[vinerino]

I have a retaining wall for a garden at the lakefront. It is man made from potato sack and coffee bean sacks filled with Sakrete cement mix. I simply put it in place and then water it down. It then hardened overnight.
It is now crumbling at the top and in other places.
I wish to keep the look that I have but want to hold everything in place with something that might be considered transparent. A sheet of fiberglass type or something similar to the gauze that they use to make a cast on a broken arm. My walls are in 3 places and amount to about 120 linear feet. Width would be best at around 4-6 feet. I want to wet something down and spread it across the top and part of the front. Have it harden and still keep the look that I have. simply trying to keep this wall from falling apart. Pictures attached and thanks in advance

 

[Bondo]

I wish to keep the look that I have but want to hold everything in place with something that might be considered transparent. A sheet of fiberglass type or something similar to the gauze that they use to make a cast on a broken arm. My walls are in 3 places and amount to about 120 linear feet. Width would be best at around 4-6 feet. I want to wet something down and spread it across the top and part of the front. Have it harden and still keep the look that I have.

Ayuh,.... There's No such product nor process to achieve that,....

Ain't gonna happen,......

Dump a few loads of 1' rock around/ on what's there to break the wave action,.....

 

[vinerino]

It has nothing to do with wave action. Water is not the issue and anything will break down over time. But some sort of automotive resin is better than nothing. Will continue to look for ideas than give up on this

 

[carpdad]

Wait to see what the water logged cities do. Although a fish bowl is an idea, water wants to move inward as well as out.:smile:

 

[Canarywood1]

As previous poster has said, ain't gonna happen and 1" rock won't help either, you need rip rap placed in front of that wall if you want to preserve it.

 

[jomama45]

There's solvent based sealers that will help slow down the deterioration, but I wouldn't probably use them near the water due to possible contamination. You could try a high solids water based sealer or boiled linseed oil perhaps......

 

[Bondo]

As previous poster has said, ain't gonna happen and 1" rock won't help either, you need rip rap placed in front of that wall if you want to preserve it.

Dump a few loads of 1' rock

Ayuh,.... 1 Foot rock, or bigger, I was bein' generous,....

2' to 4' rip-rap would no doubt be better yet,.....

 

[Canarywood1]

Ayuh,.... 1 Foot rock, or bigger, I was bein' generous,....

2' to 4' rip-rap would no doubt be better yet,.....

My bad, but i'd stick with the 12" variety, as opposed to the GIANT SIZED, but then again you may be right.