swankypants69

Yeah it’s not just dry stack stone It is I guessed mortared to the block I don’t think there’s any lean-back at all

Yeah I’m thinking that as a minimum the blocks should have been laid on the side. Seems to be reoccurring feedback. Bit frustrating that it hasn’t been done properly first time round. We will just have to see how it lasts………

Quote didn’t have a lot of detail unfortunately I guess there’s lot of specifics that are now probably unknown/buried I was thinking of looking at getting independent report done I don’t have a lot of confidence that it’s going to last, only time will tell!

I’m not sure if it’s tied in or the depth of the stone facing if I’m entirely honest Like I say just a bit concerned that block wall is only single skin, whilst retaining a lot of earth Fingers crossed it holds up as too late to make any changes now

I guess I was just looking for confirmation as to whether it looks like it’s been done to a good safe standard I had a Google and I had read that over 450mm high, blocks should be lay on side or double skin I was unsure as to whether the sandstone facing provided structural support and would almost class as a second skin, as like I say I’m not a builder or landscaper. I’m pretty decent with Google tho 😂😂😂

You are correct, it’s all done and finished, I just posted first photo to show single skin block wall Its too late to do anything now 😂😂😂😂 We aren’t builders/landscapers so assumed things were being done well But apparently not

Lower wall approx 3 foot tall, 8 foot of garden to next wall Upper wall approx 2.5 foot tall, then approx 10 metres of sloping garden to back wall (not pictured)

First time poster looking for a bit of advice We have had a builder build a number of retaining walls in our garden The finished walls are faced in reclaimed sandstone, and they are approx 3 feet in height, some areas slightly higher due to the sloping nature of the land. They are retaining large sections of earth. We are a little concerned as they have only been built single skin with blocks as can be seen Any thoughts from anyone with more experience than ourselves?