Another advantage of CMU retaining walls is their flexibility. Where a crack is typically a death sentence for a poured wall, a damaged concrete block is easy enough to replace.

Poured concrete foundations also require reinforcing steel if you want the walls to resist the horizontal forces of wet soil. Another key point to remember is that foundation walls buried in the ...

Retaining walls cost between $1,000 and $10,000 for a typical 4-foot by 25-foot wall or around $5,500 on average. ... Poured concrete costs between $23 and $45 per square foot on average.

Choice.There are three basic types of concrete retaining wall installation: concrete blocks, precast concrete panels, or poured-in-place concrete. This allows you the flexibility to choose the ...

The walls can exceed 25 feet in height. Segmental retaining walls have been used in this country for more than 20 years. The technology is really quite old, just the materials are new.

Poured concrete foundations also require reinforcing steel if you want the walls to resist the horizontal forces of wet soil. Another key point to remember is that foundation walls buried in the ...

A good retaining wall is an unlikely combination of designs–basically a strong wall full of holes. It has to be strong enough to hold back earth that can exert tremendous pushing force. It al… ...

Q: A long poured-concrete retaining wall was installed when our home was built 13 years ago. We have come to discover that the home and wall were built using poor methods. Do we have to tear down ...

Rich Kubica, owner of K-Wall Poured Walls, LLC has spent his entire life in the concrete foundation and wall business. Like most futurists who have the foresight to take on radical ideas, he ...