Designed for blocks with height of 8 in.
Retaining wall drain tile installation.
Works with block or timber.
Some professional installers find that nearly 80 percent of the retaining walls they see fail at some point due to improper drainage.
There is no need to prepare a special base for the drain tile itself of course you need a base for the block that makes up the wall as you indicated.
Why proper drainage is important for retaining wall performance.
Drain tile drain tile should be placed behind the wall and extruded wherever possible.
Use a shovel to cut up sections of turf and place them as intact as possible on a tarp for later.
100 mm drain tile.
End snaps into 4 in.
Excavate a trench or series of connected trenches to accommodate the perforated drain tiles.
A retaining wall is built to hold back a certain amount of soil.
Whether you are planning to install your own retaining wall or have someone else do it understanding how drainage should work will ensure the best possible end result.
The design of a properly built retaining wall resists the force.
Installation at ground level.
The drain tile goes uphill behind the wall at approximately the level of the bottom of the wall.