When a concrete retaining wall settles cracks can form and the same is true with a cinder block retaining wall.
How to tear down a cinder block concrete retaining wall.
If there is paneling over the cinder block walls tear it off with a pry bar and a hammer before you begin tearing down the wall itself.
A cinder block retaining wall requires a bit of heavy lifting and plenty of planning and preparation of the area where you intend to build.
This saw can either be purchased at a hardware store or rented.
Lots of force brings things crumbling down.
Once you ve got your base set up it just takes some finesse in building the wall up and turning corners.
Chunks of flying debris or pulverized dust can strike you or an unsuspecting worker.
A block wall is built one block at a time and it can be torn down the same way.
How to knock down a cinder block wall.
It is one solid wall but it is in my way.
Put on leather work gloves to protect your hands and wear steel toed boots to protect your feet from falling blocks.
While the old school.
Grip the handle of the sledgehammer with two hands and swing the hammerhead up over your head.
Safety is the most important guideline when removing a cinder block wall.
Knocking down a concrete wall means listening to one of the oldest principles in demolition.
Whether you re building a retaining wall or just need some extra privacy a cinder block wall is an affordable way to get the job done.
Getting ready for an expanded area for a lower level deck jesse has been pounding away at this low cinder blow wall off and on for several days.
A well built cinder block retaining wall can add a sense of a separate secure space within a wider space turn a slope into a garden and add living space by holding back a hillside.
The blocks are after all made out of concrete but when they crack it is usually the mortar.