When it comes to choosing their next
home remodeling project, many homeowners opt to look outside to the potential
that lay untapped in their yards. Though retaining walls may seem like a project that’s not quite related to home
renovation, they are actually very important to the overall value and
structural stability of many of the homes they surround, and a remodeling
option that can have positive returns. Retaining walls are constructed to hold
soil back and can be made of concrete, interlocking blocks of stone, treated
wood, or other materials. It is recommended that if your retaining wall will be
larger than three feet tall, that you consult a general contractor or engineer as the structure is meant to hold heavy loads
of saturated soil and also impacts how water runoff interacts with the
landscape.
