Building a concrete retaining wall can be done with a few tools and some knowledgable manpower.  First, a footer must be poured.  A footer is concrete that the wall will be anchored to.  The footer should be formed either with concrete forms, or by using the existing dirt as a form, below frostline.   

The retaining [...]

A concrete screed is a tool used to smooth and vibrate concrete when wet mud comes out of a concrete truck. Wet concrete must be smoothed and vibrated when pouring projects like driveways, sidewalks, and flat work. Screeding can be as simple as using a wooden two by four or made easier by [...]