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Sam_w
Question of my own...
I need to build a couple of retaining walls, both a max of about a metre deep, one is 10 metres long, one closer to 30.
Looking into options, I am rubbish at blockwork so that is ruled out, Sleepers are possible, but I suspect would work out to be much £££ and if I use proper reclaimed ones will leach creosote through the summer. Last option I have thought of is to use Gabion baskets, I have about 200 tonnes of flint in a pile in the back garden, so filling them won't be an issue, and they work out a lot cheaper than sleepers and in theory should last longer.
Has anyone else got any bright (cheap!) ideas that don't involve paying someone more skillful than me?