Retaining Wall Construction

That's a pretty wall, but what's behind it?

There are lots of fashionable retaining wall blocks out there today. We can practically match the color of your house! Straight or curved, new looking or old, we can find a style that fits your unique landscape. As impressive as the face of a creative wall project is, the test of a well-built wall lies in what's behind it.

Water is the prime shaper of the landscape.

In New England soils, which tend to be a clay/loam, flat particles lay down together and form what is called "slip planes." Water travels along these flat plates and pulls the top layer of soil with it. This is what we see happening in a landslide. These forces of nature are at work behind your attractive retaining wall

As a general rule, a 4-foot high wall can be constructed without reinforcement

If that water runoff has not been dealt with in the construction process, the result can be disastrous. It can be hard to track down the contractor who built it after the wall fails, and, it is their warranty policy that determines who pays for the repair.

Our business is built around retaining walls.

Before we can build your dreamscape,
we often have to level it.

A pre-construction soil inspection tells
us what type of soil we have to work
with.

If the soil behind the wall is heavy clay,
we can plan ahead to take extra
precautions to redirect the water or
reinforce the soil to break up those
slip planes before they put pressure
on the wall we build for you.

A competitor's wall that failed after two years

Call us today to discover the possibilities of how you can get the most out of your yard- done right the first time!

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