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Information about Retaining Walls
Retaining walls provide multiple levels of functionality to your landscape or property. They are crucial in preventing soil erosion in areas with dramatic slopes, they can also serves as an area for further beautification of the landscape like flower or shrub beds and add a texural element to your overall design. Below are the basic types of retaining walls and explanations for each:
Gravity Wall
Gravity Walls are the most widely-used type of retaining walls because their weight is used to hold back soil. Trenches are made in the soil to hold the wall in place, sometimes a concrete footer is placed depending on how tall the wall is and how much earth is being held back.
Cantilevered Wall
Cantilivered walls invlove pouring a concrete layer under the ground that is re-inforced with steel bars in many cases. The retaining wall itself is then fixed to the base for optimal support. Many larger commercial walls are constructed this way.
Anchored Wall
Achored walls are held in place by a cable that holds the front of the wall. The cable is then stabilized even futher into the ground using concrete.
Piling Wall
Piling walls are usable when the soil is soft and the impact of erosion or earth movement is less. Sheet piling walls can be made of metal, wood or vinyl and are directly installed into the soil. Most structures need to be anchored into the soil so that at least 1/3rd of the structure is underground.
- Retaining walls can be constructed with a variety of materials ranging from concrete blocks, pavers, natural stone and even large boulders. Selecting the right media and structure type is an important part of landscape design. If you have any questions about retaining walls or other landscape design features we provide, please reach out to our Landscaping professionals today and we will be happy to assist you.
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