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Board form concrete retaining wall.
They can be used on exterior and interior walls like concrete fences house sidings retaining walls etc.
Tiles are available in different sizes shapes and designs which makes them a versatile material to use.
Outdoor raised planters gardens small patio porch deck and wood patio porch deck.
Stack wood planks to create a frame for the wall.
You can place them on existing walls to get the desired finish.
Not your average crew a good concrete crew is essential.
Keep the boards less than 8 ft 2 4 m long so they aren t too difficult to handle.
Board form concrete tiles tiles can be used in kitchens bathrooms interior walls and other such places to get that cool but organic wood grain effect in concrete.
But it has been revived by architects looking for a dramatic textured wall finish.
It has texture structure and rugged beauty all at once.
In many ways board forming is an old technique.
Board formed concrete retaining walls double as ramps from the deck to the garden s highest point.
The cheapest and easiest material to use is 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm boards cut from a softwood like pine.
Photo 4 of 4 in an architect sculpts out a tadao ando inspired backyard.
Architects love it but it s not an easy detail to get right.
Small rock aggregate cement powder and water formed into a hollow block the concrete blocks are then stacked on continuous concrete footings using grouted cells and reinforcing for structural strength.