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Terralite Retaining Wall Systems

Art's Nursery is a proud distributor for the TerraLite Retaining Wall System manufactured right here in B.C.

This simple, do it yourself retaining wall system is easy to install, lightweight, mortarless and offers an unlimited number of uses.


Block Dimensions
Height: 6in (152mm)
Width: 7.25in (184mm)
Depth: 8.75in (225mm)
Weight: 19lb (8.6kg)
Area: 3.3 per sqft / 36 per sq m

Why Choose Terralite For Your Project?

Create a Living Wall
The unique curved design allows you to make all types of plants and flowers a part of your wall. Simply fill the inside of your top block with potting soil and plant away.

Long Lasting Durability
Concrete will not rot and weaken over time ensuring a beautiful wall for years to come. No chemical preservatives are required.

Mortarless & Interlocking
The units are simply stacked up without mortar to provide a cost effective, do-it-yourself system. Their strength is provided by their interlocking ability.

Layout Flexibility
The halfmoon interlock easily handles convex and concave curves, and the wall angle can vary from vertical to shallow slope.

Shape & Texture
Terralite blocks can be used with their textured rock face or rounded sides exposed to create unique and flexible walls.

Available Colours
Natural Grey, Tan and Mohave.

Applications

  • Raised Flower Beds
  • Tree Surrounds
  • Flowing Retaining Walls
  • Lawn & Garden Edging
  • Terraced Planters
  • Garden Steps

    Build It With Terralite
    Save the money of hiring a contractor for your next backyard landscaping project and do-it-yourself. Design and plan your ideal wall then build smooth flowing curves or long straight walls with Terralite. The same unique curved shape of the Terralite block that allows it to rotate also give incredible interlocking strength. Fill each block with crushed rock and the wall gets even stronger with the added weight, making it an efficient mass gravity system. Each Terralite block is designed to stack and interlock without mortar and they do not need a poured concrete foundation. Just imagine how you can use Terralite for your next project and start building!

    Installation Overview
    STEP 1: Prepare A Level Base
    Dig a trench 6” deep and wide enough to allow for 12” of drainage material behind your wall. Thoroughly compact the soil in the trench and then place a well-draining granular fill in the trench. Compact the granular fill and smooth it out to ensure that it is level. (Note: TERRAFORCE® recommends that you bury 1” of the first course of blocks for every foot of wall height)

    STEP 2: Installing The First Course
    Place the first course of TERRALITE® retaining wall blocks on the compact base and ensure that each block is level from front to back and side to side. Place a length of drain tile behind the first course of blocks and gently backfill behind the wall with granular fill.

    STEP 3: Installing Additional Courses
    Sweep any loose debris off the first course of your TERRALITE® wall and place the second course of block on in a running or half lap bond. After placing the TERRALITE® blocks on each row, fill each block and backfill behind the wall with granular fill. Check that each row is straight and level as you proceed.

    STEP 4: Finishing Your Wall
    On the top course of your wall, you can fill each TERRALITE® block with soil, decorative rock, or cap it with a TERRALITE® wall cap unit.

    PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE BUILDING REGULATIONS, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOUR TERRAFORCE® REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE GLAD TO HELP

    IDEAL FOR HOME GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING PROJECTS Layers, shelves, planting pockets, vertical walls tapered walls, stairs; total flexibility with TERRALITE®Create smooth flowing curves or long straight walls with the interlocking strength of TERRALITE®

    How Many Terralite Blocks Do I Need?
    The table below gives you approximate block counts for typical wall lengths and heights. A capstone may also be required for each top block depending on the appearance you are trying to achieve.

    Wall Height Wall Length
    5ft 10ft 15ft 20ft 25ft 30ft
    6in (1 Row) 9 17 25 34 42 50
    12in (2 Rows) 17 34 50 67 83 100
    18in (3 Rows) 25 50 75 100 125 149
    24in (4 Rows) 34 67 100 133 166 299
    30in (5 Rows) 42 83 125 166 207 249
    36in (6 Rows) 50 100 149 199 249 298

    For more information about Terralite, contact us or visit the manufacturers website at http://www.terraforce.com