Retaining wall

**Paul2012** · 17th September 2007, 01:48 PM

I need to build a 8 x 1.2 m retaining wall underneath my decking.

As it will not be visible I want to work out what is going to be my cheapest option, I normally would just use sleepers but was wondering if there would be a cheaper way of doing it since it wont be seen...

Any suggestions ?

**Spelunx** · 17th September 2007, 05:22 PM

A number of holiday houses around here use tyres filled with sand or cement. Pretty dodgy-rama if you ask me, but it seems to be effective.

Another cheap option is recycled bricks, but probably the quickest is the concrete post and rail style, although this will be more expensive than sleepers.

**Terrian** · 17th September 2007, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by Paul2012

I need to build a 8 x 1.2 m retaining wall underneath my decking. As it will not be visible I want to work out what is going to be my cheapest option, I normally would just use sleepers but was wondering if there would be a cheaper way of doing it since it wont be seen...
Any suggestions ?

try looking in the trading post for second hand wall block or similar.

**Paul2012** · 19th September 2007, 02:20 PM

thanks for the input the tyre with concrete sounds interesting

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