Concrete Bag Retaining Wall | Basic Overview

Concrete bags, 1/2" rebar, 8 oz cloth, #4 stone, PVC pipe. – Solid and permanent. Rebar placed perpendicular in every bag twice into clay, and horizontal locking rebar in key areas. Soil was very stable, mostly clay, and hard blue-gray clay at the base. Check with an Engineer or experienced Contractor to confirm your unique project application. Tiebacks may be needed. Good for remote locations and DIY. - Have fun! - $947.20- (512 Bags x $1.85)+(Rebar & Taxes)(Currently $3.04/bag QTY 70 at Lowe's.)

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Tip: Use the lines on the bag, to setback the upper bags and keep courses running even. Sight each course from side and top, to form the shape you desire. Also, loosen up each bag by placing the long ends on a flat surface to move the concrete to the front edge of the bag without the opening. Mix the bag if you feel stone. Then flatten the bag, pick it up and place it in position. The opening of the bag always goes to the back so you end up with a more smooth uniform look. Do one row, then adjust, then pack with a flat block of stone.

Important: Saturate the concrete bags well with plenty of water over night or more. Keep the bags damp for as long as possible to promote the curing process. Build small sections leaving the rebar exposed to bridge the next set of rebar and cover with plastic to protect from rain. Make sure you are using paper bags.

Tip: Pressure wash the paper away on a low setting. Pack any voids with concrete using a small piece of rebar. Coat the lower sections with concrete in a near liquid form. Wash concrete and water into any cracks or voids on bag surfaces. Wipe excess with a wet cloth. - Have fun. :)

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** Quikrete Rip Rap - Commercial grade blend of Portland cement and specially graded sand, packaged in a Fiber Reinforced, Biodegradable Bag for erosion control applications.
** Also, Basalt and FiberGlass rebar is available. Fiberglass may splinter if placement is in hard clay or rocky soils.

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Disclaimer: Please note: I am not giving engineering or construction advice since each and every site and location is different. This is just a demonstration of what I did and what worked for my location and my particular project. Please seek advice from a contractor and engineer to protect your time and investment in materials. I talked with Tom the engineer who has 50+ years of construction experience before I proceeded. All documentation and videos on this website are for informational purposes only. I am not liable for any use or misuse of this information by any person and any claims of any kind such as loss or injury. Warning: The tools and equipment presented in this video can be dangerous. Use all necessary safety protections at all times.

[chaslaspata]

5, 000 years from now they are going to dig this up and it will be a wonder to archeologists of how ancient man was able to cut and melt stone together so perfectly!!

[daveybarra]

The best part is you kept all the labels right reading, that's craftsmanship!!

[steeltoeboots]

Looks amazing never thought of using them this way.

[MikeM]

I gave you a thumbs up just for the amount of effort it too to build that. We built one just like that, with 80lb bags, over a culvert at a creek. I did a four-part video of it, and it was a chore.

[carter]

This looks super cool, I would’ve loved to help you build that thing lol

[thamhoang]

Rất tuyệt vời. Cách của bạn rất phù hợp với vùng đất ngập nước. Địa chất yếu, sụt lún

[mini_worx]

Great job.

I wonder if cement bags could be used the same way people use sand bags to build small homes and such

[upnorthkenny]

Can you go back and take a new picture on how it looks two years later ?🤘

[rickthibodeau]

This is really well done. I will be testing out the standard quikrete bag method building a firepit this weekend in my backyard. I'm building a 3.5 ft high retaining wall, 28 ft long. I should do a couple of layers, soak it, leave it to cure, then stack the other layers, wet, and continue onwards? I should have a slight lean back to help against the soil I'm retaining. Should I put rebar in the dry bags to add more stability before wetting? Should I just keep dry stacking this or add in some form of cement sealant in between the cured layers?? thanks again.

[mannypisani]

This will affect the Resale value of house

[johncrater]

What I’m still not clear on is, does the concrete adhere right through the cardboard of the bag? Can you knock them loose of each other with a hammer after they are set up or do they become a unified mass of concrete?

[wascalywabbit]

Interesting.. Not the video i was searching for.. Lol. But.. This gives me an idea.. Let me know if this will work.. And yes.. It's a story..
Ok.. I bought a river lot.. The lower road, the main state gravel rd floods.. At times it has been 10 ft over the road.. Now, there's another rd that cuts up on the hill outta the flood zone, given I'd still be trapped during high water, but i would be fine.. The upper rd.. We'll say its a named alley.. One end has collapsed, cant get up it at all.. The other end.. Is rocky rutted so bad i can't get my Cherokee up it to access my cabin.. The state refuses to do anything so my only option is to fix the rutted end.. If i laid these bags in the rutts and leveled it the best i can, would they work, in the bag like that for a if need be long term solution

[GRUBB-MUDD]

how much was all that quick Crete? I could have poured u a wall for the same amount probably lol

[burtonkephart]

What are you going to cover it with?? Maybe I missed what you said but obviously you are not going to leave it as such ?

[zman]

I am so lost! Why not traditional landscape blocks? Y bags? Feel like that thing will b dropping paper chunks for a long time

[amancalledhawk]

It will look amazing once the bags dissolve it will look like a stone wall

[Paul-cpit]

Great job! Did you water the bags between each layer, or just at the end?

[bliv]

I'm not sure I understood how to prevent the top bag from cracking

[melindakantner]

Are all bags laid side to side, do any bags run front to back? How long are the sections of rebar and is it 2 rods of rebar per bag? You do phenomenal work! I subscribed! Thank you for your videos.

[billyroberts]

Why use rebar? It splits the concrete and building on a 1 degree badder holds it like a dry stack.