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New engineered retaining walls built to hold back soil, level your slope, and last for decades.
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Fast diagnosis and repair of leaning, bowing, or cracked walls before they fail.
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Full tear-out of failed railroad tie and timber walls, rebuilt in modern engineered block.
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Poured concrete and reinforced CMU walls for maximum strength on tall or high-load sites.
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Segmental block walls in Allan Block, Versa-Lok, Keystone, and Redi-Rock systems.
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Natural boulder and stacked-stone walls that blend structure with the landscape.
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Pressure-treated timber walls, an economical, natural-look option for lower grades.
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Hillside and erosion control that stops soil movement and protects your property.
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Proper drainage is the single biggest factor in whether a retaining wall survives.
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Removal of aging creosote railroad tie walls, rebuilt in modern engineered materials.
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Priority response for leaning, bulging, and collapsed walls before they take out the slope.
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Continuous training, professional equipment, meticulous and code-compliant work
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Durham Retaining Wall is a team of local, fully insured professionals based in Durham. We respond quickly in Durham and surrounding areas with professional equipment suited to every job.
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“We had a huge slope in our backyard that was basically unusable, so we had these guys build a retaining wall to terrace it out. The crew of four knocked it out in about three days and left the yard cleaner than they found it. Feels like we gained a whole new section of yard.”
Retaining Wall Installation
“Went with natural stone for the wall along our driveway and it looks fantastic, way better than the plain block we were originally considering. They were meticulous about fitting the stones together. Took a little longer than quoted, but honestly the finished result was worth the wait.”
Boulder & Natural Stone Walls
“Our old timber wall by the road was rotting out and leaning badly, so we had them replace it with a concrete wall. Solid work, fair price, and they handled all the drainage behind it so we don't get the pooling we used to. Two months in and it hasn't budged.”
Concrete Retaining Walls
“Had a segmental block wall put in to hold back the hill behind our garage. The crew was in and out in two days and the lines are perfectly straight. Really relieved to finally have that slope handled before it caused problems with the foundation.”
Block & Segmental Retaining Walls
“Our garden wall had started leaning after all the rain this spring, and I was worried we'd have to tear the whole thing out. They repaired the section, fixed the drainage that caused it, and saved us a ton of money. Super grateful they didn't just push a full replacement.”
Retaining Wall Repair
“They built a stone retaining wall around our raised garden beds and it turned out beautiful. The guys clearly knew their stuff with natural stone, everything is tight and level. Would absolutely call them again.”
Boulder & Natural Stone Walls
“Replaced our old railroad tie wall with a proper stone wall and the difference is night and day. Communication was a little spotty during scheduling, but once the crew showed up they were professional and fast. The wall itself looks great.”
Retaining Wall Replacement
“We had serious erosion on the slope behind our patio and were losing soil every time it rained. They stabilized the whole area with a stone wall and proper drainage, and it's held up perfectly through some heavy storms. Honestly surprised at how much better the yard looks now.”
Slope Stabilization & Erosion ControlReal photos of our work in Durham · Each image shows the final result achieved for our clients
| Service | Starting from | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Retaining Wall Installation | From $30/sq ft | New retaining walls for Durham walk-out basements; ravine lots; steep driveways and terraced backyards, built on compacted bases with footings below the frost line; clean gravel backfill and drainage that hold up in heavy Piedmont red clay. |
| Retaining Wall Repair | From $1,500 | Repair of leaning; bowing and cracked retaining walls across Durham and the Triangle, from drainage correction and tieback anchors to partial rebuilds that stop red-clay water pressure and expansive-soil movement before they turn into collapse. |
| Retaining Wall Replacement | From $35/sq ft | Full tear-out and replacement of failed or end-of-life walls, including termite-eaten railroad tie and landscape timber walls, with demolition; haul-away; new drainage and modern engineered materials suited to Piedmont clay and humid Carolina summers. |
| Concrete Retaining Walls | From $35/sq ft | Poured concrete and reinforced CMU block retaining walls with rebar; footings below the frost line and weep holes, the strongest option for tall walls; walk-out basements; steep driveway cuts and tight lots in older Durham neighborhoods. |
| Block & Segmental Retaining Walls | From $25/sq ft | Segmental retaining walls (SRW) in Allan Block; Versa-Lok and Keystone systems, mortarless engineered block with geogrid reinforcement; ideal for terraces; curves; walk-out basements and garden walls in Woodcroft; Southpoint; Treyburn and the growing Triangle suburbs. |
| Boulder & Natural Stone Walls | From $25/sq ft | Granite and fieldstone boulder walls that blend into Durham's wooded ravine; creek-side and lakeside landscaping, machine-placed rock on a compacted base with drainage for a natural finish that suits the rocky banks of the Eno. |
| Timber Retaining Walls | From $20/sq ft | Pressure-treated timber walls for garden beds and low terraces, a budget-friendly option, with honest guidance on how Carolina humidity; wet red clay and termites shorten timber's life and when block is the better call. |
| Slope Stabilization & Erosion Control | Free estimate | Ravine; creek-bank and lakeside stabilization with terraced retaining walls; geogrid reinforcement and erosion control, protecting homes; driveways and yards on Durham's wooded slopes; along the Eno River and New Hope Creek and on Falls Lake and Jordan Lake shorelines. |
| Retaining Wall Drainage | From $2,500 | Drainage systems that make walls last in Durham red clay: French drains; weep holes; gravel backfill and filter fabric that relieve hydrostatic pressure, the leading cause of retaining wall failure in the Piedmont. |
| Railroad Tie Wall Replacement | From $35/sq ft | Removal and replacement of aging railroad tie walls from the 1980s and 90s found across Durham and the Triangle, with creosote tie demolition and haul-away; new gravel backfill and drainage; and a rebuild in block; concrete or natural stone. |
| Leaning & Collapsed Wall Repair | From $2,500 | Priority response for leaning; bulging and collapsed retaining walls around Durham, after summer downpours; hurricane remnants and expansive-clay movement, with tieback anchors; drainage correction and partial or full rebuilds when a wall is past saving. |
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