This type of wall blends into the landscape a lot better than brick.
Wood grain concrete retaining wall.
Basalite s new wood grain paver has the look and beauty of natural wood with the durability of concrete.
There are many ways to color and finish the poured in place decorative.
Watch to see how my concrete craftsma.
Galvanised steel posts are used to hold concrete sleepers upright into position c posts are used for the ends of the retaining wall or 2 x c posts are used to create a corner post.
It can also be stained to fit similar colors that are in your yard already.
The decorative concrete forms companion inserts for inside and outside corners.
Board formed concrete walls according to chris sullivan an expert in the decorative concrete world the roughsawn look of wood is making a come back as a desirable finished concrete texture.
1m x 200mm x 80mm 2 x 12mm reo bars.
The walls can be as short as one foot tall and can go up in height from there.
Molded from real wood the custom rock formliner wood patterns come in a variety of reliefs widths and finishes and lend themselves to natural settings in which a wood façade is chosen to play off the surroundings or region but the sturdiness of concrete is a better choice for the longevity of the structure.
A wood retaining wall is more common because of the lower cost and simplicity.
These concrete barnwood plank pavers offer a wood grain look that gives you a rustic color texture and appearance of traditional weathered barnwood but with the durability of concrete.
Typically the formwork is built out of sheets of plywood that the wet concrete sits against and the curing drying concrete takes on the patterns of the plywood surface seems pretty straight forward to me.
The wall liners can be rotated to change stone grain orientation that reduces repetition.
We are the one stop shop for retaining walls in the greater brisbane area.
Wood grain concrete sleepers.
When concrete walls gets placed or poured cast or set whatever there is formwork that gets built on site that holds the wet concrete in place until it has hardened.
The rough texture of the unfinished wood leaves a recognizable wood grain in the cast concrete surface that many find appealing.
For further information on the wall form liners check out the how to video or call 888 263 5895.
For retaining walls over 1 0m high please consult an engineer about posts required.
Price each inc gst.
Along with concrete sleepers we supply retaining wall posts and many more.