For the stackable patio block we place them up against the waterproofed wall with a plastic sheet between them and the back fill, for all other bolt on type units we cut the foam out and install a treated plate against the concrete, waterproof and seal the wall and bolt the well to the wood plate with lag bolts.
We did use one brand that had large horizontal ribs that have not preformed well as the frost pushes them up and down cracking the screw flange, I preffer to use the ones with a smooth surface against the backfill, or the treated landscape timbers that we can log cabin stack. |