Most load bearing block walls have been installed on concrete footings and.
How to tear down a cincerblock concrete retaining wall.
It is also far less disruptive especially if the wall is.
If there is paneling over the cinder block walls tear it off with a pry bar and a hammer before you begin tearing down the wall itself.
It is one solid wall but it is in my way.
Between the rear of the wall and the slope backfill the wall with gravel laying perforated drainpipe on the gravel bed level with the top of the first course.
A little stucco and a few natural rocks to cap it off and you ve got it.
Then break fallen chunks into pieces with a sledgehammer.
The use of helical anchors to restore a retaining wall is significantly less expensive than tearing down the wall and starting over.
Lay rocks on the fabric to hold it while you work.
This saw can either be purchased at a hardware store or rented.
Break the concrete wall into small chunks with your preferred tool and let the debris fall to the ground as you work.
There are many cool retaining wall options and i like this one the best.
After this you can start to cut out the cinder blocks using a concrete saw.
That should work but it lll take awhile and you.
Getting ready for an expanded area for a lower level deck jesse has been pounding away at this low cinder blow wall off and on for several days.
Inspect the area for utility lines such as water and gas pipes electrical cables and telephone lines.
Determine if the wall is a load bearing wall before you begin.
Just place the stake between the blocks where the mortar is and then hit the stake with the mallet until its deep enough to pry the blocks apart.
Face the holes down.
How to knock down a cinder block wall.