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Cheapest place to buy retaining wall blocks for flowerbeds?
Posted on 4/23/19 at 12:18 pm
Posted on 4/23/19 at 12:18 pm
Are Home Depot/Lowe’s my best bet? Was wondering if brick yards or nurseries night have a better deal. This stuff is expensive!!
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Posted on 4/23/19 at 12:32 pm to mouton
How many do you need? A lot of building supply places will deliver for free or cheap. Big box stores charge usually. So you may consider that. Lot better to have a pallet or two dropped off for you then loading and unloading your truck.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 12:33 pm to mouton
Which blocks are you looking at?
Posted on 4/23/19 at 12:55 pm to baldona
Not sure how many I need yet but I can probably pick them up myself.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:03 pm to mouton
Hijack post...
I did a small bed in my front yard this weekend and ended up going with some flagstone blocks from lowe's. I had never seen them like that before and look pretty great.
I did a small bed in my front yard this weekend and ended up going with some flagstone blocks from lowe's. I had never seen them like that before and look pretty great.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:12 pm to BallsEleven
Pics?
Posted on 4/23/19 at 2:02 pm to BallsEleven
I think they have the 8” version for 98 cents.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 3:17 pm to mouton
Both Lowes and HD had them 4 for a dollar. You missed out.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 3:32 pm to EveryoneGetsATrophy
Those were pavers. I want something with more of a stone look. That was a hell of a deal though.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 4:21 pm to mouton
When we were there the 8" was 1.38
I thought about going that route but glad I didn't. They would have looked pretty small from the road. It was only a $20 difference for my project.
I thought about going that route but glad I didn't. They would have looked pretty small from the road. It was only a $20 difference for my project.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 4:25 pm to BallsEleven
I didn’t think of that. How many rows did you do?
Posted on 4/23/19 at 4:48 pm to mouton
Following as I'm about to do something similar on new house landscaping. I am looking for more of a cinder block style though. Want to fill them with either mortar or cement to keep them from falling over. Something like this:
Wall Block
Wall Block
Posted on 4/23/19 at 4:49 pm to JDat
It sounds like you pay by the pound for this stuff, so I figured these would be more cost effective. Was really looking for a vendor that is not a big big box store.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 4:49 pm to mouton
I've priced out several options in my area and Lowes and HD are the cheapest I've found. I even looked into railroad ties but those are $14-$15 for an 8' tie, which is almost the same cost as the blocks for the coverage you get.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 4:50 pm to mouton
Just one. I just used them for a border on a bed, not actually a retaining wall. The area next to the house is a little higher than the rest of the yard so they don't look hidden in the grass.
I guess if you are actually doing a retaining wall it would depend on how high up you're going. I can't remember if they are significantly thinner or not compared to the 11". In either case it might mean a bit more stacking for you.
I guess if you are actually doing a retaining wall it would depend on how high up you're going. I can't remember if they are significantly thinner or not compared to the 11". In either case it might mean a bit more stacking for you.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 5:58 pm to JDat
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Want to fill them with either mortar or cement to keep them from falling over.
I wonder how it would if you filled them with potting soil and did succulents and pea gravel?
Posted on 4/23/19 at 7:23 pm to mouton
Walmart
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