Rock & retaining walls
Rock & Retaining Wall Installation
Rock and retaining walls for commercial and residential sites, built by the same crew that cuts the slope behind them. Cleanly installed, built to spec, and finished to look great.
01The job
A wall is only as good as the dirt work behind it.
The block is the part everyone sees. The cut, the base and the drainage behind it are what keep it standing.
We’re an excavation company first, so the same crew handles the whole wall: the cut, the base, the drainage, setting the wall and the backfill. No handoff between a dirt crew and a wall crew, and nobody to point at but us.
Cut, base, drainage, wall, backfill
02What’s included
The whole wall, from the cut to the last course.
In the order the work happens on site. Hire us for one step or the whole list.
The plan
Site-specific design where it’s required, followed as drawn.
Excavation & base
Cut to the wall line, with a base built to the plan.
Setting the wall
Rock or block set by machine, course by course.
Drainage
Drain rock and crushed-rock backfill behind the wall.
Backfill & compaction
Placed and compacted as the wall goes up.
Terraces, stairs & corners
Tiered walls, stairs and clean corners where the site calls for them.
03Featured wall system
Verti-Block: stacked stone that goes in fast.
One wall system we install a lot is Verti-Block, a precast, hollow-core retaining wall block with a real stacked-stone face. It’s made right here in Vancouver by our sister company, Natrix Precast, so supply and installation stay in the family.
- A premium stacked-stone look with deep relief
- Gravity walls up to 14 feet without reinforcement
- Built-in drainage through the hollow core
- Set by machine with smaller equipment and less excavation than many block systems
- Stocked locally by Natrix Precast
?Straight answers
Rock & retaining wall questions
All FAQs →What kinds of retaining walls do you build?
Rock and block retaining walls for commercial and residential projects, including the excavation, base, drainage and backfill behind them. One system we install a lot is Verti-Block, made in Vancouver by our sister company, Natrix Precast.
Where does Verti-Block come from?
Verti-Block is made in Vancouver, WA by our sister company, Natrix Precast, and stocked locally year-round.
How tall can a Verti-Block wall be?
Verti-Block gravity walls go up to 14 feet without reinforcement. Taller walls use geogrid reinforcement and site-specific engineering.
Do I need an engineer for my wall?
Retaining walls need to be designed for the specific site by a licensed engineer where required. We build to the engineered plan, and Natrix Precast can help with design and estimating.
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