Retaining Walls
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Retaining Walls
Is your property hilly? Does the terrain dip and dive from different heights; well chances are you have a retaining wall. And if you don't have a retaining wall, chances are you may need one! retention walls are used in every type of construction, residential, commercial and even heavy highway construction. So this just proves how important it really is to choose the best concrete contractor Los Angeles has to offer!
Retaining walls will help keep soil will it needs to be, and also change the erosion patterns of your land. And when built right or with a decorative block, retaining walls can really bring a back yard to life!
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There are multiple reasons and uses of a retaining wall. Using them around the home or yard is mostly for keeping soils and the earth from spilling over. They can help divert any type of water issues you may be having with current homes foundation (if you are experiencing significant foundation issues, call a foundation contractor, Los Angeles is full of them, or call us!). When your land is pitched towards your homes current foundation, this can spell trouble. We use your own back yards terrain to install a proper retention wall to make sure the water misses your homes foundation. This will keep your house safe for years to come.
If you are looking for more a DIY project, remember the blocks alone will cost in the range of $1.25-$4 per block. When installing multiple coarses of block over a long run, this number can add up fast. Also make sure to have weeping holes as to let some water coming through in order not to undermine the retention wall. Keeping these factors in mind, and thinking of how much a retaining wall costs, oftentimes it may be a better idea to leave it to the professionals! Poured concrete walls can cost around $13-$18 per square foot, not taking into account any type of excavation to avoid local frost lines and removing rooted trees that may be in the way.
Why do i need a retaining wall?
Stability: If you are considering building a raised garden or maybe even a deck, a retaining wall will help make sure you soil is even but it will also stabilize the ground and make the soil more resistant to erosion. Maintaining any type of garden at a slope would be a fools errand, and the same would be true of any deck or home addition. A retaining wall, Los Angeles residents especially, can help bring that area stability.
Prevent Erosion: When heavy rain hits your yard, it isn't uncommon for soils to erode and start to wash away. A sturdy block retaining wall can slow down or even stop this entire process.
Curb Appeal: Any retaining wall Los Angeles has will always be style first. A well placed retaining wall add a lot of elegance and also some serious sophistication to your landscaping. If you are in the market to sell your home or even just boost the look for your own enjoyment, you may want to look into a strong retaining wall.
Design: Aside from their functional purposes, block walls can be installed purely to boos the aesthetic appeal of the yard or landscaping. They can be used to create depth, or break up the landscaping.
Types of Retaining wall
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Gravity Retaining wall: These are the most basic of all retaining walls, the gravity retaining walls do exactly what you think they would do, use gravity to hold themselves in place, based on sheer weight and mass. These can be made with bricks, pavers, concrete blocks, timbers. Most will be shorter walls and require no footer, although some may require a bit more.
Sheet Piling: These are a very basic type of walls that are used when space is an issue. They essentially are pilings that are driven into the ground because space to erect anything out of masonry is scare. They tend to be wood pilings, or steel |
Cantilevered Wall: Sometimes these can be referred to as a reinforced retaining wall due to the steel bars that run through the masonry or retaining wall. They are affixed to a slab foundation that goes under the soil the wall is holding up in a sort of 'L' shape. Weight from the above wall holds the entire slab down so the wall cannot tip forward. These walls tend to also carry vertical wings to the foundation that provide additional strength and rigidity.
Anchored Wall: Anchored retaining walls will allow a wall to have a different type of front. They are as the name suggest anchored by cables. They are mechanically driven into the ground by pressurized concrete or other means. This method can be used to provide additional support to any option that we have mentioned above, ask any of the best concrete contractor Los Angeles has to offer and they will tell you the same thing!