Retaining wall construction in Wichita Falls TX - a wall that holds your slope
Soil washing down the yard or an old wall leaning out? We build retaining walls that hold the ground and send water away.
Do you need a retaining wall on your sloped yard?
We build retaining walls in Wichita Falls that hold back the soil on a slope. Wet soil pushes harder than dry soil, so a well-built wall is one that keeps that load in check and keeps your yard where it is.
Most folks call when a slope keeps slumping after rain, an old timber wall is rotting out, or they want a flat spot in a yard that runs downhill. We do that work across the city and the cities around it, including Burkburnett and Iowa Park. The price moves with the wall's length and height, the material, how much digging and base prep the slope needs, and how much drainage goes in. The schedule turns on that prep, the weather and any city permit the job calls for. If you already have a stone or brick wall that's mostly sound, masonry restoration may be all it needs, and I'll tell you so. Your written estimate puts a real figure on your own wall.
How do you know your slope needs a retaining wall?
A retaining wall usually comes up because the ground is moving or water is going where it shouldn't. Here's what folks tend to notice first, with or without a wall there now.
Dirt and mulch wash onto your walk or patio after every hard rain, so the slope isn't holding.
An old timber or railroad tie wall feels soft or split, which usually means rot has set in.
Your wall leans out at the top or bulges in the middle, usually from pressure building up behind it.
Water seeps through the face or pools at the base after storms because it has nowhere better to go.
Cracks open in the ground just above the wall, which often means the soil behind it is moving.
You want a level spot for a patio, garden or play area on a yard that slopes.
If a wall leans a little further each season or a slope keeps sliding after rain, call before the next wet spell, because water only adds to the load.
What happens when you call about a retaining wall in Wichita Falls?
I come out to every retaining wall job myself and give you the estimate, then I work right beside our crew while the wall goes up. Here's how it runs from your call to the final walk.
Call and pick a time
When you call or send the form, I'll set up a time to come out and see the slope with you. If you can, have a rough idea of how long and how tall you picture the wall.
Look at the slope together
I'll ask what you want the wall to do, look at where water comes from and where it can go, and talk through what I see. You get a written estimate with a plain answer on what the job really needs, and if it's smaller than you feared, I'll say so.
Handle permits, then build
Once you say go, we take care of any city paperwork and have underground lines marked before anybody digs. Then we dig, set the base, build the wall and backfill it with drainage behind.
Walk the finished wall
Before we call it finished, we walk the wall with you and show you how water will leave the slope. We clean up the site before we go.
Get a written estimate for your retaining wall
Send the wall's rough length and height with photos of the slope and any nearby creek. We'll reply within one business day to set up a free estimate at your home, with no pressure to book.
- Call
- (940) 298-1133
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM
Block, timber and stone for retaining walls
Concrete block is what I'd pick for most walls. Block units resist cracking, and they won't splinter or decay the way treated timbers or railroad ties do. So if you're weighing a timber wall against block, ask yourself how long you want the wall to last before you're tearing it out again. Every wall we build is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
A national block wall installation guide advises checking the local code before you build a wall of any size, even a short garden wall along a flower bed, so you can judge whether the job needs engineering. That's worth knowing before you settle on a design, and it's one of the things we'll go over together at the estimate.
Block doesn't have to look plain. Matching new work to what's already on the house matters more to me than anything, so I'll walk you through finishes that sit right with your brick or stone. If the wall is leveling a spot for a patio, think about whether you'd like a fire feature there too, and our fireplace installation work covers that.
Retaining wall questions from Wichita Falls homeowners
How much does a retaining wall cost in Texas?
Retaining wall construction in Texas usually costs about $30 to $39 per square foot of wall, as a statewide figure. That's the going rate across the state, not our price, and your wall's height, length, material and drainage work all move it. Your estimate gives you a written figure for your own wall.
Who issues construction permits in Wichita Falls?
Wichita Falls Building Inspections issues permits, and the city says construction work there needs the correct permits and licenses. The same office inspects work for building code and licenses and registers contractors, so it's fair to ask anyone you hire about that city registration. We're fully licensed and insured, and when your wall calls for a permit, we take care of the application and line up the inspections.
How do I keep water from building up behind a retaining wall?
Send as much water away from the wall as you can, because water adds load, washes out soil and weakens the ground around it. The gravel and drain pipe behind a block wall back that plan up, but they shouldn't be the main way water leaves. Giving water a way out is where most of my thinking goes on any wall we build.
How long does it take to build a block retaining wall?
A block industry manual says an experienced crew of three or four typically builds 300 to 500 square feet of block wall a day. That pace covers the stacking alone, so clearing, digging and base prep add to it and the full job runs longer. I'll talk through the schedule for your wall when I come out.
Can I build a retaining wall near a creek in Wichita Falls?
Usually not right beside it, because counties and cities may set buffers or easements along creeks and other natural water courses, and retaining walls typically aren't permitted inside them. If your yard backs up to a creek, send us a photo with your request so we can plan around it from the first visit.
What causes a retaining wall to lean in clay soil?
Swelling clay behind a wall can be one cause. Research on walls set on deep concrete shafts warns that clay swelling could raise the pressure on a wall after it's built. When that clay dries and shrinks, the wall could slowly creep outward with each wet and dry cycle, which is one more reason we plan for water first.
Other masonry work that pairs with a wall
Masonry restoration
Weathered brick or stone on the house or older garden walls can be repaired and repointed so the new work blends right into the old.
Fireplace installation
Once a wall gives you a flat terrace, an outdoor fireplace can turn it into a spot you'll actually use on cool North Texas evenings.
Call about your slope before the next rain
We answer seven days a week, so call (940) 298-1133 or send a few photos through our contact form, and I'll come look at it with you.
Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM