Block Retaining Wall With Fence On Top

If you want to block your neighbor s view of your backyard there are lots of privacy options even if you do not have a fence.

Block retaining wall with fence on top.

The most ideal distance to place your fence is at a minimum of 3 feet behind your wall. This is an 8 0 tan vinyl privacy fence atop a short versa lok retaining wall. The cantilevered post in unit combined with a concrete slab and the soil behind the wall will resist the overturning pressure of lateral loads. If you want your fence placed closer.

I live in desert area palmdale ca. It is common to install a fence behind the retaining wall block. In some cases where only a small amount of retaining is required as in 200 400mm the fence can be built directly on top of the wall with the fence posts passing through the walling blocks and concreted into the ground as normal. There are several options for installing fences and guide rails on top of an allan block retaining wall.

The neighbor on the left side has a drastically lower yard elevation than the neighbor on the right. The structure and wind loads of the materials used will determine the placement of the fence relative to the retaining wall and if additional reinforcementis required. We don t want to block the view. Installing fences in different ways 3 feet behind the block.

Patented system our fence post in system is engineered for segmental retaining walls srw utilizing the large hollow cores of the wall blocks to install either steel or wood fence posts. I am planning on putting a fence about 3 4 ft high on top of a block retaining wall on my backyard. The wall is about 70 feet wide.