Wood strip fills driveway crack. Staff Writer. The Columbus Dispatch. Q: My concrete driveway has eight large slabs. ... They can be in flat slabs, retaining walls, foundation walls and steps.

We noticed that many of the properties had bulging retaining walls. We learned that it was due to the area’s geology and soil composition, and unfortunately, it made many homes undesirable. A local ...

Though wood retaining walls have a shorter lifespan than stone, brick, steel and other solid materials, ... Driveway: $80 per LF; Front yard: $115 per LF; Garden/Landscape: $90 per LF; ...

I want to build a three-foot-high retaining wall behind my house out of pressure-treated wood. Thoughts?—Shawn B., Sioux City, Iowa Go ahead, but do your homework. First, call 811 before you dig ...

At least nothing made of wood lasts forever if you leave it outside. That’s why I have to cart home — or have dumped in my driveway — a load of wood chips every spring. That I hate mowing ...

If you want a timber retaining wall to last as long as possible, buy wood rated for heavy or extreme duty. Barrons Lumber, which has stores in Manassas (571-292-2900; ...

But for ground contact, as in a retaining wall, you need wood labeled UC4. After that, you should see an A, B or C, signifying general use, heavy duty or extreme duty.