Adding rebar and concrete to existing retaining wall
I bought a home with a newly built 4ft cinderblock retaining wall - this wall is less than two years old and a section of it has started to separate and push out (less than one inch). Its obvious to me previous homeowner went the cheap route and had a wall built that has no gravel and/or drainage pipe at base/along the high side of the wall - nor did the mason rebar or concrete fill the inner cavities. There are weep holes along the base row of bock. My idea is to:
A. Push the wall back flush and brace for duration of project
B. Dig out a 12-18" trench along the high side of the wall, place drain pipe at bottom, cloth and fill with gravel
C. Remove cap bocks and add verticle rebar and concrete to block cavities
D. Let cure and replace cap blocks
Am I insane/wasting my time to do this if it wasn't done right the first time? I dont have the money to replace the entire wall and the failure is just baby brand new. ANy other recommendations on how I can ammend this existing wall without scrapping the whole thing and starting over?
