Even a small amount of water can degrade retaining walls and foundations, so ensuring proper drainage is a must, one engineer ...

Highlights The typical cost range to build a railroad tie retaining wall falls between $2,000 and $2,400, while the national average cost is $2,200. The main factors that affect the total cost of this ...

When we were in the market for a new home a few years ago, we were looking in a hilly town. We noticed that many of the properties had bulging retaining walls. We learned that it was due to the area’s ...

Last week I wrote about my recent trip to Southern California. I was fortunate to spend time with a dear friend and his wife. I don’t know that I’ve ever met a person who’s more in love with a home ...

NEW YORK - As rain moved through our area, a retaining wall in the Bronx gave way. It happened Wednesday morning in the Mount Hope section. There's an ongoing battle over who's on the hook for repairs ...

Humans have been building retaining walls for thousands of years to create flat, or gently sloping, terraces on hillsides. A lot of my readers have them on their own property — or need to build one — ...

PITTSBURGH — Residents who live in the Lincoln-Lemington section of the City of Pittsburgh are demanding action after a leaning retaining wall started collapsing and crumbling onto their street. But ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — “The whole thing’s about to fall,” said area local Eric Frank, recording lines of cracks in the pavement outside of a Henrico County apartment complex. As a car pulls into ...

So I'm in the market for buying a new house. I see one that I like (nice neighborhood and a private backyard). The house borders a ravine with a stream (hence the privacy), but there is a 4m high ...

The retaining wall that was built behind the homes on Hallwood Place in Fort Washington, Maryland, has failed and cannot be repaired, according to county inspectors. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli) They don’t ...