If your home is on a slope, try this beginner-friendly DIY retaining wall project to prevent erosion and add a creative visual element to your yard.

You can buy retaining wall blocks at Home Depot for as little at 60 cents each, and spend up to $3 each for larger and nicer blocks. You’ll need a shovel, mallet, hand tamper, wheelbarrow, yard ...

Retaining walls hold back soil on a slope that would move were the wall not there. They are more susceptible to deterioration as the season changes and the weather becomes warmer, officials said.

“Ever see a wall leaning forward, being pushed over from the top? That’s a sign of poor drainage ... Even with lots of correctly installed drainage around your retaining wall, if the soil on the other ...

No one was injured, but the failure of the retaining wall and slope led to the destruction of two homes. Edge Homes, the developer of the homes were still investigating the cause of the collapse.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The scene on Monday, April 24, 2023, where two homes located at 2463 and 2477 E Springtime Road collapsed into the adjacent canyon on Saturday.

Also, the top of a slope will be very well-drained while the bottom will tend to be moister, ... Retaining walls are needed for slopes greater than 35 degrees.

Colorado Department of Transportation crews are racing to complete rockfall mitigation and replace a retaining wall on U.S.