If you are wondering what the stone blocks are, they were old house piers that were on site that we decided to keep and repurpose into some steps and seating to the new terrace area. They were too heavy for me to lift, I got a guy with a machine to help move these into place a bit later on.
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As the existing strip footings extend out a decent distance out from the retaining walls, I just dug out a couple of extra pads, added some reinforcing steel and starter bars for the blocks and concreted the footings to create a good base for the stand.
If you are wondering what the stone blocks are, they were old house piers that were on site that we decided to keep and repurpose into some steps and seating to the new terrace area. They were too heavy for me to lift, I got a guy with a machine to help move these into place a bit later on.
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Here's a sketch of the additional blockwork and footings extended from the existing core filled RC retaining wallsLeave a comment:
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39 inch - 1000mm corner brick WFO build - Newcastle au
Hi all,
I have wanted one of these for many years and have finally been able to start building one in the back yard.
I have done a fair bit of research and looked at the forum for other typical builds for ideas.
We have been doing backyard renovations and additions for a few years and I have started to incorporate a corner WFO as part of our landscaping plan.
We did a number of core filled reinforced concrete block retaining walls due to slope in the yard and one of the corner walls looked like a good spot to add in the WFO.
For a typical corner design, I have allowed for approx 2000mm each way in the corners and coming out approx 1000m with new RC block walls to support the new suspended slab hearth.
I got up to the suspended slab stage last September but lots of other reno projects have taken priority for a while.
I have taken a lot of construction pics and will post some on the forum once I resize the pic sizes.
Cheers,
Brad
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