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Installation Guide

Everything for the do-it-yourself enthusiast

Real-Lite Installation

For Sleeper Size: 1500mmL x 150mmH

Before you start you will need:

  • Work Gloves
  • Tape Measure
  • Quick Set Concrete
  • ShovelStar Pickets
  • Real-Lite Concrete Sleepers
  • Level & String Line
  • Post Hold Digger
  • Real-Lits Gal Steel Posts
  • Planning Sheet
  • Weed Mat
  • Ag Pipe
  • Design and measure your retaining wall length, and using our Planning Sheet calculate the number of posts and sleepers required.
  • Prepare the site, clear and level the area leavins 200mm behind the wall for backfilling
  • Hammer in Star Pickets at begining and end of the proposed wall setting the star pickets 500mm past each end
  • Run a stringline at the top of the propoed wall height and along the bottom, ENSURE IT IS LEVEL
  • Mark out location of holes (hold centres 1520mm)
  • Dig holes where marked with a minimum 300mm diameter hole
  • Hole depth must be the same height of the proposed wall plus 50mm for concrete coverage on bottom of post
  • Fill the hole with concrete and place the post in the centre using a level to ensure the post is straight and lines up with top of the string line
  • Repeat for remaining holes
  • It is reccomended that concrete cures for 24 hours or use rapid set concrete
  • Slide Sleepers into place between posts
  • Place weed mat against back of wall
  • Using 65mm Ag Piper at the back base of the wall, backfill with 20mm gravel to 200mm from top of the wall
  • Fill to top of the wall with clay soil

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How to install

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