Heathmont Retaining Walls and Fencing Project

Project details

• 56–58 Canterbury Road, Heathmont
• Completed May 2026 | Three weeks
• 185m of retaining walls | Recorded heights 600–2200mm
• 265m of tubular fencing | 160m of capped timber fencing

Retaining walls built in stages

We used a hit-and-miss sequence across all walls, constructing alternating sections along the boundaries. Lonsdale HD concrete sleepers, 120mm thick, were supplied by Outback Sleepers Victoria, with steel posts from Steelworx. Post sections and spacing varied with the project’s wall heights: 100UC14.8 at 2m spacing for the lower sections, 150UC23 at 2m, 150UC30 at 1.5m and 150UC37 at 1.2m for walls above 2m.

Fencing for play areas and vehicle areas

The tubular fencing was 1800mm high around play areas and 1200mm high between the carpark, driveway and childcare centre. A further 160 metres of timber fencing was finished with capping at a height of 2100mm. This combined scope brought the different boundary and internal fencing requirements into one package.

Earthworks, drainage and documentation

Ground conditions were good. The project involved 6500m³ of soil excavation, with bulk excavation undertaken through partner contractors. Behind the retaining walls, we installed AGI drainage, a single-layer waterproof membrane and 165m³ of 20mm scoria. The builder supplied preliminary plans; Venald supplied the engineering computations and certification for the package.

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