Rocks Away!

New retaining wall to stop falling rocks. Nice new concrete back yard that is a pleasure to use.

Robert has a house at the bottom of a tall steep hill that has occasional large rocks that tumble down, especially after heavy rains. The soil in the yard is terrible so Robert asked us to stop the rocks and concrete the back yard so it will be used more.

I hope you enjoy look at our work and think of us when you need some building work completed.

#1 Diggers and hand tools to clear the way

You can see a collection of the fallen rocks in this middle picture.

The ground is limestone and proved to be a nightmare to dig. There were numerous boulders that we would need to either break with the rock breaker or dig out by hand. The auger on the digger was not heavy enough to cut through them.

#2 Building the retaining wall

You can see a collection of the fallen rocks behind the wall already.

Assembling the retaining wall was relatively straight forward once the posts were in the ground. We left a space between the wall and the slope so any falling stones had somewhere to be contained.

#3 Removing soil to create fall for the concrete

Removing soil

We needed to create the right levels before bringing in basecourse and compacting the whole area. All the soil was pulled up by the digger, carried out on the skid steer and dumped with the truck.

#4 Getting drainage organised

Plumbing - setting up drains

Due to levels of the site we had to install a set of double drains to take water from the back yard down the side of the house to the street and out onto the kerb. When working with concrete we often have to work with plumbers to ensure the water is collected or moved away sensibly.

#5 Concrete laying and exposing aggregate

Concrete

After the basecourse has been compacted we had the concrete delivered. By the end of the day we had it all placed. The following day we washed off the top layer or sand and cement to expose the stones. This finished concrete is called exposed aggregate.

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