https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/95a1f69a-7cc3-4131-8ee8-27b19a30ef1a This Old House landscaping contractor Roger Cook shows how to construct a wood-timber retaining wall to create a play area. (See below for a shopping list and tools.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Shopping List for How to Build a Timber Retaining Wall: 1x3 wood stakes [https://amzn.to/2M18dFg] and nylon string [https://amzn.to/2HBw0GJ], used to establish layout lines for timbers, 6x8-inch pressure-treated landscaping timbers [https://amzn.to/2QbzIe4], used to build retaining wall, wood preservative [https://amzn.to/2JJaXVj], to treat cut ends of timbers, 3/4-inch stone [https://amzn.to/2EdQRPu], used as base and drainage material, landscaping filter fabric [https://amzn.to/2LO8Wd3], used to prevent soil from clogging drainpipe, 4-inch-diameter perforated drainage pipe [https://amzn.to/2HLe2BJ], for draining water away from retaining wall, 1/2-inch-diameter (No. 4) x 4-foot-long metal reinforcing bar [https://amzn.to/2W9sgFy], used to stake timbers and dead men to ground, 12-inch landscaping screws [https://amzn.to/2VBu9Xq], for fastening together the landscaping timbers, bark mulch [https://amzn.to/2YAKsFK], used to cover the ground in front of the retaining wall, Tools for How to Build a Timber Retaining Wall: hand tamper [https://amzn.to/2JSBlfz], used to compact the soil and stone base, wheelbarrow [https://amzn.to/2HlIx1Y], used to transport stone and mulch to jobsite, shovel [https://amzn.to/2w3KUzU], for excavating the ground, circular saw [https://amzn.to/2VwSi0W], used to cut timbers, impact driver [https://amzn.to/2VsuNGw], used to drive landscaping screws into timbers, drill/driver [https://amzn.to/2VvOsp8] with 9/16-inch-diameter spade bit [https://amzn.to/2JHHKdk], used to bore holes in timbers for rebar stakes, sledgehammer [https://amzn.to/2W2h4uv], used to drive in rebar and wood stakes, 6-foot level [https://amzn.to/2w6ADDi], torpedo level [https://amzn.to/2WdILAg], foam paint brush [https://amzn.to/2VwkDo4], Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House INSIDER to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: https://bit.ly/2GPiYbH Plus, download our FREE app for full-episode streaming to your connected TV, phone or tablet: https://bit.ly/34RYEP5 Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Build a Timber Retaining Wall | This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:16:14 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/95a1f69a-7cc3-4131-8ee8-27b19a30ef1a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.