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  • From: Jeffrey Newman <newman@bcinternet.net>
  • To: permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: Embankment
  • Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 22:20:27 -0700

Thanks Keith. As a total beginner, that's exactly the kind of direction I
needed.

Jeffrey

Keith Johnson wrote:

> Jeffrey,
> I'm an editor at the Pc Activist and Pc teacher and previously a landscape
> contractor who
> built a LOT of retaining walls. The best guide I can offer (aside from a
> lengthy email or
> phone consultation) would be to recommend a visit to your nearest
> mega-hardware store and
> look amongst the manuals on various building projects and you will most
> likely find the
> book on retaining walls. I'm sure that Sunset has one among their many
> manuals. Depending
> upon the variety of logs you're dealing with, you will find varying rot
> rates, some which
> are very fast (3-6 yrs) others, like redwood or locust, very slow (15-30
> yrs). Good luck
> with your project.
>
> Jeffrey Newman wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for advice on building a retaining wall from logs/fallen
> > trees. The bank
> > is beside my house and about six feet high. I want to halt erosion and
> > soil flow. Any
> > advice or references? I've found a little helpful material in the
> > Permaculture
> > manual.
> > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/5759/
> >
> > My ICQ number is: 9879310



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Jeffrey Newman
My personal web site is at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/5759/

My ICQ number is: 9879310





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