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Speaking of Using Tile for Semi-Scale Retaining Walls...

I was preparing an article for my method to make retaining walls using the decorative “semi-scale” tiles available by the sheet at home improvement stores.

This is a simple method (as are all of my methods) to make easily placed retaining walls that can be straight or curved. This shows the results.

The strips of tile are cut to the desired number of “courses” and cemented to plastic bender board using Plumbers Goop. The bender board is 3-1/4" “tall” and we use about the top 2" leaving over an inch that is easily pushed into the ground simply by scratching out a trench with a screwdriver.

Before placing the wall, the void spaces between the stones are filled with Quickcrete hydraulic cement that can be built up as desired, sets up quickly, and can be wiped off in the early stages.

I could see this being used for a cut stone arch bridge or viduct or … Already seen it used for walls. This is awesome.

That’s cool.

Somehow, I read the title as “ties” not “tiles.”