Retaining Walls

In most cases, retaining walls are built to support slopes and to add a certain amount of stability to the entire landscape. Though that is their primary purpose, it is possible to use then in a number of other applications. These can be an important part of your landscape and even more so, if your property is graded and has slopes. These, along with features like treated timber walls, paver patios, flagstone patios and fire pits add a distinctive look to your property and increase its curb appeal. Take a look at these features individually:

Retaining Walls

There are different types of retaining walls, based on the function they serve:

• Piling walls- These are constructed in tight spaces and on land that has softer soil
  
  
• Gravity walls- These are able to resist pressure from behind and are best for holding back slopes and in preventing soil erosion
  
  
• Cantilevered walls- They can hold horizontal pressure extremely well and then convert it into more even, vertical pressure
  
  
• Anchored walls- Any of the above walls can be anchored and they have cable reinforcements which will be anchored into the surrounding rocks & soil