A retaining wall can offer both functional and aesthetic benefits for your yard. Here's the lowdown on the two different types of concrete retaining walls.

Retaining walls built of stone or brick are the traditional style and usually blend nicely into their surrounding landscape. The question is, though: are these really the best materials for the ...

Article continues below this ad Mortar: Mortared retaining walls use materials such as brick, stone or concrete block mortared in place. Such walls normally sit on a poured concrete footing.

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The walls can exceed 25 feet in height. Segmental retaining walls have been used in this country for more than 20 years. The technology is really quite old, just the materials are new.

"Not only are the tire walls as structurally sound as concrete or wood sleeper retaining walls, they are also extremely resilient," he continued.

A concrete retaining wall can last about 50 to 100 years, after which the degraded material must be hauled away for recycling or disposal, and fresh concrete manufactured to rebuild.

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One study found that gabion reduces carbon dioxide emissions by up to 80% compared to a concrete retaining wall. And they help promote recycling when reusing on-site materials like crushed ...