Brown Hill, Ballarat · Private homeowner

Timber Retaining Wall in Brown Hill

A 15m timber retaining wall, varying from 400mm to 1.8m high, installed in clay ground to protect a water tank and manage the site cut.

Treated pine sleeper retaining wall with steel posts beside a residential water tank in Brown Hill.
Total wall length
15m
Wall height range
0.4–1.8m
Treated pine sleepers
100mm
Steel posts
150UC
The site requirement

Retain the site cut beside the water tank.

The retaining wall was installed at a private property in Brown Hill to protect the water tank and manage the cut through the site.

The ground was clay. The alignment followed the changing site levels, with the wall height ranging from 400mm to 1.8m.

The completed wall

Heavy treated pine sleepers and steel posts.

  • Alignment: 15m in total, varying from 400mm to 1.8m high.
  • Timber: Heavy 100mm treated pine sleepers.
  • Steel: 150UC posts.
  • Ground: Clay.

Project photograph: timber retaining wall and site cut beside the water tank at the Brown Hill property.

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