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Part 1 of my Steep Driveway series showing how we built a retaining wall from 2m high gabion baskets, using recycled brick as infill and a cost saver partition panel using Scottish cobbles. This saved us a tonne of money by not having to get rid of our house renovation rubble and only buying a few bags of Scottish cobbles to complete the modern look.
Please be kind as I'm only just learning how to use movie software - this is my first one! Plus these photos were never taken with a video in mind, but for our own personal memories. So I've had to make do with what I had. Thanks for watching, Karen
I FOUND SOME PHOTOS SHOWING THE LEFT SECTION BUILD! - • Retaining wall with ga...
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MATERIALS USED -
Gabion baskets and helicoils (galfan coated)
Black woven geotextile - amzn.to/3dByAMR
White non-woven geotextile - amzn.to/3wu0bbj
80mm Perforated drainage pipe - amzn.to/3sZDQQM
Gravel
Recycled brick fill - check out Mainland Aggregates or your local Freecycle
Scottish cobbles (80-120mm)
Wire cutters - amzn.to/2PVGl86
Long nosed pliers - amzn.to/3dHuOl5
Long spirit level - amzn.to/3mpS5Mj
Short spirit level - amzn.to/31PzLCP
String line - amzn.to/39MZVum
Woven polypropylene bags - amzn.to/3dwpGQs
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