Most landscape contractors in areas of heavy rainfall or weather extremes avoid fine poured concrete work due to its challenges.
Poured concrete retaining walls.
Concrete walls without reinforcements are more likely to buckle especially if it s a retainer wall and cost more in terms of repairs.
Poured concrete wall also need reinforcements such as steel to further strengthen it.
Once the forms are full of cement you can smooth out the top of the wall.
Poured concrete retaining walls can also be decorative and reproduce the look of stone or masonry.
When installed properly concrete offers much more room for customization than any other retaining wall material.
When you apply a lateral load to these two walls you will achieve similar results.
Stone crete is used for sound barrier walls retaining walls subdivision entry walls or wherever a beautiful deep relief stone wall is desired.
In this photo increte contractors installed a poured in place decorative concrete wall system called stone crete that creates deep relief stone walls with a variety of available textures and colors.
Refer to the directions on the cement mix bag and allow the cement to fully cure or dry before removing the forms.
The hollow block wall is depending solely on the strength of the thin mortar bed between each concrete block.
The poured concrete wall has more mass or interlocking cement paste crystals to resist the cracking force.
Roll the wheelbarrow of cement over to your wooden forms and pour the cement into the footing and form area.