Retaining wall installation · Wayne County, NY
Retaining Walls
A retaining wall holds back soil where the ground changes height. Done right, it creates flat, usable space on a slope and keeps a hillside where it belongs. We build retaining walls with the excavation, base, drainage and backfill that keep them standing straight.
- Based in
- Wayne County, NY →
- Spec. section
- 32 32 00 · Retaining walls
- Hours
- Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.Mon–Fri 9–5
- Call Cody
- 585-649-2058
Scope · Retaining Walls
Retaining wall work
Excavation and base
Digging out for the wall and building a compacted stone base beneath it.
Wall construction
Building the wall to the height and layout the project needs.
Drainage behind the wall
Drainage stone and pipe so water doesn't build up pressure behind the wall.
Backfill and compaction
Filling behind the wall in layers so it doesn't settle or push outward.
Grading above and below
Shaping the ground so water doesn't run over the top or pool at the base.
Failed wall replacement
Removing leaning or collapsing walls and rebuilding them properly.
From the jobsite
Retaining Walls photos
Approach
Most of a good wall is buried
Retaining walls rarely fail because of the face you see. They fail because of what's behind and under them: no compacted base, no drainage, or backfill that holds water. Wet soil is heavy, and in our climate freezing water adds even more pressure.
That's why most of the effort goes into the parts that end up buried. Taller walls, or walls holding up a driveway or a structure, may need an engineered design, and we'll tell you if yours does. Water above and below the wall matters as much as the wall itself, which is where drainage work comes in.
FAQ · Retaining Walls
Common questions
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What material should my wall be?
It depends on the height, the look you want and your budget. We'll go over options that suit your site in the estimate.
How tall can a retaining wall be?
Short landscape walls are straightforward. Taller walls, or walls supporting a driveway, building or steep slope, often need an engineered design and sometimes a permit. Check your town's requirements, and we'll flag it if your wall needs that.
My wall is leaning. Can it be fixed?
Sometimes a section can be rebuilt. Often a leaning wall has to be taken down and rebuilt with a proper base and drainage. We'll look at it and tell you which.
Does a retaining wall need drainage?
Almost always. Without it, water builds up behind the wall and pushes on it, especially when it freezes.
Can you regrade the yard at the same time?
Yes. Building the wall and grading the areas above and below it in the same job usually gives the best result.
Service area · Wayne County, NY
Where we work
We build retaining walls for homes and properties across Wayne County, including sloped lots along the Lake Ontario shore in Williamson, Ontario and Sodus.
- Newark
- Lyons
- Palmyra
- Macedon
- Ontario
- Williamson
- Sodus
- Wolcott
- Walworth
- Marion
- Clyde
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Project intake
Get an estimate
Tell us what you're planning and where. We reply during business hours. Photos of the site help us give you a better first answer.
- Call Cody
- 585-649-2058
- Hours
- Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Service area
- Based in Wayne County, NYServing surrounding communities. Service areas