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Retaining Wall Installation

Wonder Walls precast concrete retaining walls are easy to install. Wonder Walls are strong, durable and maintenance free.

Plus, retaining walls that we install are GUARANTEED for 5 years! Contact us for a FREE site inspection, measure and quotation (no obligation)

While Wonder Walls can arrange for the installation of your retaining wall, if you choose to do it yourself, there are some things you need to know. Comprehensive step-by-step installation instructions are available on request.

Retaining Wall Installation Do's

Backfilling behind a wall can only be done once the postholes themselves have been backfilled for at least 19 hours.

Backfill is to be clean sand only. Backfill containing any other material i.e. rubble, stone, tree branches etc. is likely to cause damage to panels.

In all cases compaction must be only done in no more than layers of 300mm at a time.

Mechanically backfilling any closer than a distance equal to the height of the wall is not allowed unless the wall is adequately propped at the posts and at the centre of the panels during compaction.

A precast concrete post and panel retaining wall system is designed to hold up properly compacted earth. It is not able to hold up any surcharge loading without running the very real risk of damage that would later require remedial work.

Mistakes to Avoid in Installation

Pay loaders, heavy machines or brick carters driving along the top of the backfilled wall.

Heavy loads being deposited immediately behind the wall e.g. pallets of bricks.

Use of the retaining wall as a base for constructing scaffolding or framework.

Fencers using the panels as leverage points when installing a fence.

Fence posts with concrete footings for the retaining wall need to have a cushion of sand between footings and the panels.

The retaining wall could be damaged should any of the above occur.

Finally, the concrete posts resting in properly compacted ground hold up this system of retaining. Drainers, in particular, must avoid undermining retaining walls when trenching or installing pipes.

Specifications

The closer spacing of Wonder Walls posts allows for a stronger installation. It also results in lighter panels, more suitable for the DIY handyman.

Reinforcement

Posts: Depending on size, 2 x 12mm steel reinforcing bars; 1 x 12mm and 1 x 16mm bar; or 3 x 12mm bars
Panels: Three 6mm galvanised steel rods

Approximate Weights

Posts: 33kg/metre
Panels: 30kg

Approximate Dimensions

Posts: 0.600 to 2.900 x 0.130 x 0.130 metres
Panels: 1.050 x 0.300m; 1.050 x 0.150m; and 1.050 x 0.450m
Footings: 0.350 to 0.450 metres across

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Frequently asked questions

Wonder Walls precast concrete panel and post retaining walls are 100% compliant with all the current and relevant Australian Standards – and these include:

  • AS1170.0:2002 – Structural design actions Part 0: General principles;
  • AS1170.1:2002 – Structural design actions Part 1: Permanent, imposed and other actions;
  • AS1170.2:2011 – Structural design actions Part 2: Wind actions;
  • AS3600:2009 – Concrete Structures
  • AS4678:2002 – Earth retaining structures.

Changes made include:

  • The use of additional steel within the posts as well as the use of ligatures holding the reinforcing bars together
  • longer posts for different wall heights with consequently longer post footings, and
  • an adjustment in post hole diameters, especially for the longer posts.

No changes were required to what are already extremely strong panels.

No – but a fence can be placed directly behind a Wonder Wall, and the distance required between the rear of the wall and a fence will vary depending on the type of fence being used, typically 100mm.

This includes a Colorbond fence.

The Wonder Walls system has been designed specifically as a retaining wall system. It is an engineered product capable of withstanding the various forces imposed on it by the earth that is being retained.

While it is true that some of our customers have in the past used Wonder Walls as a fence rather than a retaining wall, it is important to recognise that the system has not been designed to be a fence. For instance, the textured finish is on one side of the panel only – the rear of the panel is the side that should be holding back the earth.

Please contact Structerre Consulting Engineers, Contact Details below:

Phone: 08 9205 4500

1 Erindale Road
Balcatta
Western Australia
6021

PO Box 792
Balcatta
Western Australia
6914

perth@structerre.com.au

Under normal circumstances we are generally able to start a new job within 2 weeks.

We are happy to provide a FREE site inspection, measure and quotation (no obligation) for anywhere in the Greater Perth Metropolitan area. Simply contact us on (08) 9472 1148.

You can visit our factory and sales centre at 180 Raleigh Street, Carlisle, or see our walls displayed at Homebase Expo in Subiaco.

Wonder Walls come in 2 colours – Grey and Cream . They are also available in 4 patterns – plain, limestone, block and slate.

Wonder Walls are used to retain heights up to 1.5m. You can use them for:

  • Retaining where space is limited
  • Retaining between blocks having differing levels
  • Terracing steep slopes
  • Attractive garden edging and the creation of flowerbeds
  • Replacing termite-infested sleepers

Yes. You can install a Wonder Walls retaining wall yourself, or we can arrange installation for you.

Wonder Walls are manufactured to the strictest Australian Standards. They are 100% compliant with all the current and relevant standards relating to earth retaining structures. This includes the strength required to hold up earth; fences (including colorbond) when gale force winds are applied to the fence; as well as light vehicle surcharges (ie driveways) and other imposed loadings.

Wonder Walls are retaining walls manufactured from factory-precast steel reinforced concrete posts and panels. They are strong and durable and can retain up to 1.5 metres.

Wonder Walls take up minimal space. They are strong, durable and simple to install. And, most importantly, Wonder Walls are maintenance free and cost effective, as they are generally cheaper than other retaining systems.

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We supply walls that are the lightest, thinnest and strongest panel and post retaining walls throughout Perth and Western Australia. Now stronger than ever, our product complies with recent revised Australian Standards relating to retaining wall systems.