How Do You Pour Concrete Footings For Retaining Walls?
Retaining walls are used to prevent elevated soil areas such as hills and inclines from creeping into lower areas. This type of wall is almost always made from masonry building materials such as concrete. While a retaining wall is a solid structure, it would be useless without footings, which act as anchors in the ground beneath the wall. Concrete footings are poured in place and designed to use the combined strength of concrete and steel rebar. Pouring concrete footings is usually a simple task, depending on their design and complexity. Measure and mark the footings using a tape measure and marking paint. Refer to the foundation plan for footing locations, depths and widths. Dig the footing to the depth and width specified in the foundation plan, using a shovel and, if necessary, a pick axe. Drive the wood stakes into the dug footings, spacing the stakes at the width of the footing plus the thickness of the wood forms. (For example, for an 18-inch-wide footing, the stakes should be at
