[Cob] Building retaining walls

[Leslie Moyer]

How tall a wall do you need?
--Leslie


Wilderness Voice wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone has a good ideas for building retaining walls.
> Back in the day we used to use used railroad ties with deadman to build retaining walls, but for ecological reasons that is not acceptable to me even if I could get RR ties which I can't.
> I have thought about trying to get tires and use rebar and packed dirt, but wonder if they will hold  a hill?
> Anyway, I figure you smart people may have some resource.
> I have purchased my little 2 acre piece of forrested heaven and am now seeking to clear a little of it to build a cob house, but finding it difficult to find good info on drainage and retaining walls
> thanks
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