It may be fixable, or not. Here's why retaining walls fail, and what to do about it if yours is looking questionable.

You have two options for building a retaining wall with concrete. If you're set on getting the job done yourself without professional assistance, using concrete blocks is the way to go.

That’s where cantilever retaining walls come in. This option comes with thin slabs called stems that offer extra support for heavier materials like masonry stone, blocks or concrete. Most ...

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 ...

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The wall can get thinner as the wall gains height. Concrete block retaining walls need to be reinforced. This means reinforcing rods need to be installed that tie into the footing, and these rods ...

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: 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 ...