22 garden steps retaining wall ideas

Build A Retaining Wall

Retaining Wall II : Step-by-Step Instructions ‘The wall had to go up before the house extensions blocked access to the yard so I had to move fast,’ says Frank. ‘I found the Retain-iT system at the hardware store and liked how the galvanised posts would look with pine sleepers. I added pine capping and a set of wide steps.’ To start, establish the line of the wall, excavating 200mm behind it, then use a laser level or dumpy to set the finished height of the wall either end, setting out a stringline as a guide.