| Most people that live near the beach, near levies | | | | having them sink. |
| or lakes should consider building water retaining | | | | Drainage |
| walls around their homes. These walls are built in | | | | No matter what type of water retaining wall you |
| such a way so that the water flows away from | | | | build, you need to think about drainage and some |
| the walls and away from the home, and won't | | | | sort of drainage has to be installed preferably on |
| cause water damage during a storm or an | | | | the inside base of the wall. The kind you need |
| elevation of water levels. | | | | depends on the soil of the area. For instance if |
| When you plan on building water retaining walls, its | | | | the soil has a lot of water in it, it will be heavier |
| probably a good idea you learn a little bit about | | | | than dry soil. You need to see which way the |
| how water retaining walls work and what you | | | | water moves as all water looks for an exit. When |
| need to do to make sure they don't move, shift | | | | water saturates the soil it places lots of pressure |
| and are efficient at doing their job. | | | | on a retaining wall so you need make allowances |
| Retaining walls are very dependent on the | | | | for that. |
| foundation of the entire construction. The method | | | | You can use perforated drainage pipe that runs |
| you use to construct the retaining walls will | | | | alongside the wall, this way the water that |
| depend on the area you live in. In some areas | | | | normally goes into the dirt will find the pipe and |
| you can build the water retaining walls right on the | | | | flow away from your water retaining walls. The |
| ground, but in some areas you have to have a | | | | idea is to help the water find a way out. When |
| concrete footing installed first. For instance, if the | | | | you do install a perforated drainage pipe, place |
| ground you are building on moves easily or | | | | crushed stone around the pipe. This way the pipe |
| compacts easily, you need to install a footing to | | | | will not become clogged with more wet dirt, and |
| keep the retaining walls in place, and avoiding | | | | keep the flow of water constant. |