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  Colin Hunt June 15, 2012 at 2:12pm

  Rock filled gabions may be the answer

  http://www.weld-mesh.com/gabion.htm
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  Melissa Jolly June 15, 2012 at 2:32pm

  Thanks Colin, I had thought about gabions.  Have you ever used them?  When I spoke to one of the companies who supplied them they thought they might still need to be secured to the ground by a concrete stake/post.

  Might have another look at them.

  Thank you.

  Melissa
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  Colin Hunt June 15, 2012 at 4:50pm

  We did the soft landscaping on a project 4 or 5years ago.  I will ask the contractor next week if posts were used.  I have a feeling the strength is in the backward rake and sheer weight of the units. These were filled with recycled hardcore and faced with natural stone.  I still maintain the site and it has matured well and this year we noticed birds were in and out of the crevices for the first time. 

  I will forward some pics to you
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  Melissa Jolly June 15, 2012 at 5:44pm

  That would be great.  Sounds really lovely.  I will have a proper look into it.
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  Melissa Jolly June 15, 2012 at 5:48pm

  Thanks Liam, I'll definitely look into it.
  
  Liam Timmins said:

  We used Gabions for reinforcing a river bank, they worked very well.
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  Jenny Bloom June 15, 2012 at 9:44pm

  Melissa, I think the standard advice is retaining walls above 1m need structural engineer advice, but as you say with schools H& S paramount and maybe be better to be extra cautious. Maybe though the council there has a structural engineer in their building control (or related) department they could send out (at little extra cost) for the school? Could advise maybe whether you need the rebars/concrete foundations etc
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  Ofer El-hashahar June 15, 2012 at 11:53pm

  If it helps,

  In thousends of years in history of agriculture in many countries around the globe, there was a use of terraces on slope. It is always fairly low up to about 1-4ft height max.

   

  If wish we supply recycled plastic edging that can do the job well.

  at height of 20cm, 30cm, 60cm , 100cm

   
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  Graham Parker June 16, 2012 at 5:37pm

  We used a gab ion retaining wall in a project on the hills of Malvern

  Happy to discuss if you want to get in touch.
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  Jennifer Lauruol June 23, 2012 at 12:04pm

  Is the bank stable at the moment? If it is, I wouldn't disturb it, but simply plant into it.
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  Colin Hunt June 23, 2012 at 12:27pm

  Melissa  mentions the need to cut into the bank to make a usable space, hence the need for retention.
  
  Jennifer Lauruol said:

  Is the bank stable at the moment? If it is, I wouldn't disturb it, but simply plant into it.