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Old 08-04-2022, 05:59 PM   #1
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want to do some budget garden wall raising, as in l have a sloping un usable garden area, and thought if I layer it into 3 different levels all over about 1.5m height.

After watching SES people with sand bags I wondered if you could use them long term as low walls then fill in any gaps behind and eventually cover with ground cover shrubs rtc.
Fill them full of concrete but that might blow the budget.
There's always rammed earth tyre terracing walls.
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Old 08-04-2022, 06:37 PM   #2
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Fill them full of concrete but that might blow the budget.
There's always rammed earth tyre terracing walls.
yeah thanks rokWiz I did that for a friend (?) 30 years ago, my back still remembers the slog, but with a good group could be successful.
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