Retaining Walls

Gardendale's rolling topography means a lot of properties have grade changes that need to be addressed before a driveway, patio, or yard can be properly used — a cut slope behind a new home, a drop-off along a property line, or a hillside lot in Trussville or Clay where flat usable space is limited. We build retaining walls that hold back soil, create level space, and prevent the erosion that's common on North Jefferson County's clay when a slope is left unsupported.

Every structural retaining wall starts with proper footing design and engineered drainage behind the wall — without that drainage, hydrostatic pressure from Alabama's rainfall builds up behind the wall and causes it to fail over time. We handle poured concrete and CMU block retaining walls, from small garden and landscape walls to taller structural walls that support driveways, patios, or the home site itself.

The part of a retaining wall you don't see determines how long it lasts. That means a footing sized to the wall height and soil load, reinforcement and grouted cores where the design calls for it, gravel backfill with a drain line so hydrostatic pressure can't build up behind the wall, and weep holes to let water escape. We build every Gardendale-area retaining wall to that standard so it holds through years of Alabama rainfall instead of leaning or failing.

We install retaining walls across Gardendale and the surrounding North Jefferson County communities we serve — from Gardendale to Trussville. See every service area we cover, or request a free estimate to get started.