Flex it to the desired shape of your sidewalk and stake it down.
How to form up a curved concrete wall.
This video will provide you with a s.
Step 2 place blocks.
How to build a curved concrete retaining wall.
Forming curved surfaces can be accomplished by using plywood which can be bent to the desired radius.
Place nails marking the outside faces of your wall at least 8 feet apart down.
Step 3 make cuts.
Gradually raise the spreaders as you fill the space between the forms.
The concrete retaining wall needs to be settled in a trench.
Use marking paint to mark the ground next to the form.
See how the builder and concrete guys are pulling off thi.
As your forms fill watch for the concrete to reach the wood spreaders.
Pull the spacers out as you pour the concrete.
Fixed radius manufactured walers fixed radius walers are made to a true curve but they re not adjustable.
Then use the marking paint and measuring tape to lay.
Mark off the area using stakes and then tie a string.
Have a ladder ready so you can reach the top of the forms.
Measure and mark footing locations.
The strong way and the weak way.
Step 4 strengthen the foundation.
However the plywood must be thick enough to support the load or pressure of wet concrete yet thin enough to bend properly.
Use 12 inch 30 5 cm hardboard siding sometimes called masonite ripped down to 6 inch 15 cm strips in 16 ft 4 8 meter lengths full service lumberyards and home centers carry all this forming material.
Once he did that he took a piece of 1 4 the same height as form boards and attached them on either side of the curved segments.
The curved assemblies are then screwed to the form boards and the entire form is ready to be staked in place and filled with concrete.
Place nails at least 8 feet apart.
Nail a 2 by 4 to.
Refer to the plan or schematic for the retaining wall.
Measure from the edge of your concrete footing to the point where the outside face of your wall will be.
On the build show today i m visiting a project being built with curved board formed concrete walls.
Curved walls can be formed in four general ways using fixed radius manufactured walers fixed radius job built walers adjustable walers or modular form panels.
Plywood can be bent two ways.
Step 1 prepare the area.