Other retaining options that can be considered are the steel plinth which is used when installing colorbond.
Colorbond fence on timber retaining wall.
With a sharpie mark on the inside of each colorbond post the position of your bottom rail which will correlate to the height of your fence and the height of your retaining wall i e for 600mm high retaining wall mark 600mm below your bottom rail mark.
The plinth sits under the bottom of the fence.
A pool fence must have no more than a 10cm gap between the bottom of the fence the ground.
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We use h4 50mm x 200mm x 2 4m treated pine sleepers for the panelling and 125mm x 75mm h4 treated pine posts for the build.
In many older suburbs around perth we see landscaped blocks built up without any retaining walls being installed.
Plinths are the perfect product for filling unsightly gaps under colorbond and timber fences.
Hardie fence and more so colorbond fencing is not designed to be used as a retaining wall under any circumstance.
They can also be used for retaining.
Set the ground pegs about 500mm at each end of the retaining wall and then connect.
Timber retaining is the cost effective way to install your retaining wall.
A colorbond fence with a timber retaining wall in sydney.
It makes the fence look neat and tidy as it fills unsightly gaps and keeps weeds debris and rubbish from entering your yard.
All fencescape fencing retaining walls are constructed with the highest of quality materials and adequate subsoil drainage is ensured as well as being aesthetically pleasing.
Retaining walls are generally constructed with timber or masonry.
Our most popular type of retaining wall is the the masonry block wall and the timber sleeper retaining wall.
The treated pine timber sleepers we build with are all h4 standard.
Posts are installed and concreted in every 1 2m for extra strength allowing for a more solid structural build.
Once you have installed your steel beams for your retaining wall into place you can go ahead and weld or attach the bracket that will be used to install your fence posts its good to leave the sleepers out at this stage of the process so you can easily weld along the top and down the side to make sure you have enough weld onto the beam.
Any warranties that are offered will be void and manufacturers are clear that it is not recommended.
It is built directly beneath the new colorbond fence.