Every retaining walls visit
- Excavation and bench cut into the slope
- Compacted leveling pad set below finish grade
- Block or natural stone laid to line and batter
- Clear stone backfill and drain outlet
- Geogrid reinforcement where wall height calls for it
- Caps, steps and topsoil restoration
Block or natural stone
Block gives you a crisp line and a capped seat height. Natural limestone and boulders suit wooded and rolling lots where a straight manufactured line would look out of place.
- Block for clean geometry, tight radius curves and capped tops
- Limestone outcrop and boulder walls for a rougher, natural edge
- Tiered walls when one tall wall is more than the slope needs
Water behind the wall
Waukesha County clay holds water, and water is what pushes a wall out. Drainage is part of the build, not an option line.
- Clear stone chimney behind the block
- Perforated drain daylighted at the low end
- Surface grade above the wall pitched to shed water
Booking retaining walls
Measure the slope
We shoot grades and figure out wall height, setback and whether one wall or two makes sense.
Price the build
You get the material, the height and the drainage detail in writing before we start.
Cut and stack
Bench the hillside, set the base course level, build up, backfill and restore the yard.
Retaining Walls, Natural Stone and Block in your town
Why people book Elevated Landscape Services
The base is where the money goes
Anyone can set stone on top. Nineteen years on heavy equipment is what makes the excavation, compaction and drainage right underneath it.
One crew, start to finish
One in-house crew means the person who saw your yard on day one is still on it at the end.
Dirt and stone from one contractor
Grading, site prep and hardscaping under one number, so nobody is pointing at somebody else when the water sits in the wrong place.
Waukesha County only
We stay inside the county we are based in. Short drives mean we get to the job and back to it.
Retaining Walls questions
Can you rebuild a wall that is already leaning?
Usually. We take it apart, find out why it moved (almost always base or drainage), fix that and rebuild. Sometimes the existing stone can be reused.
How tall can a wall be?
Height limits and permit requirements vary by municipality, and taller walls need reinforcement. We tell you at the estimate what your wall needs.
If a slope is eating your yard or an old wall is leaning, call and we will come look. Get a free estimate.
Call (262) 719-9730 or send the details and we will come look at the site.