Retaining Walls

Mandated by Law

The building codes mandate that property owners are legally responsible and could be held liable for any damage caused by unstable soil on their property. So, if you have a hillside property, then you are responsible for ensuring that the soil on the slope on your property is effectively restrained with retaining walls. The last thing you want is to be fined by city inspectors because you were found to be in violation of building codes.

Practical Uses & Property Aesthetics

Prices in urban areas across Los Angeles are sky-high. This has forced a substantial section of the population to move to steeper or hillside areas. While the view can be to-die-for, hillside properties are limited when it comes to the availability of usable flat-surfaces.

By building retaining walls property owners can expand their building area for practical needs such as a parking lot, a garden, or a pool. Beyond the practical purpose, retaining walls can be designed and engineered to extend aesthetic or landscape value to your property.

Safety Concerns

Heavy rains or water draining in hillsides can easily trigger a landslide – unless the soil is effectively secured via retaining walls. In other words, without retaining walls, there is no way to stem or stop a landslide from happening.

Retaining walls can help in stopping a landslide if the slope has become unstable. Retaining walls can prevent the earth from eroding and eventually leaving your building foundation vulnerable.