The Allan Block family of mortarless retaining wall products covers all of your landscape design and engineering needs. Allan Block's built-in features make retaining walls easy to engineer and simple to build. The Allan Block Wall System has ICBO approval (Report ER-5087) for use as a gravity wall system and for geo-grid reinforced retaining walls. The Allan Block System also has been approved by the Department of the State Architect (Product Approval #PA-O59) for use on State projects.
Allan Block Corporate's website contains a wealth of informational videos and technical guides regarding proper wall design and installation. Please note that our AB Stones, Rocks, Lite Stones, and Lite Rocks differ in size from the sizes utilized in their estimating tools!! Their website also has a helpful Dealer Locator to find your hometown Allan Block Dealer!
Allan Block Downloads
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A number of Allan Block brochures, design aids and technical notes are available for download in Portable Document Format (PDF). Most newer browsers will allow you to "right click" these files to choose a target destination on your hard drive. Or you may "left click" to open the file within the browser window. If you use the "left click" option, please be patient while the file loads.
Engineering software is available to licensed engineers upon request, and preliminary design assistance is available to individuals building larger walls. Please note that prior to construction of engineered walls, you will need to get the preliminary design stamped by a licensed engineer.
Installation and Design
(all items in PDF format)
Allan Block Brochure (371 KB- 2 pgs)
Allan Block Installation Manual (6.7 MB- 30 pgs Large file- be patient!)
Allan Block Design Manual (5.7 MB - 25 pgs)
Actual product colors may vary from the colors shown on this website. Because texture and color variations are inherent in all concrete products, we recommend that you look at actual product samples prior to ordering.
