#Ideas to cover concrete block wall Patch

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know. Let me call on our experienced members and for their recommendations. Which means that it will be just under the 40mm limit and will technically not reach the footpath. The timber frame is only 18mm thick and the Ekodeck is 19mm, when joined together they will give you a total of 37mm. It will be easier to mount the composite decking and create the look you're aiming for. Having a timber frame means that you won't have to drill so many holes into the concrete surface.

Composite decking such as Ekodeck can then be mounted onto the timber frame. This frame can then be glued and anchored onto the concrete surface of the retaining wall. In regards to covering the retaining wall with composite decking, I suggest building a timber frame using 42 x 18mm 5.4m Moulding H3 Treated Pine FJ Primed 4 Edge Pencil Round LOSP. I propose double checking the concrete sleeper post and the concrete sleeper size and thickness to make sure they are compatible with your current wall. Unfortunately, there is the possibility that your current concrete sleepers might differ slightly in size from the ones available at the store. My first suggestion regarding your extension to the retaining wall is to identify the parts you'll be using. Hello proposed ideas of extending the retaining wall and covering it with composite decking is definitely achievable. Has anyone ever done this before, and what does everyone thing about how this might look?Īlso FYI, I’m planning on cutting down the metal posts along the retaining wall - initially, our developer had requested everyone in the estate to have a front fence, but no one is doing it and we don’t want one lol I’d also want to cover the top of the retaining wall as well as the front. The main issue I have with this is that the gap between the retaining wall and the footpath is only around 4cm, so not much room for a timber frame and then blueboard on the top.Īnother option I had thought of, was to perhaps use composite decking (like Ekodeck) vertically to achieve a similar look to my inspo photo above. I had considered covering it with blueboard and rendering over it, but I know a certain gap has to be left between the wall and the blueboard to prevent water damage. I don’t like the look of the concrete retaining wall, and I’d like to look at covering it somehow.

Secondly though, and this is the part I need some advice about. Thinking of adding an end post on the right and cutting down some concrete sleepers to slide in.

#Ideas to cover concrete block wall Patch

I am thinking of extending the retaining wall to meet the garden bed, eliminating that annoying little patch of lawn between the bed and the retaining wall (it’s really annoying to mow!). The above photos show the front landscaping for our new home, and I’d like to make some improvements to the concrete retaining wall.