In this photo increte contractors installed a poured in place decorative concrete wall system called stone crete that creates deep relief stone walls with a variety of available textures and colors.
Poured concrete retaining walls.
Concrete retaining wall poured concrete walls can be tricky to install but look great with the architectural elements of a modern house.
Pour the retaining wall.
Poured concrete retaining walls can be colored textured accented with embedded objects and much more.
When installed properly concrete offers much more room for customization than any other retaining wall material.
The poured concrete wall has more mass or interlocking cement paste crystals to resist the cracking force.
Roll the wheelbarrow of cement over to your wooden forms and pour the cement into the footing and form area.
Stone crete is used for sound barrier walls retaining walls subdivision entry walls or wherever a beautiful deep relief stone wall is desired.
Refer to the directions on the cement mix bag and allow the cement to fully cure or dry before removing the forms.
Poured concrete wall also need reinforcements such as steel to further strengthen it.
Concrete walls without reinforcements are more likely to buckle especially if it s a retainer wall and cost more in terms of repairs.
When you apply a lateral load to these two walls you will achieve similar results.
Once the forms are full of cement you can smooth out the top of the wall.