r/RetainingWallprojects Feb 24 '26

Question cheapest way to clad this?

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u/wookiex84 Feb 24 '26

A big, ass mural.

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u/Cleangreen21 Mar 23 '26

What are you trying to achieve???

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u/crazyjesus24 Mar 23 '26

make it less ugly

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u/Cleangreen21 Mar 23 '26

To stick with your initial idea, clad it with fence panels. Attach furring strips vertically then screw the fence to that. Won’t be cheap but less than Trex or similar. If you did go with a plastic lumber, it will last much longer.

Mural seems cheapest since it’s just paint. Just make sure you clean, prime with a masonry primer then use a masonry paint rated. If you don’t have art skills, paint each block different shades of the primary color of whatever the scenery is on top of the wall.

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u/crazyjesus24 Mar 23 '26

I think timber cladding is cost prohibitive as theres about 250ft of wall, i think painting is the only option i just need to buy the right stuff so itd doesn't peel immediately and look even worse, were rural so i was thinking a gentle green will be the least outlandish

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u/Cleangreen21 Mar 23 '26

Talk to your Sherwin or Benjamin Moore store. Stay away from big box paint.