Allan Block Concrete Retaining Wall Block Options
Allan Block is a name for a collection of 3 styles of retaining wall blocks.
Allan Block Retaining Wall Patterns
Allan Block retaining walls can be built using a single sized block, or a combination up to 4 different sizes.
Allan Block Retaining Wall Cuts
Cutting Allan Blocks and their caps is always required. At a minimum you will need to cut blocks and caps to length, and frequently you need to customize blocks or caps to make them fit tightly, especially when building staircases.
Designing Your Retaining Wall
The majority of your retaining wall design will come from your ideas, and your contractor’s vision.
The Retaining Walls Base
The foundation of your Allan Block retaining wall is as you can imagine, critical.
Retaining Wall Add Ons
Add Ons to me are fun extra stuff we get to install to bring your retaining wall project to life.
Trusting Your Allan Block Retaining Wall Installer
You must trust your contractor, and your contractor must trust you. Both parties have important roles to play in the successful completion of any project.
Financial Aspects of Retaining Walls You Should Know
Financial discussions can be awkward, and for some reason a little taboo. While we can’t change that, we can at least point out some main points to consider, and be aware of.
The Strength of An Allan Block Retaining Wall
Retaining walls are shockingly much more complicated than I ever realized before learning how to build them. The Allan Block Engineering manual for instance is 140 pages long, most of it contains mathematical formulas I don’t have the time to...
Allan Block Retaining Wall Drainage
What Is Retaining Wall Drainage?
Retaining wall drainage is a system, or multiple systems, designed to remove water away from behind a retaining wall.