#CONCRETE RETAINING WALL BLOCK MOLDS FULL#

In the actual construction process, the prefabricated slope protection tiles will be bumped and damaged during the handling and laying of the prefabricated slope block. Two-in-one, prefabricated interlocking tiles moulds inside the plastic shelf is divided into two, in the prefabricated cement slope protection process, you can directly produce two interlocking tiles, to speed up the project construction efficiency improved significantly.Ģ. This section of plastic moulds for interlocking tiles several important features:ġ.

#CONCRETE RETAINING WALL BLOCK MOLDS FULL#

It's full of recipes and directions.The use of polypropylene material of plastic moulds for interlocking tiles, mainly using the customized structure design, can also be called the slope production moulds, mould around the outside are used reinforced structure, compared to the general type of plastic mould for tiles more solid and durable. I think concrete cures a little faster than hypertufa, anyway.Ī wonderful book on concrete/cement art is 'Making Concrete Yard Ornaments,' by Sherrie Warner Hunter. Thirty days curing time is recommended but I have used blocks in two weeks (carefully, because they're still pretty fragile). As far as curing time is concerned, keep your blocks covered with plastic and misted for at least 48 hours and then set in a shady area to cure.

Sometimes with very green concrete you can just stick it back together anyway. If you unmold too early and a block falls apart, you haven't lost much money. I'm not an expert on readymix- I think the best way to figure out your unmolding times would be to experiment. If you tried hypertufa it would make your project a whole lot more complicated and harder to calculate amounts/costs. Besides, I have a mixer and that helped, ALOT. I was already involved hypertufa when I took on this project and decided that I wanted the look of hypertufa. I don't think hypertufa is easier than readymix.I think it's more work.

If you set it on 'slideshow' it will take you through the album and you can see my forms and the curing blocks.

Padma, I made my own molds-if you click on the link in Loren La's post it will take you to my album. Please tell me that I am not crazy to get such an idea.ĭid any of you do this sort of thing? I also would like to make my own stepping stones for my backyard walkway. I have about 4 trees in the front yard and each of them need 60 blocks to have a nice retaining wall built around them. I could make 8 blocks per week and cure them for another week before I can place them in the garden. I know it will take up a lot of time but I am not in a hurry to have them today. I could make about 4 blocks with 1 bag of concrete(80lb) and I would like to know whether it is a good idea. Plus, I do not need all at once so that means I have to get them delivered in batches and I have to pay for the delivery each time. In NJ, I visited varoius garden places including Lowes and Homedepot and the 600 blocks I need would cost me between 1100 to 1500 excluding the delivery. I can buy 4 molds for about 80 dollars including shipping. I am seriusly thinking of making my own retaining wall blocks from the molds I am thinking of buying off ebay.

Concrete retaining wall block molds