Retaining walls

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Retaining walls are a common element of decor on a personal plot, they are used to keep the soil from collapsing. Perfectly perform the function of organizing a summer cottage, if there are elevation differences on the site, and they simply serve as a decoration of the garden.

Retaining walls were invented long ago. Many millennia ago, people grew tea, grapes and other crops in the foothills. To this end, he built terraces, and to strengthen the mountain unstable slopes erected retaining walls. Over time, these structures have become more aesthetic. An example is Italian terraced gardens during the Renaissance.

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Retaining walls are built to hold the soil of embankments and various excavations from shedding and collapse. Also, walls are sometimes used in the organization of park paths, various sites, and simply if you wish, you can create an illusion of relief on your flat area precisely thanks to such walls.

Depending on what task the wall has to fulfill, they are divided into decorative and for strengthening. But the components are the same on all walls. This is the foundation, i.e. underground part, body, i.e. elevated, bearing part of the structure and direct drainage, to increase strength.