Mortar Free Retaining Wall Blocks

Our bayfield retaining wall is perfect to provide you with a curved raised bedding area.

Mortar free retaining wall blocks.

A professional must construct your poured concrete retaining wall. This easy to build mortar free vertical walling system is an excellent focal point to your garden and also provides additional protection for flowers and plants from footballs and little hands and feet. L x 12 in. This is also ideal for stone columns.

The tumbled aged finish creates a random stone effect offering a charming rustic appearance for your feature walls. Ft pack model 3000180 19. How to build a block wall without mortar. Type m mortar mix has the highest amount of portland cement and is recommended for heavy loads and below grade applications including foundations retaining walls and driveways.

To fix the mortar carefully chisel out mortar to a point of a little over 1 2 the depth of the brick. For projects that don t require a lot of mortar use smaller bags of mortar mix or concrete. Uses range from landscaping garden walls and terraces as well as civil engineering projects where soil retaining is required. This video shows you how to build a dry stack concrete block wall without mortar using quikrete quikwall surface.

This means it is incredibly easy to install and perfect for smaller walling projects at home. Rockwood retaining walls lakeland i 8 in. While type m mortar provides at least 2 500 psi of compressive strength it offers relatively poor adhesion and sealing properties making it unsuitable for many exposed applications. W x 4 in.

Fantastic for diy enthusiasts secura lite is a mortar free dry building product. This is high strength contractor grade and pre blended mortar. Mortar free walls however only need a crushed stone footing rather than a reinforced concrete footing. Suitable for higher walling projects such as public highways housing developments or extensive commercial properties secura grand retaining wall blocks are a cost effective solution as they are mortar free and promise a fast and easy installation process.

If you re building a retaining wall use a blended mason mix which includes the heavy duty mortar type s masonry cement and graded sand. In a brick and mortar retaining wall the bricks are secured together with a layer of mortar which looks like a light gray concrete. A batter of 1 inch per 1 foot of wall should be added. Poured concrete retaining walls.

This mortar is typically one of the first things to show wear on a well made wall.