How To Build A Retaining Wall Against A Fence. I am building it against a wooden fence, there are going to be several layers of height in my design with 1' i assume that i am probably going to have to build the additional walls against the fence out of i was asking for advice on how to best handle the the soil weight and drainage, not to eliminate it. I'd like to build a retaining wall of about 2' in height along 2 sides of the fence in our backyard.
Normal walls are built to bear vertical loads while retaining walls are dealing with horizontal loads.
If you continue to use this site, you consent to. I am building it against a wooden fence, there are going to be several layers of height in my design with 1' i assume that i am probably going to have to build the additional walls against the fence out of i was asking for advice on how to best handle the the soil weight and drainage, not to eliminate it. I was considering using pressure treated 2x4 planks nailed to the fence. How to build a really big a retaining wall.