Retaining Walls & Excavation advice

[tcns]

I would price up both options and see - there are various usage/estimating calcuators available on the boral website - check it out and compare the price, treated pine was not a cheap as I thought it was going to be

Tom

[ian]

If it last 10 years then thats fine...that gives me 10 years to worry about something else and by then I will be able to afford to pay more for another better retaining wall.

what looks like a viable plan might not be in ten years time when there is buggerall access to dig the foundations for the replacement wall so it all has to be dug by hand.

also, what are your local council requirements? I find it hard to believe that the scale of what you propose can be done without Concil approval and by inferance your Council will set the minimum requirements.

lastly, the reason engineers charge so much to design anything is that they essentially remain liable till they die for what they design. For a biggish stuff-up on a home designed (she'll be right) wall there is no statute of limitations and the agrieved party (often the insurance comany)will go looking for the culprit.


good luck with your extension.

ian

[Cobber]

I always thought you need engineering and council approval if the retaining wall was over 900mm???