Retaining Walls For Swimming Pools
Whether you’re building a house and looking to add a pool, or you’ve bought an existing house and you’re considering a pool area, you might need to think about the area around the pool. And in some cases, a retaining wall will be required.
If you live in Cairns and your building, there’s a good chance a slope will be involved, you’re probably going to need to incorporate a retaining wall around a pool if that’s your intention.
So in this article, I’d like to talk about building a retaining wall around your pool or landscape design, what’s involved and the types of retaining walls that will best work.
Below we’ll cover the following
- Types and styles of retaining walls around pools
- Retaining wall costs and prices
- Basic retaining wall construction around pools.
Styles Of Retaining Walls Used Around Pools In North Queensland
When it comes to building a retaining wall around a pool area there are two types or styles of retaining walls. Both have their own method of construction. Masonry retaining walls are built out of concrete either by pouring or block concrete and are faced with stone.
Segmental retaining walls are built by dry stacking pre-cast concrete block together. Segmental retaining walls seem to be the most popular for a couple of reason. they are budget-friendly and are very attractive to the eye than masonry. Although the visual factor can be a personal choice.
How Much Does A Retaining Wall Cost
As you can expect this can be a broad question with a number of answers, considering there are so many variations. Building a retaining wall in the Cairns area or anywhere for that matter is usually priced by measurements. So the length and height can determine the price alone.
The cost of different retaining wall material will also be a factor. As there are different sizes of blocks and or colours, these all come into consideration. Also, the style and size of the pool and area will also be a factor. So as you can see you have a few options to think about when it comes to building a retaining wall around a pool.
Having said that, the best way to get a solid figure is to give us a call and arrange an onsite quote. This way we can get a better understanding of what’s involved.
So being able to answer the question of how much does a retaining wall cost can be challenging without the right info. And of course, there are certain requirements when it comes to building retaining walls around pools that need to be followed, I’m referring to regulations.
To get a better idea as to what you can achieve with the space you have I’d consider getting in contact with us.
Retaining walls Cairns and the outer areas, that’s what we do. We are the people to talk to about your next pool retaining wall, Concreting or any other landscaping or you may need to be built.