Construction and footings for small garden wall (numerous threads merged)

[mrrusty]

It depends what you are building. If it's a low garden wall of a few courses, you'd possibly get away with it, but for anything substantial you need to make the footings properly.

 

[Mr Chibs]

What number of old bricks?

You can shove anything in the concrete you want, but it’s not really the way to go. But no doubt it will do the job.

How far down are you digging to put this ‘footing’ in?

Are you putting in two birds for every stone? It’ll takes ages to catch them

 

[zuber ali]

It depends what you are building. If it's a low garden wall of a few courses, you'd possibly get away with it, but for anything substantial you need to make the footings properly.

just a raised bed 2 courses high, wouldnt think its considered substantial?

would be bout 11m long 125mm deep and 200mm wide and maybe 10 bricks

 

[Mr Chibs]

just a rised bed 2 courses high, wouldnt think its considered substantial?

You probably wouldn’t, until it falls apart.

 

[zuber ali]

What number of old bricks?

You can shove anything in the concrete you want, but it’s not really the way to go. But no doubt it will do the job.

How far down are you digging to put this ‘footing’ in?

Are you putting in two birds for every stone? It’ll takes ages to catch them

digging down about 125mm and about 200mm wide and 11meters long. maybe about 10 bricks

 

[zuber ali]

You probably wouldn’t, until it falls apart.

oh so is that considered substantial and you would advise against it? ive got no idea