Red-bed clay that swells when it's wet. Lots that fall away behind the house. A wall here isn't holding dirt, it's holding a hill that's already trying to move.
Free estimates. Written scope before any work starts.
We've Seen It Before
A wall rarely fails all at once. It leans, then cracks, then bellies. Each one names a different cause.
Most walls fail this way first. Water builds pressure behind a wall with nowhere to drain, and the top course walks outward before anything cracks.
Stair-step cracks mean the base has moved. The block is a symptom; the footing and the soil under it are the problem.
A belly in the face means the reinforcement behind the wall has failed or was never there. Repointing the front does nothing.
Standing water, a soggy terrace, or a spring that shows up after rain. Left alone, this is what takes the wall down.
Our Services
Segmental block, boulder, natural stone and poured concrete. What the wall holds and how the site drains decides the material.
Leaning, cracked, bulging or sliding walls. We find out why it moved before we price the fix.
Learn More →Terracing a slope, levelling a yard, or holding a cut for a patio or driveway. Base and drainage quoted with the wall.
Learn More →Engineered block systems, geogrid reinforcement and a drainage course built in behind. The workhorse residential wall.
Learn More →Large-stone walls set into the slope. Natural on a wooded lot, and forgiving of irregular grades.
Learn More →Cut and dry-laid stone for walls that are part of the front of the house rather than hidden behind it.
Learn More →Reinforced concrete for tall walls, surcharge loads, and anywhere a driveway or structure sits close behind.
Learn More →French drains, wall drains, downspout routing, swales and regrading. Often the actual fix when a wall is only the symptom.
Learn More →Cut, fill, haul-off and site access on tight hillside lots where reaching the wall is half the job.
Learn More →Why Choose Us
Most failed walls in this city were built correctly for somewhere else. The ground here decides whether a wall lasts thirty years or three.
Stone, fabric and an outlet are in the quote, not added later. It's the difference between a wall that lasts and one that leans.
We look at why a wall moved before pricing a rebuild. Rebuilding on the same failed drainage buys the same failure again.
No mowing, no mulch, no driveways. Retaining walls, drainage and the excavation to reach them.
Height, length, material, base depth, drainage and reinforcement, itemised before anything is dug.
Our Process
Four steps, and you see the number before anything is dug.
A picture of a lean or a crack usually tells us more than a paragraph.
On-site, not over the phone. The slope above and below, and where water currently goes.
Itemised. If the wall needs an engineer's stamp, you hear it now, not after the dig.
Base compacted, courses reinforced, drainage installed, backfilled, ground restored.
Free - No Obligation
Send a few details and we'll come look at it. Photos help - a picture of a lean or a crack tells us more than a paragraph.
A lean gets worse every wet season. Send a photo and we'll tell you whether it's a repair or a rebuild.
Service Areas
Based in Pittsburgh, working Allegheny, Butler and Washington counties.
Not listed? Call anyway - if we're already on that side of the county, we'll come look.
FAQ
On-site estimate, written scope, one price you approve first. Serving Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania - Mon-Sat, 7am to 6pm.