Q: Tim, I’ve seen quite a few failed retaining walls. Many have bulges or have tipped over. What needs to be done to ensure I only do mine one time? I’ve seen photos of walls hundreds of years old ...
Question: Everyone in my subdivision uses man-made blocks for the retaining walls they installed on the sloping parts of their yards. I do not like the look of these concrete blocks and want to use ...
Q.I'm lucky and have lots of medium to larger rock on my lot that can be easily harvested. I want to build a stackable rock retaining wall that will be about 3 feet tall and hold back that amount of ...
Using a deadman retaining wall, you can build a crosstie retaining wall for a simple, economical way to terrace uneven ground and reduce dirt erosion. Dirt is not exempt from the law of gravity. It ...
More and more, people are taking up gardening to supplement their groceries with healthful, homegrown produce, but yard space sometimes is a problem. However, a raised-bed planter can be tucked into ...
Retaining walls can do more than add a polished look to your landscape. They also help tame slopes, reduce soil erosion, and even create usable garden beds or extra seating areas. In fact, when ...
The Mahogany Central Beach site is a new lake community in the city of Calgary. It’s the site of Calgary’s largest freshwater lake and includes lake and beach-front access. Developers were having the ...
Here's a great way to save money and steady some land. Old tyres make for inexpensive building material. If you are building a retaining wall out of them, you'll avoid the use of concrete or wood. You ...
Humans have been building retaining walls for thousands of years to create flat, or gently sloping, terraces on hillsides. A lot of my readers have them on their own property – or need to build one – ...