QUESTION: To help keep cost down, should I consider pressure treated
wood as a form of retaining wall instead of the ManorStone? It would
definately give me more yard room as ManorStone is 12" deep + extra
setback needed for posts. With my back, digging and lifting are not
what I dream of (more like nightmares), so was also reason of
selecting contractor.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Clayton.


Sooner or later even dock stock will disintegrate. When large and
pressure treated timers are used in construction, their replacement on
some regular basis is an anticipated GIVEN.
It depends on your climate. something like railroad ties can last for
a very long time in a DRY CLIMATE. I doubt your building department
will give you a permit for an unsafe material for a real retaining
wall. ALSO if you can buy yourself a decade, you might be able to
afford a permanent material by then. IN Southern California railroad
ties and the like are often used; however, i used them to build a
raised bed in my greenhouse and in about 8 years some of them were
rotted thoroughly.

hermine stover