This retaining wall was built in 2020 and has drainage on the inside. I made a mistake by setting up an above-ground pool 2m from the wall, which I think contributed to the stones starting to separate due to the pressure. The pool is dismantled, but the wall is now leaning outward. Does anyone have any tips on a solution? Dig up behind and then add more macadam or a wall inside the wall? Or how can I proceed?
 
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wildeside
The boring answer is dig up, straighten up, and place drainage pipes and crushed rock 8-16.
In other words, redo and do right.
 
wildeside wildeside said:
The boring answer is to dig up, straighten and lay in drainage pipes and macadam 8-16.
In other words, redo and do it right.
Ok thanks, just so I understand correctly, dig up behind and straighten with an excavator? And then pipes and macadam in.
 
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J J.W.S said:
Ok, thanks, just to make sure I understand correctly, dig up behind and straighten up with an excavator? And then pipes and gravel in.
Yep, that's what I was thinking.
Digging by hand or machine, either works 😂 I don't think you need to dig up a particularly long stretch, it looks like the wall has given way quite briefly.
There should already be gravel and drainage pipes behind the wall if it's built correctly.
I think the wall will straighten itself if it hasn’t shifted from the bottom layer.
 
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Thank you very much. 😀
 
If you pick up a row of stones at a time, it might be quite easy to shovel away the gravel behind and then remove the next row.
 
trenchcoat trenchcoat said:
If you pick one row of stones at a time, it might be quite easy to shovel away the gravel behind and then remove the next row.
Thanks, might be worth a try.
 
Add "geonät" at the 4th lap...
But unfortunately, it's dig up and replant to get it right.
 
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T Taxture said:
Complete with "geonät" at the 4th round.....
But unfortunately, it's dig up and replant to get it right
Thanks, just roll up the sleeves and dig :-)
 
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