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Have any of you built a wall?

2468motorway [Edit] [Delete] 60 replies 14:05, 14 November '14

I want to build a 4 foot garden wall, but don't want it to fall over and kill passing toddlers.

Is it possible to DIY a wall, or should I enlist a Special Tradesperson?

God bless

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  • If there's anyone on these boards I would think could build a wall

    it's you 2468motorway. Crack on.

    LaszloPanaflex | 14 Nov '14, 14:08 | X
    andyvine, Donnie, colinzealuk, georgiabeth, and ohgood this'd this
  • its piss easy

    dig a trench, pour down a concrete base for foundation. build wall. in classic fashion.
    you'll need a mate or two to help.

    Matt_was_taken | 14 Nov '14, 14:13 | X
    • I'm game.

      LaszloPanaflex @Matt_was_taken | 14 Nov '14, 14:14 | X
      • right, fine 2468motorway

        I can probably find something else to do anyway. Good luck though.

        LaszloPanaflex @LaszloPanaflex | 14 Nov '14, 14:28 | X
        • Do you know anything about pitched roofs?

          2468motorway @LaszloPanaflex | 14 Nov '14, 14:33 | X
          • I was U17 SE England pitched roofing champion.

            Couldn't make the nationals as it was my nan's 75th that day.
            What I don't know about pitched roofs isn't worth knowing.

            LaszloPanaflex @2468motorway | 14 Nov '14, 14:35 | X
    • probably wrong time of year for it though :/

      Matt_was_taken @Matt_was_taken | 14 Nov '14, 14:14 | X
      • Why so?

        Is it better in the summer?

        2468motorway @Matt_was_taken | 14 Nov '14, 14:17 | X
        • longer days = longer to work

          digging frozen ground is hard, less chance of rain to fill the trench, cold/damp means it takes longer for the cement to set.. you could be alright, its still pretty mild but you know.. digging tops arf with the sun on your back.. cold beer after a hard day

          Matt_was_taken @2468motorway | 14 Nov '14, 14:21 | X
          TheWza, p_a_u_l, and marckee this'd this
          • Cool.

            We were thinking of starting in the Spring, so that's good. Cheers.

            2468motorway @Matt_was_taken | 14 Nov '14, 14:26 | X
            • youll be fine then bd

              Matt_was_taken @2468motorway | 14 Nov '14, 14:26 | X
  • dry stone wall mate. Piece of piss.

    thewarn | 14 Nov '14, 14:14 | X
    • You and your stag dos!

      LaszloPanaflex @thewarn | 14 Nov '14, 14:15 | X
      ohgood this'd this
      • brusma, pass me that slate oi oi

        thewarn @LaszloPanaflex | 14 Nov '14, 14:16 | X
  • My brother's built a couple of walls.

    meths | 14 Nov '14, 14:17 | X
    • emotional ones eh?

      that's sad meths.

      thewarn @meths | 14 Nov '14, 14:18 | X
      umlaut_ampersand and ohgood this'd this
      • :')

        georgiabeth @thewarn | 14 Nov '14, 14:27 | X
        TheWza, Royter-Hatfood, 2468motorway, and deadonthestairs this'd this
  • i've built a straw bale wall and a dry stone wall (non-stag do)

    Smee | 14 Nov '14, 14:17 | X
    • :D

      ohgood @Smee | 14 Nov '14, 14:19 | X
      Raanraals and deadonthestairs this'd this
    • both around

      YOUR HEART

      thewarn @Smee | 14 Nov '14, 14:35 | X
    • incredible timing

      TheWza @Smee | 15 Nov '14, 14:26 | X
  • I have a wall building song

    If that helps?

    ChintzyLacroix | 14 Nov '14, 14:21 | X
    • does it go...

      build yourself a wall with an 'ing'

      Elaina_Casoolare @ChintzyLacroix | 14 Nov '14, 14:22 | X
      • oh no it's word

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiJMr9ffdsY

        Elaina_Casoolare @Elaina_Casoolare | 14 Nov '14, 14:24 | X
        • Shouted...

          SHOUTED!

          Build yourself a word.

          meths @Elaina_Casoolare | 14 Nov '14, 14:28 | X
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    • Yeah, I've already got that part covered

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDexlODHPDc

      Thanks tho

      2468motorway @ChintzyLacroix | 14 Nov '14, 14:23 | X
      • Mine was better

        And involves poking bums

        ChintzyLacroix @2468motorway | 14 Nov '14, 14:24 | X
    • Does it og

      All in all I've just put another brick in the wall

      LaszloPanaflex @ChintzyLacroix | 14 Nov '14, 14:24 | X
      • og

        thewarn @LaszloPanaflex | 14 Nov '14, 14:24 | X
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  • may i suggest wattle and daub? very retro

    incidentally, why isn't there a detective duo called Wattle & Daub?

    mac_daddy | 14 Nov '14, 14:23 | X
  • Yeah, knocked up a retaining wall in the back garden

    Dad gave me a tenner for doing it

    Antpocalypsenow | 14 Nov '14, 14:30 | X
  • only around my heart

    ethricdouble | 14 Nov '14, 14:31 | X
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  • Yup, as Matt_was_taken says, it's pretty straightforward,

    and is best done in the summer months, probably.

    The only major things you have to worry about is what it does at the ends.

    If it butts up, keys into or comes off starter ties to an existing wall or your house you need to make sure that it doesn't breach the DPC, leading to rising damp.

    Also, you should probably terminate the wall in a pier or a return, for stability.

    Oh yes, and make sure that the wall is a full brick length wide (215mm), not just a brick width (103mm).

    marckee | 14 Nov '14, 14:33 | X
    • This is actually a pretty good guide:

      http://www.diy.com/help-advice/how-to-repair-and-build-a-brick-garden-wall/CC_npci_100136.art

      marckee @marckee | 14 Nov '14, 14:36 | X
    • I take it you know not to trust this man?

      LaszloPanaflex @marckee | 14 Nov '14, 14:36 | X
    • Sweet.

      I'm (someone else is) doing the damp in January, so I should get a better idea of the DPC then - I think we've just got some sainsburys bags behind the plaster at the moment.

      2468motorway @marckee | 14 Nov '14, 14:39 | X
    • Pretty sure your thrid sentence

      is just a wall of innuendo.

      thewarn @marckee | 14 Nov '14, 14:42 | X
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  • Helped to make one

    Foundations are v. important
    Quality of cement is important

    Songs_about_ducking | 14 Nov '14, 14:38 | X
  • Be sure to have the foundations at least 1,000 (one thousand) feet deep

    SenorDingDong | 14 Nov '14, 14:42 | X
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  • I don't imagine that the build bit is too hard

    probably depends on your currently level of DIY skills.

    Re-pointed our garden wall this summer, and it wasn't hard, just painstaking and dull.

    Also, you'll need to invest in some tools, obvs.

    jontosh2001 | 14 Nov '14, 14:55 | X
    • also what I'd suggest

      is that if you've never done any mortar/cement work, then maybe find a little job (like a small bit of repointing) to get you used to handling it, handling the tools and things. Don't just mix up a huge batch and expect to get going straight away, mix up a little amount and don't be afraid to re-start if it's looking messy.

      It's one of those DIY jobs that you get better (and quicker) at as you do it, so start of slow and with a little bit and you'll get into a rhythm.

      Even if I was building a wall I'd just mix up small batches with a drill mixer tool rather than hiring a proper mixer.

      jontosh2001 @jontosh2001 | 14 Nov '14, 15:01 | X
      • drill mixer...?

        I used a 1x1m of plywood and a shovel

        Matt_was_taken @jontosh2001 | 14 Nov '14, 15:04 | X
        TheWza this'd this
        • I'm lazy

          if you've got a reasonable drill, then get this and you're sorted:
          http://www.screwfix.com/p/berg-wr-85-s-mixer-paddle-8mm-hexagonal-x-500mm/82334

          jontosh2001 @Matt_was_taken | 14 Nov '14, 16:44 | X
      • Really helpful, cheers.

        2468motorway @jontosh2001 | 14 Nov '14, 15:18 | X
  • I built a dry stone wall above Slaithwaite

    on the day of Live 8 in 2005. It remains the only wall I've ever built.

    I bet none of you know how to say Slaithwaite properly.

    badcustard | 14 Nov '14, 14:59 | X
    • "Slaithwate"

      umlaut_ampersand @badcustard | 14 Nov '14, 15:02 | X
    • slewit

      Verbal @badcustard | 14 Nov '14, 15:03 | X
      • does this mean that Stuart Braithwaite

        is pronounced Stuart Brewit? because, if so, that is mildly amusing

        ethricdouble @Verbal | 14 Nov '14, 15:08 | X
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        • :D

          Matt_was_taken @ethricdouble | 14 Nov '14, 15:08 | X
    • Cab - idge

      Matt_was_taken @badcustard | 14 Nov '14, 15:07 | X
    • Slawit

      growing up there kind of instils it into you

      brusma @badcustard | 14 Nov '14, 16:27 | X
  • retaining wall using 500 x 250 x 200 blocks.

    Only one course, mind, but I still felt it was an achievement.

    robluvsnic | 14 Nov '14, 15:09 | X
    • That's 25,000,000 blocks.

      You're welcome.

      thewarn @robluvsnic | 14 Nov '14, 15:11 | X
    • Rabbit proof fence?

      LaszloPanaflex @robluvsnic | 14 Nov '14, 15:12 | X
      • why would I need a fence to prove rabbits?

        robluvsnic @LaszloPanaflex | 14 Nov '14, 15:17 | X
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  • don't build it on a foundation of sand

    noise_ramones | 14 Nov '14, 15:12 | X
    • ^wise man

      marckee @noise_ramones | 14 Nov '14, 15:26 | X
  • What a surprise, Balonz all over the building a wall thread

    (this is a reference to the Berlin Wall, which he built)

    Royter-Hatfood | 14 Nov '14, 16:34 | X
  • Just want to say I've enjoyed this thread

    Splenic_Artery | 14 Nov '14, 17:50 | X
    TheWza and TVDenimChap this'd this
  • When i'm undertaking any sort of building work...

    i always take advice from people who do data entry for a living.

    pencils | 16 Nov '14, 04:33 | X
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