Concrete will allow you to build curves, angles, or staircases into the retaining wall design with a minimum of difficulty. Good looks. Say goodbye to the boring gray concrete of yesteryear.

These new wall systems, which employ mortarless concrete technology, are ideal for residential products. They are so strong that they are commonly used in commercial and industrial applications ...

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 ...

Rockwood, a mortar-less concrete manufacturing company, has made it easy to incorporate green-living techniques into your landscaping plans. Eco-Block is the first retaining-wall system made from ...

At first, Cornerstone's retaining wall business started out slow, but by the second year business had picked up. Parrish estimates that in 2008, Sure Stone walls made over $500,000 in sales, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A concrete retaining wall can last about 50 to 100 years, after which the degraded material must be hauled away for recycling or disposal, and fresh concrete manufactured to rebuild.