Retaining Walls That Hold Their Ground

We overbuild. That's the simplest way to put it. Most contractors in the Willamette Valley cut corners on drainage, and in a valley that gets as much rain as ours, that's a mistake you'll pay for down the road. Every retaining wall we build gets a minimum 6-inch compacted gravel base, a drain pipe with outlets no more than every 40 feet, and a full crushed rock drain column behind the wall. We build every wall to meet or exceed manufacturer recommendations. No exceptions.

We start every project with an on-site visit. We walk the property with you, talk through the design, discuss whether you need steps to get from the lower level to the upper level, and figure out if a fence or guardrail makes sense for your situation. If your wall is going to be over 48 inches, it needs to be engineered. That's code, not a suggestion. But here's what we do differently: before you spend money on engineering, we give you a realistic budget number. We've built enough walls that we can pretty accurately predict what an engineer is going to require and what it's going to cost. If you want to move forward, we get the engineering done (that typically takes one to two weeks) and then we submit a final estimate for your approval. No surprises.