How To Build A Timber Retaining Wall. Use a rake to ensure the stones are evenly distributed. Day 2-4 are spent installing the remaining courses of timber and an optional cap.
Make the trench about 8 inches deep. These benefit the most from retaining walls. Lay out the wall excavate the soil behind it and dig a trench 8 inches.
Remember that the earth held back by retaining walls is incredibly heavy.
The base of the retaining wall should be half the walls height. Make the trench about 8 inches deep. Wooden walls rely on timber tiebacks and cross ties buried in the earth behind to resist the force exerted by the backfill. Stretch another level line near ground to represent the top of the first course of landscaping timbers.
