How To Install Retaining Wall Lights
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How to install retaining wall lights. See more ideas about retaining wall landscape lighting backyard. Avoid having downspouts pointed at the retaining wall and if it s against the house keep soil and mulch well below the siding. Lighting your retaining walls can add elegance to your yard at night as well as brighten areas where installing lighting can be difficult. The interlocking retaining wall block can be used to build walls up to 24 to 36 inches high depending on the size of the block.
Simply run the wiring directly behind the ab blocks follow local electrical codes to the light locations. These light fittings were installed as emergency light fittings in a. Using a tape measure decide the length and the width of your retaining wall then mark off the area with the garden stakes and string. These are 7 deck lighting ideas you can check out strip lighting for retaining walls.
To create a solid foundation dig a trench for the first course of your interlocking retaining wall blocks to sit in and make sure the ground remains even throughout. Here i am with my little helper installing 3 16w 2d bulkheads in the garden on the wall. Dec 28 2017 explore laura varela s board retaining wall lights on pinterest. Allan block walls with decorative lighting fixtures provide not only a distinctive design but adds safety and security to the landscape.
The success of your retaining wall depends on a level base.