The desire to have a bit of land to call your own is not an uncommon one. However, in the Bay Area, finding our own personal outdoor space can be a challenge. Some of us live in newer housing ...

Retaining walls are an indispensable feature for properties with sloped landscapes. They enhance the functionality and enjoyment of a sloped yard by allowing you to create a flat surface. This makes ...

Concrete blocks were out of budget, so we built two large retaining walls using 6x6 landscape timbers. In this video, I show you how we extended their lifespan with drain lines, proper backfill, and ...

Twenty-two years ago in Carlsbad (San Diego County), a Swedish family headed by Jan Erik Jansson set up Soil Retention, a small company that produces a European cement block building system that ...

In 2014, California-based developers Baldwin & Sons began the design and development of a housing complex on 99 acres of land in the city of Lake Forest, at the base of the Santa Ana Mountains—it's ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Complaints about retaining walls and concrete slabs in south-east Queensland have tripled since June, as pressure mounts on the state's ...