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Many Unilock retaining walls can be used for this application. Whenever building a retaining wall 39' (1 meter) you should consult a professional enginer.

The Seattle Residential Code (SRC) Sec R105.2 (pg. 4) allows you to build a retaining or rockery wall up to 4’ high, measured from depth of footing, without a building permit. However, other code requirements and development standards may impact your project to the point where a permit is still required. You can contact a permit specialist by phone (see here for phone number and hours), or visit the Applicant Services Center.

TrueGreen Sports, utilizing the services of one of the area's most respected landscape companies, Providence Lawn and Landscape of Manassas, is able to provide you with any landscaping design and installation service your project might require, including natural stone retaining walls, ponds, patios, waterfalls, and all varieties of plantings.

We have 4" Windsor and Border Stone block for borders and garden walls. We have 6" Diamond block for residential landscape walls. We have 8" Vertica Pro, Vertica and Diamond Pro for large commercial walls. Anchor Wall

A permit is not required, however all retaining walls must be no higher than 6 feet and must be a minimum of 3 feet from the property line. Walls that are designed as a fence or barrier require a permit.

You should consider installing retaining walls for erosion prevention. They are also used for the beautification of an area.

All EP Henry Retaining Wall products can be used to build steps. The wall units are used for the riser and the caps for the treads (Bullnose Pavers can also be used for treads). Make sure you pay attention to local codes that dictate the minimum step height, tread depth and hand rail requirements.

If your property contains or is located near wetlands/watercourse or the coast you must obtain a permit from the Conservation Department before you build any type of walls. Walls with or without footings, regardless of construction material and purpose must be located greater than 30’ from the wetland line. Any proposed wall within that distance requires Conservation Commission approval.

Yes, it is important that we visit the site. Apart from the opportunity to meet you, it gives us a chance to survey the site for suitability. If all is well, we will provide you with sealed drawings, together with a fully itemized quotation to show you exactly what we can offer. Our site visits are free and without obligation.

Yes we can. The possible shaping of the retaining walls is somewhat dependent on the materials incorporated into the walls, but some of the products from Belgard and EP Henry make it possible to realize just about any shape.

high as the engineer and the budget allows us to. In seismic areas, we can build two stories, and in non-seismic areas probably more. We have built many rammed earth walls 18 ft. high. There's a cost premium to building second floor rammed earth.

Allan Block walls have been built over 40 feet in height (12.2m). More practical landscape walls, 6 feet in height and under (1.8m), are made easy by following the Allan Block publication Landscape Walls Guide or the Allan Block Installation Guides.

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Figure #4) There is a reason why cracks appear in concrete foundation walls or retaining walls. You may have a problem developing. Sometimes these cracks don’t worsen and sometimes they happen so slowly you don’t notice the subtle progressive change. It is best to have this problem looked at and monitored by an experienced structural contractor and a professional structural engineer.

It’s actually changes in ceiling heights and skylight shafts where we find the most problems. Often times the vertical walls that separate conditioned space from the attic that these ceiling height changes create are not insulated properly, or the insulation falls away from the walls with time.

Avalon Pools can handle all your retaining wall needs. From interlocking block to brick or stone-faced cinder block; from stacked stone to landscape timbers.

Unless you have several hundred thousand dollars to spend, you should probably consider building a radio-controlled airship or a manned hot air balloon instead. If the financial requirements do not deter you, a book called "Building Gas Blimps - A Practical Guide to Building Small Gas Blimps" by Robert J. Recks will provide you with more detail. The book is available for approximately US$80 directly from the author (e-mail r.recks@juno.com).