Install Pins and Setback Blocks
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What happens here
Install the specialized pins into the slots of the top course of blocks. These pins are designed to create an 'automatic setback,' ensuring that each subsequent course of blocks is set slightly back from the one below it, which is essential for the wall's stability and to counteract soil pressure. Use a rubber mallet to firmly hammer the pins down, ensuring they are fully seated and make solid contact with the block below, rather than floating.
Goal: Securely install pins into the blocks to create the automatic setback, ensuring proper interlocking and structural integrity of the wall.
Tools and materials
- Retaining Wall Blocks — The main components of the wall, into which pins are inserted
- Retaining Wall Pins — Interlocking blocks and creating the setback
- Rubber Mallet — Firmly seating the pins into the blocks without damaging them
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