply screwed together their construction is well within the abilities of most people without any specialist building experience.