Putting down rocks did not keep weeds from growing and we do not want ivy or other ground cover that will cause mold and provide wildlife a place to live so now we need ideas on how to fill the space so we can stop pulling weeds all the time.
Installing fence next to retaining wall.
Here the problem is fence post once side in contact with the retaining wall and other sides in.
One to give us an excuse to build a retaining wall for aesthetic purposes and the other is to give a headstart of a foot or 2 for the plants and vines that we hope will help a little with privacy.
Take a 8ft fence post dig a post hole 2ft next to retaining wall and butt the fence post against the retaining wall meaning the post will be in contact with retaining wall up to 2ft and pore concrete to fix the fence post next to wall.
No there s nothing wrong with the ground near the fence.
Here are the easy installation steps.
Fence post in retaining wall alain michaud 2018 12 09t12 32 38 07 00 next gen post installation system the revolutionary fence post in retaining wall system allows metal or wood fence posts to be installed directly into a segmental retaining wall srw.
The most common technique for planning the installation line of your fence posts involves placing wooden stakes at each corner of the yard.
You make good points.
Autoplay when autoplay is enabled a suggested video will automatically play next.
Up next build a privacy fence on top of a block wall duration.
I install the surface mounts that i fabricated in the previous video.
All ideas are good ideas.
Installing a fence after the wall is built installing a fence after the wall is built becomes a more challenging application than if the construction tubes are installed during retain ing wall construction.
We wanted a short raised bed for 2 reasons.
We have a 1 ft gap between our fence and neighbors retaining wall that we have to keep cleared of weeds.
Plot out a path for your fence.