Anyone with a strong back can stack up a bunch of blocks and build a pretty retaining wall. But it takes skill and planning ...

Retaining walls can level a sloped yard, prevent erosion and look beautiful! Check out these distinctive retaining wall ideas ...

You can buy retaining wall blocks at Home Depot for as little at 60 cents each, and spend up to $3 each for larger and nicer blocks. You’ll need a shovel, mallet, hand tamper, wheelbarrow, yard ...

Retaining walls cost between $1,000 and $10,000 for a typical 4-foot by 25-foot wall or around $5,500 on average. The overall costs depend on the dimensions of your particular wall, the wall style ...

Concrete block retaining walls need to be reinforced. This means reinforcing rods need to be installed that tie into the footing, ... Drainage behind retaining walls also is very important.

2. To avoid soil shifting and damaging the wall, retaining walls should rest on cut or undisturbed ground, not landfill, and have a footing roughly two times the width of the wall and as deep as ...

Household retainer / Whether of wood, mortared materials or interlocking blocks, retaining... SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo. Skip to main content. Newsletters. Home. About SFGATE; ...

Q: I want to build a retaining wall that’s going to look great for years. At my last house, a short retaining wall I had around a patio started to lean out toward the lawn. The wall was but 10 ...

I would construct a retaining wall about 15?feet away from your home on the side where the ground is higher than the top of the foundation. The bottom of the retaining wall, where it meets the ...