Pea Gravel Retaining Wall

This product has been washed and properly graded for consistency.

Pea gravel retaining wall.

It can also be used for structural applications when combined with other materials such as portland cement and quikrete all purpose sand for making concrete. We have put up an above ground pool. The various sized crushed gravel with the fines helps ensures for appropriate compaction. Do not use pea gravel.

The wall gets its strength from a sturdy base consisting of gravel. And we have a need for a retaining wall my husband wants to fill with pea gravel and told us that should hold the wall back. The pea gravel would be about 3 foot against the pool on just one side. When building a retaining wall or garden border or setting fence posts backfilling with pea gravel instead of.

Thoroughly compact and level the gravel to create your leveling pad. Always start wall at lowest elevation working to highest. Pea gravel is easier and more economical to install than other patio materials. A wall that leans into the soil it retains is less likely to be pushed outward by soil pressure than a plain old vertical wall.

Round rocks such as pea gravel rolls and dislodge under pressure resulting in failure of the retaining wall. Fill the prepared trench with a 6 base off granular fill. If your landscape includes a bordered planting bed or a retaining wall you may be able to use it as part of the perimeter of your patio. The base material should only consist of angular sharp edged particles such as minus gravel.

Design and build your retaining wall to slope at a minimum rate of. If grade changes along base of the wall create a stepped leveling pad as required. All purpose gravel is a multi use product for a variety of decorative and landscaping applications. Literally the size of green peas this gravel is self compacting meaning it presses together to form a nearly solid mass.

A much thicker wall and pea gravel fill between the soil and the wall would have prevented the failure. We recommend 3 4 crushed gravel. Pea gravel is a common landscaping material because it is easy to with and cheap.