Q: When we bought our 1942 house nine years ago, it came with a brick retaining wall 35 feet long and 4½-to-5½ feet tall. Holding up the stairs to our front door, it was already leaning to one side, ...

When it comes to landscaping, retaining walls are a hardworking go-to option. They hold back soil, prevent erosion, and even create terraced levels in sloped yards. Many homeowners opt to use brick ...

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 — ...

Product types include poured concrete walls, gravity walls, cantilever retaining walls, gravity poured walls, gabions, crib retaining walls, welded wire walls, plantable walls, and pre-cast walls.

Retaining walls built of stone or brick are the traditional style and usually blend nicely into their surrounding landscape. The question is, though: are these really the best materials for the job ...

A man building the foundations for a retaining wall in a residential backyard. - Warchi/Getty Images When it comes to landscaping, retaining walls are a hardworking go-to option. They hold back soil, ...