MohavValley
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Looking at pushing my back slope back (slope is downhill in to my back yard) to put in a 33'w x 36'd building (not sure stick or metal yet) in my back yard.
I want to build the rear wall of the structure on top of the retaining wall to increase the front set back of the building so I have the max room between house and building and more open concrete work space.
I ran a laser and from existing grade and the back slope is not square on the left side wall/ property line which it's up against. So left side retaining wall will be 4' and the right side wall will be 7'6", grade is close to 2:1.
I've pulled city standards for retaining walls and anything over 5'4" they call for 8" wide block wall with 12" wide solid fill base that's 24" high and a 36" wide key with 12" deep center, two sets of 2 #4 beam bonded, X &Y bars @24".
I'm thinking of maybe doing this as a single pour (or 2 pour if better?) Concrete Form wall instead of block.
For the guys that do this or have done it is the form wall, stronger, easier, cheaper VS. the block wall?
Suggestions & sub referrals welcomed I'm in Corona.
Thanks
I want to build the rear wall of the structure on top of the retaining wall to increase the front set back of the building so I have the max room between house and building and more open concrete work space.
I ran a laser and from existing grade and the back slope is not square on the left side wall/ property line which it's up against. So left side retaining wall will be 4' and the right side wall will be 7'6", grade is close to 2:1.
I've pulled city standards for retaining walls and anything over 5'4" they call for 8" wide block wall with 12" wide solid fill base that's 24" high and a 36" wide key with 12" deep center, two sets of 2 #4 beam bonded, X &Y bars @24".
I'm thinking of maybe doing this as a single pour (or 2 pour if better?) Concrete Form wall instead of block.
For the guys that do this or have done it is the form wall, stronger, easier, cheaper VS. the block wall?
Suggestions & sub referrals welcomed I'm in Corona.
Thanks
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