On Mon, 8 Mar 2021 13:07:55 +0000, Andrew
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On 08/03/2021 12:15, AnthonyL wrote:
On Mon, 8 Mar 2021 03:42:56 -0800 (PST), Tricky Dicky
wrote:

On Monday, 8 March 2021 at 11:13:51 UTC, AnthonyL wrote:
The upper part of the back garden is quite steep and during one of the=20
storms early last year a whole heap of shrubbery, earth slipped down=20
and over the retaining wall. A couple of trees were dislodged also.=20
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There is a lot to clear up and I'm wondering about putting the=20
dislodge earth into sandbags and putting on top of and then behind the=20
retaining wall. This has the advantage of finding somewhere to put a=20
ton (guessing) of clay type soil, helping to stabilise against further=20
soil erosion and maybe helping to provide a platform to climb up and=20
maybe seed some suitable ground cover.=20
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I guess I don't actually want it "flood proof" as I'd not want rain=20
build up behind.=20
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So do you think the plan is workable? And what of the many varieties=20
of sandbag would be most suitable? It'll hopefully be there for a=20
while.=20
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Any other tips?=20
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AnthonyL=20
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Why ever wait to finish a job before starting the next?

You might be better off using Gabions filled with stone. You do not need th=
e enormous type you often see on motorways there are a variety of sizes. Ju=
st the facing side needs to be aesthetically arranged and the back filled i=
deally with limestone chips although any old rubble will do. They will let =
water through so no drainage problems and if you leave pockets of soil you =
can even get a few creepers to take hold.


Thanks, looks a good shout and am tempted to mix and match with
sandbags. I'll have a closer look.


Send us a photo of the damage. Structural retaining walls needing
to hold back a considerable amount of wet soil need careful thought.

It is quite a difficult location to get a good view of what has
happened.

This picture https://ibb.co/qJCGgvZ is taken on the top of the path
that I am clearing so to the left is the 30' or thereabouts of steep
area going up to the back of the property and the right goes down
about 20' to a lower area.

The top of retaining wall, which is becoming visible, was more or less
level with the bottom of the left-hand slope and so what has happened
is that stuff has slid down over the top of the wall and over the
path, only being stopped from continuing further down at the expense
of a shed that was there and is now crushed against a tree lower down.

So I need to clear what's there and try to back fill some of the stuff
that has come down.

The retaining wall has not been damaged as far as I can see, I haven't
exposed all of it, and the wall did not extend at that height for the
whole length of the path that I am exposing.

There are a couple of trees and more shrubbery further on blocking the
path which winds down to the right past all that mess. I've got an
axe, saw and a chainsaw.

I'd like to put as much back on top as is practical. I'm already 40+
ft above ground level and have no ready route to the road other than
through or over the garage. A big crane from the main road above
might be useful but I guess would cost £x0,000


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AnthonyL

Why ever wait to finish a job before starting the next?