Sleepers may be used vertically or horizontally when building a retaining wall.
Sleeper retaining wall foundation.
Building a retaining wall.
How to build a sleeper retaining wall retaining walls are never cheap or easy but building one from timber railway sleepers is probably as cheap and easy as you are likely to find.
Concrete blocks are often used to build short load bearing sleeper walls.
These walls can form part of the building s foundation and are usually no more.
The most important thing is that the sleepers are laid on a surface that is level and firm.
How to build a retaining wall or raised bed using sleepers stacked horizontally.
The second way to build a sleeper wall is to stand them vertically a vertical walls means you can vary the height of it in different places and even create a curved rather than straight wall.
Horizontally laid sleepers are recommended for low level walls.
When used as a retaining wall a minimum of 600mm should be set below ground into a concrete foundation.
I have already dug out the area that needs retaining all three sides see picture and at the highest point the bank is no more than 40cm.
As the sleepers are simply screwed together their construction is well within the abilities of most people without any specialist building experience.
They are screwed in without needing pre drilling and hold sleepers very firmly.
Structures without basements are often supported by sleeper walls.
Landscaping screws are great for joining sleepers together.