It depends on the style of blocks. Some are designed to but up against a corner
post of stacked squares, one type I am using do have half block outside
corners. They are textured so I think I will form my inside corners for the
steps I am building by a wad of adhesive on the flat edge and push it firmly
against the textured face.
You would pour your slab then lay the blocks on it but at the edge. There is a
flange hanging over the rear of the bottom of these blocks which would catch on
the edge of the slab and you just continue laying courses with the edge hanging
over setting each subsequent course half an inch back of the lower one.You
could glue each but the pressure of the dirt will keep them in place. You might
like to drape landscape fabric over the back side of the wall and stick it to
the penultimate course then stick that one down or some sort of more decorative
cap to hold the fabric and finish the wall. The fabric will help keep any sand
or dirt from migrating between the blocks and should you ever desire to
rearrange things it will come apart a lot easier.
Hope that helps.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Rossi
To: Blind Handyman List
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 10:41 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Landscaping blocks.
Dale mentioned using landscaping blocks instead of cinder blocks to build
the walls around my basement door pit. OK, I like the idea, but I have a
question about that. How can I do inside corners with landscaping blocks?
Do they have special inside and outside corner blocks? Would I have to
cut 45s on the ends of every block in the corners?
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Blue skies.
Dan Rossi
Carnegie Mellon University.
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel: (412) 268-9081
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