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	<title>Blog with Allan Block &#187; Plan design and build</title>
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		<title>Was the Right Block Delivered?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before starting your project, it is always important to double check all your materials delivered to your site. For help helpful information on what should be at your site and how to store your material, visit the Material and Site Checklist page on the Allan Block website. To confirm the correct block was delivered, first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which Block is Right for Me?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just published our new AB Landscape Wall Guide and it got us to thinking, “How do you know what block is the best block for your site?” As you are planning your retaining wall project, it is easy to get overwhelmed with all the retaining wall block options. To help narrow this field of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Retaining Wall Conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just wrapped up helping an engineer with his design and thought to myself “this is a great wall to blog about.”  The wall was nothing spectacular, in fact, it was quite ordinary.  All too often we get excited about those monster walls and forget that most of the walls built are less than 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The importance of soil</title>
		<link>http://www.allanblockblog.com/index.php/dont-underestimate-the-importance-of-soil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.allanblockblog.com/?p=580</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The soil on your site is a critical aspect to your retaining wall project. Among the ways your soils can affect your overall project cost are: Geogrid Requirements Increased Effort to Compact Cost of Importing Additional Material and Removing Existing Soils A wall built in clay will have an increased need for geogrid when compared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turn It  Up By Turning Your Retaining Wall In</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 13:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have an area in your yard you want to enhance? Make more usable space? Build a planter? What ever the project you are building, there is always a beginning and an end. Both parts are equally important but how you end your wall can really change to the look and feel of your project as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where is the Water Going?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[drainage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.allanblockblog.com/?p=344</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Improper water management is a leading cause of wall failures. To help mitigate this potential problem, proper water management is critical throughout the life of your retaining wall. In February, Danelle touched upon the planning that must be done in order to direct water away from your retaining wall using swales, berms, and other grading. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finishing your Allan Block Wall with Style</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.allanblockblog.com/?p=329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Landscape design options are endless and finding the right one to fit your landscape can be a lengthy process. When designing your retaining or landscape wall, how you top off or finish your wall can change the look and feel of your landscape. Need some ideas on how to put that finishing touch on your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s going on behind the wall?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last time I discussed what geogrid reinforcement is and how it benefits your retaining wall, but what is really going on behind that Allan Block façade? For an overview of internal stability with pictures, take a look at the Reinforced Soil Walls Analysis page on the Allan Block website. We recommend 2-course spacing when constructing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Hip to be Square When You Build with Allan Block Corners</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.allanblockblog.com/?p=285</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While building retaining walls with curves is ideal, it is not always a practical solution the landscape. This is where a corner comes in really handy. Corners can be a source of all kinds of solutions, like making planters, or stairways or by adding more space to an area that needs it. Now you would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hidden Condition:  Global Stability</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently assisted one of our local sales representatives to develop a retaining wall preliminary estimate for a site with very poor silty-clay soils. This time I was fortunate enough to have a soils report for the site prepared by a local geotechnical engineer. As I read the report and looked at the site plan [...]]]></description>
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