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April 2, 2013

Published by on April 2, 2013

Old Wood Retaining Wall Replace In Lafayette CA

INTRODUCTION This retaining wall project took place in Lafayette, CA in Contra Costa County off Highway 24. One of nine counties of the San Francisco Bay Area. We gave an estimate on this project in 2010. At that time the previous client was looking to sell the house and do a quick retaining wall repair job. Long story short, the client sold the house and gave our information to the new homeowners. So to that client thank you. To the new homeowners thank you as well. PROJECT AND DESIGN: The project was pretty simple. Customer had a failing retaining wall in […]

March 15, 2013

Published by on March 15, 2013

Retaining Wall Construction Solutions San Ramon

Introduction This retaining wall construction project took place in San Ramon, California in the Windemere development. PROJECT AND DESIGN The project was a pretty simple design that the customer presented, together with some input from us.The design consisted of two tiered retaining wall system along with a 1,200 sq.ft of cobble stone pavers. THE CHALLENGES As with any retaining wall construction project challenges present themselves. 1. Remove approximately 100 yards of clay soil before the rain came. 2. Remove all of the dirt through a 3’6″ gate opening, which could not be removed. It was a good thing our bobcat MT-52 […]

February 15, 2013

Published by on February 15, 2013

How to Build a Retaining Wall in the San Francisco Bay Area

THE FUNNY THING ABOUT BUILDING A RETAINING WALL Remember retaining walls have to be strong enough to hold back the soil behind them. How to build a retaining wall depends upon many factors. Will the retaining wall have to support a heavy vehicle? a building? or just leveling out the yard? In some parts of California frost must also be addressed when building a retaining wall. Building a retaining wall is simple in theory. Of course there are some things one should consider. 1. Do I have the right tools? (YOU WILL NEED MORE THEN A SHOVEL) 2. Are my […]