Manufacturer

Proper embedment guidelines

Allan Block

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Consulted: October 10, 2026
Region: US
Language: en

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Guides

Building a block garden wall or retaining wall

Glossary terms

buried course (embedment)

What we take from it

Allan Block calls for removing clay, wet or disturbed soil and replacing it with granular material in lifts of 200 mm or less.
Allan Block calls for at least two passes of a walk-behind plate on the pad.
Allan Block increases embedment when the ground slopes down in front of the toe.
Embedment and replacement of soft soils.