JackOrion Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 The driveway access to our plot is raised up by about 15ft via a retaining wall at the back of the plot. The wall and driveway are getting on for 150 years old, and the driveway itself needs resurfacing etc as it's pretty much a dirt track now. We'd also like to get an idea of the strength of the wall to see if we need to impose weight limits etc. Apparently it used to be used for coal truck deliveries so hoping it's pretty solid. Is it a structural engineer we need in order to suss this out? Any particular types / tips as far as this goes? Thanks in advance for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 A Structural engineer will come out and advise you on any strengthening or maintenance that needs to be done to the wall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) my suggestion is if its stone or good brick If it looks fine -then just put a 3 or 4" concrete top on it -cheap to do and as long as the water can shed off it will be perfect Edited April 18, 2020 by scottishjohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) yours is very small compared to mine which was also built 150 years ago from dry stone blocks we have been tracking up and down it with a 14ton digger --you can,t even feel any vibration in the ground as digger passes you see the size of it look at the man at bottom he is close to 6ft tall Edited April 18, 2020 by scottishjohn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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