Concrete Bag Retaining Wall Calculator
Retaining walls footings or any other volume of concrete.
Concrete bag retaining wall calculator. Enter the thickness inches. Enter the height feet. The calculator will perform the sums for you where relevant it will add a small percentage for the wastage that inevitably happens when mixing using. Poured concrete is typically the most expensive followed by wood timber and then stones and pavers.
Enter the length feet. Rip rap is a sand and cement mixture packaged in a biodegradable kraft bag designed for erosion control applications. Enter length and height in feet and thickness in inches. 16 24 linear feet required.
Retaining wall cost varies by material. V l x h x t. Rip rap is also available in a biodegradable polyester scrim reinforced kraft bag for improved durability. You can calculate how much concrete cement sand mortar or render you will need.
For each calculation you will have to know the dimensions of your object. Add 5 10 additional material to account for settling spillage and waste. 2 this will ensure you can complete your project in a single pour without needing to get more concrete to complete the project if you re short. Click the button to calculate the volume of concrete and man hours not including mixing needed for this job.
Please enter length in foot. A simple cost effective way to make a retaining wall is to stack 60 lb. Over time the bags will degrade and you will have an elegant and permanent retaining wall. Avoid placing the retaining wall where downspouts are pointed to keep standing water from forming inside the wall.
All yields are approximate and do not allow for uneven application thickness waste etc. On average it will take 90 40lb bags 60 60lb bags or 45 80lb bags to fill one cubic yard of concrete. 5 to the total for waste. This series of concrete calculators has been developed to help you plan your project.
Planning a retaining wall. This calculator is to be used as an estimating tool only. Input length and width of the area. There are block retaining walls stone retaining walls and poured concrete retaining walls but these can be quite complicated and expensive.
Mortar bags needed for block count. This free concrete calculator estimates the amount of concrete necessary for a project and can account for different shapes and amounts of concrete. Explore other calculators related to housing or building as well as hundreds of other calculators addressing finance math fitness health and more. 5 to the total for waste wall reinforcing ladder or truss type block count.
Before building a retaining wall plan it out.