06/15/2026
We replace a failed retaining wall recently. The existing dry stack stone wall had failed under the immense pressure of the spring rains. We determine the best solution was to put in new concrete wall with a footer. The original ideas was to have several Piers down three feet underneath the bottom beam but we found rock 10" inches below the soil, so we changed and tied the rebar directly into that rock.
The existing wall had a bit of a wave to it and the client wanted it to be a straight run from one set of steps to the other steps. The steps we're also messed up with loose Stones creating a trip hazard. Since we were doing the wall and brush concrete, we capped all of the steps with concrete as well to clean those up.
The new wall was a 10" thick wall, with weep holes and backfilled with gravel for drainage.
In the end we trimmed off the existing artificial turf to form up to the new wall, leaving a clean and complete backyard enviroment.
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