Concrete Wall
Posted on Sunday, February 21, 2010 in Construction
Concrete Wall
How to build a concrete wall?
I want to make a memorial for my grandmother. I want it to be 3feet high, and 5 feet wide. I want a base that is a little wider, and longer than the wall. Should i use concrete, or bricks or cinder blocks for the wall? If bricks or cinder blocks, then can i just use a concrete to bond them, or what will i need?
I agree that you should get some competent advice. But I thought you might find the following useful.
Brick would be stronger than cinderblocks, but more work too.
If the ground ever freezes where you are, you definitely need a substantial concrete foundation, otherwise the movement of the ground as it freezes will eventually crack your memorial. If you do use brick or blocks, you usually use a mortar mix instead of concrete.
You can check out sand and lime mixes. They take a long time to fully cure, but once cured they have an elastic toughness that means that they will be able to give a little, and thus endure long after cement has crumbled.
You could also build a mold and have a truck fill it, but for that too, I would do some research on the best mix to use. Concrete is not just one mix – whatever home depot might say – there are large variations in ballast and cement content, and even in the kind of sand you use, that can have a huge effect on the strength of the material.
Also, if you are doing this in warm weather, you will want to keep the mass wet for a few days to allow the cement to fully cure.
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Concrete Wall
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