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Repair concrete block retaining wall.
We show you all the steps we took to repair this wall as if nothing had ever happ.
There are many different types of materials that service providers use to build such walls such as poured concrete treated timber rocks or even concrete block.
A concrete block wall whether outdoors or otherwise can suffer damage due to weather flooding or accident.
To repair small cracks or holes in cinder block walls you can use concrete.
Typically if there is a crack it means that something is wrong.
Although concrete blocks are strong and durable cracks sometimes develop.
Commonly rectangular concrete blocks are manufactured as a solid block of concrete or with hollow chambers.
In this video we show you how to repair a block wall that were knocked out.
Retaining wall repair options.
Whenever you are repairing a concrete block retaining wall there are several things that you should keep in mind.
First clean any parts of the wall that you plan to repair so the cement or mortar adheres securely.
You will find that repairing cracks is something that you may end up needing to do.
Place two large cement blocks tightly against the wall underneath the area to be patched.
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Readily available materials can fix some cracking in a block wall without having to tear it down and add new concrete follow the instructions below and take care of this damage before it can cause problems.
Hose the wall down or scrub it with a washcloth then use a metal file to smooth out any rough edges.
When this occurs the homeowner has two choices.
The easiest fastest cheapest solution to repairing the cinder block was using poured concrete and then painting the entire wall to mask the patch.
For aesthetic reasons we decided to cap the blocks to give it a smooth finished edge.
Lay a scrap board over the blocks to provide a surface that will catch any cement patch that falls so it can be scraped up with a trowel and reused rather than ruining the surface below the wall.