Tearing out old retaining walls and replacing them.
Tearing out these old rotted wood retaining walls was no small task. After removing nearly 100 used railroad ties we then regarded the area as needed. The client wanted the same style of walls so once the demolition was completed; the walls were rebuilt using new railroad ties. 6ft pieces of rebar were driven through the walls. Penetrating a couple feet into the ground to make sure the walls could hold back the heavy load. After the retaining walls were up we lined the areas with weed barrier and created large rock beds. Drainage zones were created to direct gutter water underground away from the house and walls. Adding over 20 tons of river rock really brightened up this heavily wooded lot during night time. It created a very calm vibe when the moonlight reflected off the rocks.
Retaining walls are relatively rigid walls that support soil laterally so that it can be retained at different levels on the two sides. Retaining walls restrain soil to a slope that it would not naturally hold. They are used to bound soils between two different elevations often in areas of terrain possessing undesirable slopes or in areas where the landscape needs to be shaped severely and engineered for more specific purposes like hillside farming or roadway overpasses. A retaining wall that retains soil on the backside and water on the frontside is called a seawall or a bulkhead. (source)
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