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No, you do not need a concrete footing, it will actually adhere the wall from being able to naturally shift. It is best to use a coarse stone aggregate for the Retaining Wall footing. Q.

1. Concrete forms are necessary to ensure that the concrete sets properly during a construction project.It is a thick, viscous liquid that is difficult to mix, and it's hard to manage without using concrete forms. A concrete form or formwork is a support or mold that the concrete is poured into.

Use crushed gravel to fill in the back and sides of your blocks. Backfill helps with water drainage. Compact the backfill before starting on the next row of blocks.

All concrete block wallsboth structural and non-structuralrequire a solid, poured concrete footing.Standard 8 x 8 x 16 blocks would require a 16 wide footing. Make sure the footing depth extends below the frost line, and check local building codes for construction requirements in your area.

A buried structural footing is usually required for larger retaining walls. To create this, a landscaper pours concrete below frost level (the depth to which the ground will freeze during the winter). Footings poured too shallow are prone to shifting and moving if moisture in the soil freezes and heaves.

Remember a retaining wall has to withstand sideways pressure every second of every day, every day of the year, come rain, shine, frost and flood. It's for that reason a retaining wall needs a deep foundation.

Footings, that sit on undisturbed soil or sand or multiple combination of this and that natural material, don't require rebar. Vertical walls and posts that do require rebar, the steel rods provide both remarkable lateral ductile strength while over many decades become the weakest link.