LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS STH QLD RETAINING WALL
AUSTRALIA'S LEADING MASONRY MANUFACTURER From making better use of sloped land to simple garden edging, Adbri Masonry has a retaining wall for every application. This selection guide contains information, helpful hints and insights which will help you with your next retaining wall project. Retaining walls are a key element to any outdoor area, helping set the tone of space through bold feature walls, or even by simply framing garden areas. Working seamlessly with Adbri Masonry s paving solutions, our range of retaining walls are as practical as they are visually appealing. Whether it is making better use of precious space or crafting new areas for planting your green creations, Adbri Masonry will have the perfect retaining wall solution for your next project. JASON HODGES LANDSCAPING EXPERT Jason Hodges is Adbri s DIY landscaping expert! Jason has over 20 years experience as a landscaper and more recently, an international award winning landscaper designer. Learn from Jason and look out for his hints and tips to help you get the most from your outdoor space. Jason Hodges Landscaping Expert
ADD VALUE TO YOUR PLACE THIS WEEKEND Create depth and character in your garden GARDEN WALL Get more out of your outdoor space COURTYARD For the full range of my hints, tips and DIY videos scan the QR code or visit us at adbrimasonry.com.au/diy
AB Courtyard Complete a simple weekend project with this new pure vertical, double sided walling system. With a natural split face texture and so many DIY project opportunities, AB Courtyard will enhance your home! I love the random, natural appeal of this multi piece DIY system. Jason Hodges Landscaping Expert FREE Project planning app! Scan here using a QR reader or download in the App Store! AB Courtyard Sandstone 4
RECOMMENDED FOR Straight Walls Piers Garden Bench Fire Pit Entrance Monument / Planter AVAILABLE SIZES 80mm 80mm 80mm 50mm 50mm 230mm AB Courtyard York 80mm 250mm 90mm 420mm AB Courtyard Dublin 5.87 units per m 2 80mm 50mm 235mm AB Courtyard Cap 4.82 units per L/m (straight walls) 390mm AB Courtyard Corner 305mm 80mm 60mm AB Courtyard Pier Cap (Two per pier) Maximum Heights are: Walls 750mm high plus caps (5 courses) Piers to 900mm high plus caps (6 courses) Soil retaining walls and garden beds up to in height (2 courses) AB Courtyard Sandstone COLOUR OPTIONS FEATURES BLUESTONE SANDSTONE Whilst these swatches provide a good indication of the products colour, you should always sight product samples before use. Due to natural variations in aggregates, colours may vary. Build directly onto existing pavements no need to excavate. Build double sided freestanding walls to 750mm high. Many household applications. Take the DIY challenge. 5
Versawall The Versawall system is a unique interlocking retaining wall system perfect for constructing pure vertical DIY walls and planter boxes to 800mm in height or up to 400mm with engineering and No Fines Concrete. Versawall Oatmeal 6
RECOMMENDED FOR Garden Steps Engineered Wall Vertical Walls AVAILABLE SIZES 25mm 200mm 400mm Versawall Standard Unit 2.5 units per m 2 25mm 200mm 390mm Versawall Corner Unit 250mm 60mm Versawall Cap 3.33 units per l/m Maximum non reinforced height 800mm+Cap (4 courses) or up to 400mm with no fines concrete Versawall Charcoal COLOUR OPTIONS OATMEAL SUNSTONE CHARCOAL Whilst these swatches provide a good indication of the products colour, you should always sight product samples before use. 7
RECOMMENDED FOR Natural Impressions Flagstone Curved walls Garden Edge Garden Steps Engineered Wall Set Back Walls AVAILABLE SIZES 75mm 00mm Natural Impressions Flagstone Block 33.3 units per m 2 200mm 50mm Natural Impressions Flagstone Cap 3.32 units per l/m Maximum non reinforced height 800mm+Cap (8 courses) Natural Impressions Flagstone Ironstone COLOUR OPTIONS BLUESTONE SANDSTONE IRONSTONE Whilst these swatches provide a good indication of the products colour, you should always sight product samples before use. 8
RECOMMENDED FOR Versaloc Engineered Wall Vertical Walls AVAILABLE SIZES - 200 Series 90mm 90mm 200mm 200mm 400mm 390mm Versaloc Standard Unit Versaloc RH Corner Unit 2.5 pairs per m 2 (LH corner also available) (LH and RH Units sold as a pair) 90mm 90mm 200mm 200mm 400mm 200mm Versaloc End Unit (Sold as pair with Half End Units) Versaloc Half End Unit (Sold as pair with End Units) 90mm 390mm 40mm Versaloc Cap 2.56 per l/m Maximum non reinforced height 600mm + cap (3 courses) Versaloc Natural COLOUR OPTIONS NATURAL Whilst these swatches provide a good indication of the products colour, you should always sight product samples before use. 9
RECOMMENDED FOR Windsor Curved walls Garden Edge AVAILABLE SIZES Garden Steps Engineered Wall Set Back Walls 203mm 30mm 295mm Windsor Block 26 units per m 2 Maximum non reinforced height 040mm (8 course) COLOUR OPTIONS Whilst these swatches provide a good indication of the products colour, you should always sight product samples before use. OATMEAL SUNSTONE TERRACOTTA FOSSIL CHARCOAL Windsor Sunstone 0
RECOMMENDED FOR Border Stone Curved Walls AVAILABLE SIZES Garden Edge Set Back Walls 40mm 00mm 25mm Border Stone 4.65 units per l/m Maximum non reinforced height (3 courses) Border Stone Charcoal COLOUR OPTIONS OATMEAL SUNSTONE TERRACOTTA CHARCOAL Whilst these swatches provide a good indication of the products colour, you should always sight product samples before use.
RECOMMENDED FOR Meadow Stone Curved walls Garden Steps Engineered Wall Set Back Walls AVAILABLE SIZES 200mm 200mm 50mm 50mm 50mm Meadow Stone 50mm Unit* 6.6 pairs per m 2 250mm Meadow Stone 250mm Unit* 6.6 pairs per m 2 *50mm and 250mm units sold as a pair 200mm 50mm 400mm Meadow Stone 400mm Unit 6.6 units per m 2 200mm Meadow Stone Cap 3.3 units per l/m 60mm Maximum non reinforced height 750mm+Cap (5 courses) Meadow Stone Blue Mountain COLOUR OPTIONS BONDI SAND BLUE MOUNTAIN Whilst these swatches provide a good indication of the products colour, you should always sight product samples before use. 2
RECOMMENDED FOR Lawn Edge Garden Edging AVAILABLE SIZES 80mm 0mm Lawn Edge 4.35 units per l/m 230mm FEATURES Seperate lawn from garden bed Lay either side up for high edge or mowing strip Great DIY garden edge project Lawn Edge Charcoal COLOUR OPTIONS OATMEAL CHARCOAL Whilst these swatches provide a good indication of the products colour, you should always sight product samples before use. Due to natural variations in aggregates, colours may vary. 3
Torpedo Base Block FIX BLOCKS DIRECTLY ON TOP Get your retaining wall base right the first time, everytime with Torpedo Jason Hodges Landscaping Expert 4 Torpedo Base Block Natural
RECOMMENDED FOR Retaining Wall base USING TORPEDO BASE BLOCK IN YOUR PROJECT Torpedo Base Blocks sit under your retaining wall blocks and increase installation speed while providing a DIY friendly base. DIMENSIONS Straight Retaining Walls Incremental guides for curve creation Wide block for easy levelling 00mm 280mm 400mm Torpedo Base Block 2.5 units per lineal metre Hand holds for easy lifting Curved Retaining Walls (Convex) 2.4m Radius Guide Centre Guide.2m Radius Guide Curved Retaining Walls (Concave) COLOUR OPTIONS NATURAL Whilst these swatches provide a good indication of the products colour, you should always sight product samples before use. PRODUCT FEATURES Torpedo Base Blocks may replace the need for roadbase and compaction in unreinforced walls* Saves money usually wasted burying the first course Torpedo base blocks reduce challenges with screeding and levelling Suitable for use under any segmental block wall system *The need for compaction and roadbase will be determined by the site soil conditions which must be determined prior to construction. 5
RETAINING WALL RANGE Products Type Size (mm) l x d x h No. per m 2 No. per tonne No. per pallet Colours AB Courtyard Dublin 420 x 80 x 50 5.88 56 72 AB Courtyard York 230 x 80 x 50 3.75 2 88 AB Courtyard Corner Block 390 x 80 x 50-53 72 Bluestone Sandstone AB Courtyard Cap 235 x 250 x 90-00 60 AB Courtyard Pier Cap 60 x 305 x 80-3 48 Versawall 400 x 25 x 200 2.5 47.6 60 Universal Cap 300 x 250 x 60 3.33 L/m 04 44 Charcoal Oatmeal Sunstone Versawall Corner Unit 390 x 200 x 25/90-47.6 60 30L, 30R Natural Impressions Flagstone Natural Impressions Flagstone Cap 300 x 75 x 00 33.33 94.5 44 300 x 200 x 50 3.33 L/m 5.8 26 Ironstone Bluestone Sandstone Windsor 295 x 203 x 30 26 80.6 20 Border Stone 25 x 40 x 00 4.65 L/m 78.5 240 Charcoal Fossil Oatmeal Sunstone Terracotta Charcoal Oatmeal Sunstone Terracotta Meadow Stone (The Meadow Stone 50 and 250 units are sold as a pair) 50 x 200 x 50 250 x 200 x 50 8.3 pairs and 8.3 full units 43.4 per pair 60 pairs 400 x 200 x 50 48.3 60 Bondi Sand Blue Mountain Meadow Stone Cap 300/230 x 200 x 60 3.8 L/m 43 68 6
RETAINING WALL RANGE Products Type Size (mm) l x d x h No. per m 2 No. per tonne No. per pallet Colours Versaloc 400 x 90 x 200 2.5 64.3 72 Versaloc RH Corner Unit (sold as a pair with LH Unit) 390 x 90 x 200 N/A 65 72 (36 Right, 36 Left) Versaloc LH Corner Unit (sold as a pair with RH Unit) 390 x 90 x 200 N/A 65 Versaloc End Unit 400 x 90 x 200 N/A 58.5 Versaloc Half End Unit 200 x 90 x 200 N/A 0.9 72 (36 Right, 36 Left) 96 (48 Full, 48 Half) 96 (48 Full, 48 Half) Natural Versaloc Capping Unit 390 x 90 x 40 2.56 per l/m 42.8 - Torpedo Base Block 400 x 280 x 00 2.5 L/m 47 72 Natural 7
TYPICAL CROSS SECTIONS WINDSOR CROSS SECTION VERSAWALL CROSS SECTION BORDER STONE CROSS SECTION Ø00mm socked Max 040mm high 8 courses + cap 20mm drainage aggregate column and to fill block voids Adbri Masonry Windsor units and cap Surface drain :8 Maximum slope.5 Adbri Masonry Versawall units and Universal caps 00mm diam. socked Max 800mm high 4 courses + cap 450 x 30mm compacted roadbase or concrete pad 20mm drainage aggregate column and to fill block voids.5 Adbri Masonry Border Stone units and cap Max high 3 courses 00mm diam. socked Surface drain :8 Maximum slope.5 400 x 50mm compacted roadbase or concrete pad NOTE: Allow minimum 50mm ebeddment to cover leveling pad NOTE: Allow minimum 50mm ebeddment to cover leveling pad 450 x 30mm compacted roadbase or concrete pad AB COURTYARD CROSS SECTION VERSAWALL NO FINES CONCRETE CROSS SECTION Adbri Masonry AB Courtyard units and caps Ø00mm socked Corefill to engineered specification with either concrete corefill grout or drainage gravel. 20mm drainage aggregate column and to fill block voids Adbri Masonry Versawall units and Universal caps No Fines Concrete (NFC) No Fines Concrete (NFC) Max high 2 courses + cap 450 x 30mm compacted roadbase or concrete pad NOTE: Allow minimum 50mm ebeddment to cover leveling pad Max (2 units) high for gravity retaining walls. Build free standing walls to 750mm and piers to 900mm when not retaining..5 Max 400mm high 7 courses + cap 00mm diam. socked Depth Varies* 450 x 30mm concrete pad.5 *Dependant on height & soil conditions. Must refer to Adbri Technical Retaining Wall brochure for required backfill of No Fines Concrete. NOTE: Allow minimum 50mm ebeddment to cover leveling pad NOTES - All cross sectional diagrams are not to scale - All retaining walls are designed to CMAA document.ma53 (Segmental Concrete Gravity Retaining Walls Design and Construction Guide). - All retaining walls shall comply with AS 4678 Structure Classification A. - These diagrams are only applicable to retaining walls that incorporate an impermeable surface membrane and drainage system such that there can be no ingress of any water into the soil behind the retaining wall. - These diagrams are applicable to cuts in insitu soils. The diagrams are not applicable to cohesive fill. 8
NATURAL IMPRESSIONS FLAGSTONE CROSS SECTION MEADOW STONE CROSS SECTION VERSALOC CROSS SECTION Adbri Masonry Natural Impressions units and cap 00mm diam. socked Max 800mm high 8 courses + cap Surface drain :8 Maximum slope 20mm drainage aggregate column and to fill block voids Max 750mm high 5 courses + cap Adbri Masonry Meadow Stone units and cap Ø00mm socked Surface drain :8 Maximum slope 20mm drainage aggregate column and to fill block voids Adbri Masonry Versaloc units and 50.3 caps Ø00mm socked Max 600mm high 3 courses + cap 450 x 30mm compacted roadbase or concrete pad 20mm drainage aggregate column and to fill block voids Corefill to engineered specification with either concrete corefill grout or drainage gravel..5.5.5 400 x 50mm compacted roadbase or concrete pad NOTE: Allow minimum 50mm ebeddment to cover leveling pad 400 x 50mm compacted roadbase or concrete pad NOTE: Allow minimum 50mm ebedment to cover leveling pad NOTE: Allow minimum 50mm ebedment to cover leveling pad For low non-structural walls see Versaloc Walling System Brochure for more information. NOTES CONT. - All retaining walls are designed for an imposed surcharge load of 2.5 kpa. If imposed loads greater than 2.5 kpa are expected, these designs will not be appropriate. - Levelling pad: a levelling pad may consist of compacted material (5% cement stabilised crushed rock) for wall heights up to 800mm. Walls over 800mm high must use 20MPa concrete for the leveling pad. - This design information is a guide only. For walls exceeding the nominated heights as above, please refer to the Retaining Wall Systems Technical Brochure. Walls exceeding maximum heights shown will need to be designed and certified by a qualified engineer. Please consult your local council to confirm if you require council approval for your proposed retaining wall. 9
TORPEDO BASE BLOCK CROSS SECTIONS The preparation and base installation of any retaining wall is the most difficult and time consuming part of the wall s construction. Ensuring the base foundation is solid and level is the most crucial element to ensure the success and finished aesthetic of the wall. The Torpedo Base Block is the easiest and quickest way to take the guesswork out of wall construction by providing a simple and time saving method for creating durable and level foundations. Incremental guides for curve creation Wide block for easy levelling 00mm 280mm 400mm Torpedo Base Block 2.5 units per lineal metre Hand holds for easy lifting 20
WINDSOR CROSS SECTION VERSAWALL CROSS SECTION BORDER STONE CROSS SECTION Ø00mm socked Max 040mm high 8 courses + cap 20mm drainage aggregate column and to fill block voids Adbri Masonry Windsor units and cap Surface drain :8 Maximum slope Adbri Masonry Versawall units and Universal caps Ø00mm socked Max 800mm high 4 courses + cap Masonry Adhesive 20mm drainage aggregate column and to fill block voids.5 Adbri Masonry Border Stone units and cap Max high 3 courses 00mm diam. socked Masonry Adhesive Surface drain :8 Maximum slope.5 Masonry Adhesive *Torpedo Base Block, Compacted Road base or Concrete Pad..5 Torpedo Base Block* Maximum 25mm of cement stabilised bedding sand *Torpedo Base Block, Compacted Road base or Concrete Pad. Torpedo Base Block* Maximum 25mm of cement stabilised bedding sand *Torpedo Base Block, Compacted Road base or Concrete Pad. Torpedo Base Block* Maximum 25mm of cement stabilised bedding sand NATURAL IMPRESSIONS FLAGSTONE CROSS SECTION MEADOW STONE CROSS SECTION VERSALOC CROSS SECTION Surface drain Adbri Masonry Natural Impressions Flagstone units and cap Ø00mm socked Max 800mm high 8 courses + cap Masonry Adhesive :8 Maximum slope 20mm drainage aggregate column and to fill block voids Torpedo Base Block* Maximum 25mm of cement stabilised bedding sand *Torpedo Base Block, Compacted Road base or Concrete Pad..5 Max 750mm high 5 courses + cap Adbri Masonry Meadow Stone units and cap Ø00mm socked Masonry Adhesive Surface drain :8 Maximum slope 20mm drainage aggregate column and to fill block voids Torpedo Base Block* Maximum 25mm of cement stabilised bedding sand *Torpedo Base Block, Compacted Road base or Concrete Pad..5 Adbri Masonry Versaloc units and 50.3 caps Ø00mm socked Max 600mm high 3 courses + cap Masonry Adhesive 20mm drainage aggregate column and to fill block voids Corefill to engineered specification with either concrete corefill grout or drainage gravel. Torpedo Base Block* Maximum 25mm of cement stabilised bedding sand For low non-structural walls see Versaloc Walling System Brochure for more information. *Torpedo Base Block, Compacted Road base or Concrete Pad.5 AB COURTYARD CROSS SECTION Adbri Masonry AB Courtyard units and caps Max high 2 courses + cap Masonry Adhesive Torpedo Base Block* Maximum 25mm of cement stabilised bedding sand *Torpedo Base Block, Compacted Road base or Concrete Pad. 2
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