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 ...

If you’re thinking, “My yard gently slopes; I don’t need a retaining wall,” I encourage you to explore how today’s retaining walls add depth and dimension to your landscape, literally ...

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 ...

A&E Ask the Builder: Building a strong retaining wall is not so simple March 14, 2020 Updated Sat., March 14, 2020 at 2:05 p.m. This is a tiny retaining wall, and it failed. It’s leaning, and ...