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Tile on concrete retaining wall.
As long as you inspect the surface and follow the proper procedure the project should go smoothly.
Retaining walls can be constructed using a variety of materials from poured concrete and large timbers to natural stones even bricks.
Then i would apply a liquid applied tile waterproof membrane over the prepared wall.
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Particularly retaining walls can assist you on keeping the soil on one side of the structure enabling a lower floor level on the other side of the wall.
This is best if the surface is somewhat uneven or marred.
We also supply many sealers to complete your landcaping project for all surfaces.
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How to build a concrete wall prep work.
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Types of prep there are quite a few ways to prepare a block wall for tile including direct mortar cement board kerdi board.
When the concrete wall is plumb tile can be applied directly to the surface or a metal lath can be fastened to the wall with a scratch and brown coat of mortar.
It took a day to rip out the old collapsing retaining wall to dig farther into the hill to provide room for the backfill gravel and to help unload materials.
Laying down tiles on walls can give your home a new fresh look.
Whether you re looking to do this in your basement or even tiling over tile in bathroom walls the project can be done on your own.
As long as you don t see any signs of hydrostatic water pressure coming through the retaining wall then i would grind the surface of the concrete retaining wall as necessary to remove high spots and fill in low spots with a mortar.
If you re in the middle somewhere and don t plan to tile all the way to the ground like i didn t you can use a board for support and tap con it into the wall or just do the very bottom layer and let it dry before you move on.
The wall we built was a weekend long project and an exhausting one at that.