Retaining wall confusion.
hartcm08
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Bamboo in a Retaining Wall
Comments (4)I would reccommend one of the many fargesias unless you plan on digging and splitting every 5-7 years. Runners will fill that little space in no time and let me tell you digging bamboo is not for the faint of heart. It is extremely hard to dig out. I have dug 10 groves so far and I would much rather dig a clumper than a runner. But If you don't mind the hard work I think runners look better. A good runner for your zone would be phyllostachys aureasulcata or yellow groove, or phyllostachys bisetti, or P. nuda, or p. atrovaginata or p. rubromarginata. In clumpers I would go with fargesia rufa, or fargesia scabrida. It just depends on what look you are going for and the amount of work you are willing to put into it. I also think that once your running bamboo runs out of growing area that it might travel deep enough to escape your wall especially if the dirt inside the wall is loose enough for the rhizomes to travel easily. In loose soil runners have been known to travel deeper than normal. I hope this helps....See MorePlanning for Wiring Outdoor Privacy Wall/Retaining Walls
Comments (5)Sorry I was not very clear, I was just referring to the walls proper. You can run each wall conduit back to the house or from wall to wall then the house, depends on what is convenient. Just be sure to size the conduct properly (larger is ok) for the number of wires required. Your local building inspector can tell you what he will accept. Add one wire for the earth ground, it must be connected to your panel. I would suggest you get some landscape wire and run one to each wall, then you can connect speakers to it (the purest s will complain) but it works. 5 amp at 8 ohms will give you about 200 watts. Remember to check the voltage drop in the wire so you can size it properly....See MoreCan you help redesign retaining wall / entry area
Comments (57)I've been travelling -- enjoying the freezing cold weather of San Francisco :-) ... (actually, the last week was gorgeous) and missed a few comments in spite of adding a prior one. The bin blocks will weather out and look fine as planting around them is finished. Merely suggesting a material is a drop in the bucket insofar as whether the finished product will look great or crappy. There are innumerable details that go into making a wall look good. I would put the team that came up with bin blocks on it and think they would do a fine job. Just need to come up with a compatible look. A single course of bin block would be a good solution. If that thickness won't fit, then some facsimile or concrete could work out fine. Brick or pavers near the entrance would be nice in order to add a decorative quality to it. But really, since all the other walk seems to be concrete, there is nothing wrong with that either. The layout is just as important as the material. If there was a nice fabric awning over the door, the whole apartment building would look better....See Morewhat to do with this retaining rock wall?!
Comments (20)“it fits the house era very well. Consider rebuilding the wall and fixing its deficiencies ... especially if it is drystracked now, as the demo would be a lot easier. It gives a certain charm that concrete will not.” I agree with this, though I don’t see a need for rebuilding the wall. Given a choice between a dry stack stone wall and concrete, I would pick the stone for all but the most starkly modern home. Concrete is a fairly boring material, and between the mess created to put in a concrete wall and the expense for something that isn’t an improvement to my eye, why go through the hassle if it is stable, functional, and suits the house. It is also more forgiving a material. A cracked concrete wall looks poorly cared for. The slanted walkway I would replace as finances allow for safety reasons. When you do that, consider making the replacement wider, at least 4’ or more. Skinny walkways look pinched and unwelcoming....See Morehartcm08
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