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Originally Posted by Brotato
Thanks for all the replies everyone!
I might try doing it myself. I could rent the Home Depot pickup if I buy the Allen Blocks from there, so that might work, just need to scrounge up a wheel barrow from a neighbour!
So for laying the allen blocks:
I am not actually making a retaining wall so to speak, but more a 20" high (from ground level to top of bricks) raised planter / giant-ass shrub container. Do I need to do a layer down in the ground first? I imagine so, as a decent amount of earth will be contained inside the planter.
Rathji: That's a great point about easements, I will look into that before I do anything.
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Just to clarify, you wont be hauling 450 Allen blocks + cap stones in a pickup truck. That is at least 3 pallets of blocks and 1 pallet of capstones. It will be delivered. Same thing with your soil, gravel etc. You are talking about having a couple dump trucks full of material dropped off. It would take forever with a pickup truck. The only reason a pickup would be useful would be to haul away some scraps.
And you are building a retaining wall and should follow the spec accordingly. You need to pretty much need to dig your trench, lay and pack your gravel, and lay your first level, install proper drainage, fill with gravel and then put your your soil in the middle and drainage material right up against the stones. Repeat this for each layer and then cut the capstones. If you don't do any curves, the capstones are simple to cut (a miter or even just a straight cut at the end of each section).