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Gravity block retaining walls are going up on Upper Kingsbury Grade, off North Benjamin, despite strong disdain from residents.The concrete walls are part of the Kingsbury General Improvement ...
Gravity, frost work against a retaining wall Published: Jun. 04, 2008, 8:24 p.m.
You have two options for building a retaining wall with concrete. If you're set on getting the job done yourself without professional assistance, using concrete blocks is the way to go. Concrete ...
Homeowners who live on Kingsbury Grade, off North Benjamin, objected to a portion of the project which includes putting up concrete gravity block walls.
Precast concrete gravity blocks are also becoming faster and easier to assemble. Modern concrete blocks are simply stalked on top of one another and then secured in place with pins, clips or ...
A: Poured concrete and concrete block are the two foundation types that dominate the residential-construction industry here in the USA. I've built buildings using both materials.
I live in a very common home here in Florida. Most are built from concrete block. Twenty years ago, a room was added to the home and the rear exterior concrete block wall became an interior wall ...