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How to analyze and avoid the three failure modes of an engineered retaining wall.
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This warm weather makes us want to stay more time outdoors, and it provides a great opportunity to working on your home’s outdoor. DIY retaining walls are pretty suitable for a yard, a garden, as they can change the whole dynamic of your space. A garden or yard retaining wall might be a necessary feature […]
Retaining walls should augment a garden's beauty while fulfilling their intended purpose. Proper construction holds soil in place and increases usable space while creating a specialized planting zone behind a wall. Selecting plants ill-suited for those conditions is a sure recipe for disappointment. Understanding ...
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Who'd have thought that you can make a lamp out of concrete? Add a playful, industrial note—and a little light—to your home with this simple DIY.
Concrete is so common that you may think you know everything about it, but we have seven interesting facts you might not know about concrete.
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