ServiceMagic Outdoor & Retaining Wall Pros
Retaining walls are outdoor walls used to enclose everything from small home landscaping units to structural units. They can be large and line the driveway or can simply hold a raised planting bed or raised garden. You can even have a wall mural on it. Design options and build options include a variety of styles and sizes including segmental retaining walls, mortarless fencing system or interlocking concrete blocks, and can form curved, straight, or tiered retaining walls. On a large hillside, water drainage can be a problem and you might need to lay a moisture membrane or drain tile to divert the water. Railroad ties and treated landscape timber are the most commonly used wall materials but concrete blocks are the easiest to install and maintain because of rot problems.