![]() ![]() Concrete, which in years gone-by would have been dumped and wasted or hauled to a land fill site, is saved and turned into a useful construction product, hence the term Ecology Blocks. These are large concrete blocks, which are manufactured from left-over or unused concrete. Design professionals who aren’t doing the structural engineering of the wall (such as a site civil engineer, architect or landscape architect) can retain a SRW engineer to provide the wall design.Įcology blocks are often used in SRW systems. Independent civil engineers (P.E.) licensed in the state of the project must prepare these final wall designs. A segmental retaining wall is built using interlocking concrete blocks.įor retaining walls over 3 to 4 feet in height, building codes generally require a building permit and structural wall design prepared by a qualified engineer. A majority of the retaining walls built today are of the type called Segmental Retaining Walls (SRW). Retaining walls are built for both functional and aesthetic purposes. ![]() Among the photos might be one of the saddest examples of a retaining wall which I have witnessed. While the pole building was sadly not provided by Hansen Pole Buildings, Rick stopped by to take some photos of the new construction. The owners of The Castle Rock Inn chose a pole building to replace the structure, saving months of time by not having to wait for spring in order to excavate and pour the continuous footings and foundations which would have been needed in other forms of construction. Last December 16, the Inn burned to the ground: Near one of his favorite fishing holes, is also one of his favorite after fishing watering holes – The Castle Rock Inn. Hansen Pole Buildings Designer Rick is an avid stream fisherman. ![]()
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