Austin Retaining Walls

With all the slopes in the hill country retaining walls are a must. Retaining walls can increase the usable surface of your property by tierring or terracing. Retaining walls can be constructed with natural materials such as boulders or chopped stone. They can be constructed with the dry stack method or mortared depending on the height and load bearing weight. Most retaining walls are constructed with masonry joints for strength. Proper drainage is also an important element of a good retaining wall. If there is water that can back up behind the wall then it has to be diverted through a series of pipes and gravel catch basins. Weep holes are good but if there is any chance that a large amount of moisture could build up behind the wall and it is of significant height then proper drainage should be addressed.