Need a limited access retaining wall? Try a Retained Earth Cell Wall

Cell Wall by Retained Earth allows for installation on situations where there are typically only solutions such as rock fall protection and shotcrete as the construction footprint required is minimal.

There are many sites with little to no access where the Cell Wall system can outperform other options such as shotcrete and rockfall protection.

Book an appointment for a site visit at www.retainedearth.business.site or on our contact page. Download our product description at https://retainedearth.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/retained-earth-cell-wall-system.pdf.

Have a wall that is leaning forward? Repair Your Retaining Wall

Modes of failure vary when looking at repairing a retaining wall. Depending on the type of retaining wall, the approach to repair is best decided by either an experinced geotechnical engineer or an experienced retaining wall specialist.

The beginning of failure. This retaining wall, although small, is not capable of retaining the soil behind. This is made worse by having to also hold up the fence above.

As most retaining walls in Auckland are made from timber, they are typically a cantilever system which utilises vertically-placed posts or sleepers to hold the retained embankment. There are mainly three types of failure with timber sleeper retaining walls; rotation, corrosion (rot and termite damage) and tree roots.

Rotation, in this case due to tree roots, also affects concrete block retaining walls.

Following is a before and after repair job that we carried out. The original retainer, although built with treated pine, was termite ridden and rotten from moisture/ dampness. This was removed and replaced with a smooth, off form grey concrete sleeper wall which uses galvanised steel beams.

Before…

…After

The replacement retained earth sleeper wall also featured our heavy duty fence brackets to allow for rapid fence installation.

Contact retained earth for more details.