GARDEN RETAINING WALLS

Garden Retaining Walls

Garden retaining walls serve two main purposes: they prevent elevated soil from eroding, and they beautify an outdoor area. As attractive as garden retaining walls may be, and as helpful as they are, retaining walls don’t do homeowners any favors if they fail because of poor design and construction.

The number one reason that retaining walls fail is poor drainage or no drainage. You would be surprised how often we see failed walls where either the do-it-yourselfer or an unqualified installer created a garden wall system without any drainage. Think about that. You KNOW that it will rain and that water will seep down into the ground. And water always seeks a way out. If there is not an effective system in place to capture, channel, and move rain water through the wall, water will find its own way between the stones. And along the way, it will take dirt with it. Eventually, there will be a hollowed out place and that’s where lawns go when they sink. And what causes walls to bend, bow, crumble, and fall.

But our walls drain and will not fail. Guaranteed. How can we be so confident? We’ve installed hundreds of retaining walls and we know that the key to doing good work is to carefully consider soil conditions prior to getting started. And use the appropriate size drains that will handle the volume of water that typically falls in your microclimate yard. Our prep work will provide you with a firm foundation that drains well.

Secondly, retaining walls aren’t just about drainage — they’re also about appearance. We create a beautiful garden retaining walls using natural stone boulder. This long-lasting, high quality material can withstand Cleveland’s extreme temperature variations while still appearing quite stunning. You can even install colorful plantings between boulder spaces to enhance the wall’s visual appeal.

We also offer Unilock Segmental Concrete Wall Systems, which are no less beautiful than natural stone boulder and represent another one of our specialties.

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