Concrete services
Retaining Walls in the Chicagoland Area
A retaining wall does a structural job and a visual one at the same time: it holds back soil that wants to move, and it turns an awkward slope into usable, level yard. We build walls to take out a grade change, terrace a sloped lot, raise a planting bed, or give a patio a finished edge that doubles as seating.
Height, soil and what is above and below the wall all change how it has to be built, so this is one to look at in person. The estimate is free and it is the fastest way to find out what your slope actually needs.
What we cover
Retaining Walls We Take On
- Grade-change and terracing walls
- Raised beds and planter walls
- Seat walls around patios and fire-pit areas
- Steps integrated into a wall
- Drainage behind the wall
- Repair or replacement of failing walls
What makes the difference
Drain it or it moves
Drainage stone and a path for water to escape behind the wall are what keep hydrostatic pressure from doing the damage.
Base course sets everything
Every course above follows the first. Time spent getting the base level and compacted is never wasted.
Height changes the engineering
Taller walls carry much greater load, and may need stepping, terracing or a permit. We will tell you which applies to yours.
Serving the greater Chicagoland area
A wall is a drainage project first
Nearly every retaining wall that leans, bulges or fails did so because water got behind it and had nowhere to go. Saturated soil is dramatically heavier than dry soil, and when that load freezes it pushes harder still. The gravel, the drain and the backfill behind a wall are not optional extras — they are the parts doing the work.
The other half is the base. A wall built on a proper compacted footing stays in line; one set on loose soil starts moving the first spring. Both are decided before the first block or form goes in, which is why we would rather see the site than quote a wall over the phone.
How it works
From First Call to Finished Concrete
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Contact
Send the estimate form or reach out on Facebook with what you are thinking about. Photos of the space help.
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Free Estimate
We come out, measure, and look at your grade and drainage, then give you a free, no-pressure price for the work.
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Schedule
Once you are happy with the number, we lock in dates and tell you what to expect on site and for how long.
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Pour & Finish
We form, pour and finish the work, clean up after ourselves, and tell you exactly how to treat it while it cures.
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Free estimates
Ready for a free estimate on retaining walls?
Tell us what you are thinking about and we will come out, look at the site and price the work — at no charge, anywhere in the greater Chicagoland area.