There are many of gardening decorations that can be done using hypertufa and one of them is a retaining wall for your garden. A hypertufa retaining wall is ideal since they are able to endure the intense winter temperature, for up to -30°C. They are also aesthetically pleasing as they can give your garden a more natural stone appearance. Although hypertufas are normally light, several constituents could be added to ensure they are a lot more heavier and tougher for the purpose of creating a retaining wall.

To create a hypertufa retaining wall, you have to adjust the basic formula that is widely used: mix 2 parts Portland cement, 1/2 part coarse sand, 2 parts perlite, a little bit of nylon fiber mesh, and 1 1/2 parts peat moss. The coarse sand will make your hypertufa heavier compared to the typical and the fiber mesh will reinforce the structural integrity of your creation, so that it is acceptable for a retaining wall.

The next procedure is to find the mold for the blocks that will be used for your retaining wall. You might want to consider the place where you will be setting your retaining wall so that you will have an idea of the size of the mold that you will should have. You can use shoe boxes as molds although if you think that they are not appropriate, it’s possible to construct your own mold using cardboard, wood, or styrene foam used for house insulation. Additionally you can dig block-shaped holes in the ground and cover them with plastic for your mold. Just remember the fact that you should have as much molds as possible. You will require loads of blocks for a retaining wall and it uses considerable time for you to cure a hypertufa so it is probably a good idea to build all of the needed blocks in a single batch.

After your hypertufa blocks have been totally cured and are all set to be installed, you should make a mortar mix to hold them together. For that you will have to mix 1 part Portland cement, 1/2 part peat moss or black potting soil, acrylic fortifying base, 1/2 part clay soil with clods broken up, 2 parts builder sand, and water. Then line up a layer of your hypertufa blocks, add the mortar mix on the top of the layer, and repeat the process until you’ve constructed the retaining wall.