Retaining walls built of stone or brick are the traditional style and usually blend nicely into their surrounding landscape. The question is, though: are these really the best materials for the ...

A retaining wall can offer both functional and aesthetic benefits for your yard. Here's the lowdown on the two different types of concrete retaining walls.

Q: I have two deteriorating (but still standing) retaining walls made of timber and two even worse, leaning cinder-block retaining walls. I was planning to replace them all eventually, but to ...

Retaining walls help create more usable flat space in a sloped yard, and concrete materials ensure it’s built to last. Building a block wall yourself isn’t exactly easy, but the steps are ...

But many homeowners are opting for segmental concrete block retaining walls because they cost less and their appearance has improved. “You can get them tumbled and weathered, ...

Q: I have two deteriorating (but still standing) retaining walls made of timber and two even worse — i.e., leaning — cinder block retaining walls.I was planning to replace them all eventually ...

Concrete block retaining walls need to be reinforced. This means reinforcing rods need to be installed that tie into the footing, and these rods must be surrounded by a concrete grout in the ...

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But many homeowners are opting for segmental concrete-block retaining walls because they cost less and their appearance has improved. When the blocks first hit the scene 20 years ago, ...

First, concrete block retaining walls do not have a footing and therefore can be constructed only to a maximum height of four feet, although this is not true of other concrete walls.