Building Your Retaining Wall

Retaining walls are used when soil has to be displaced to separate two different sections of land so they have two different soil levels. Basement walls for a house are considered a retaining wall but in general retaining walls are free standing walls that will be used to finish an excavation project where soil was moved out of the way to establish a flat surface. This might be needed for paving a walk on a property on hilly terrain, or setting up a driveway on an uneven section of land. Once the land is removed a retaining wall will be set into place to allow the project to be completed. Retaining walls can also be used for major projects such as building a roadway or flattening fields so that crops can be planted and harvested. Whatever the project might be if it involves getting a flat surface out of an uneven terrain you’ll find retaining walls being constructed.

Retaining walls can be a labour intensive and expensive project so if you believe you’re in need of a retaining wall you should go on-line and look around to find construction and renovation companies in your area that handle making retaining walls. You’re going to want to find licensed experts such as Confined Cut Earthmoving Melbourne who have done such projects in the past and can come to your property and give you a no obligation estimate on exactly how much it time it will take and exactly how much it will cost to get your project complete. Compare quotes and do a little research on the reviews each company has before you make a decision. A retaining wall is going to last for decades and you want to make sure the people installing your retaining wall are the absolute best for the job.

You’ll want to ask the construction companies exactly what kind of retaining wall are they thinking of installing. There are many different shapes and sizes of retaining walls and they all have different costs. You’re going to want to find the best wall for the best price to handle your job. In general for a project line a driveway renovation you’re going to be looking at a gravity wall or a cantilever wall to keep the soil where you want it to be and get your driveway paved and put into place. These walls generally depend on their mass to keep the soil from moving them.

Gravity walls are thick walls molded from concrete, stone, or other materials and hold their place having a thick base that prevents the pressure from the soil from overwhelming them. These walls are anchored into the earth many feet below the surface of the cleared out section of land so that they hold their structural integrity. A cantilever wall is much the same but it has the added benefit of an anchor base that is bored into the soil that further secures the wall into place. These walls cost a bit extra due to the extra materials so check around to see if you really need one or if a common gravity wall will do the job just as good.