Question: Everyone in my subdivision uses man-made blocks for the retaining walls they installed on the sloping parts of their yards. I do not like the look of these concrete blocks and want to use ...

Q. While peeping at the colorful autumn leaves in New England, I saw more than one rock wall. I was so impressed with them and wonder if rock retaining walls really hold up over time. What are some of ...

Want to build a retaining wall? Here are some things you need to know: 1. Before starting construction, check with local building codes for height and setback restrictions and engineering requirements ...

Retaining walls were first created to perform the simple and necessary task of holding back earth. And with good reason: Erosion is a natural process, but when it means soil being washed off your ...

When old stone retaining walls crumble along narrow, winding roads threading through the , government officials often turn to stone mason Don Olmstead to make repairs. Olmstead, owner of Nature's Edge ...

Q.I'm lucky and have lots of medium to larger rock on my lot that can be easily harvested. I want to build a stackable rock retaining wall that will be about 3 feet tall and hold back that amount of ...

My daughters grew up playing a video game called Tetris, and we recently used the skills they learned from that game to build a wall. The Wikipedia definition of the game is this: “In Tetris, players ...

Hyderabad: Minister K.T. Rama Rao along with his Cabinet colleague Talasani Srinivas Yadav on Thursday laid the foundation stone for construction of retaining walls on Hussainsagar surplus nala under ...

MANILA, Philippines - The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has completed the construction of a retaining wall along Black Mountain Inc.’s abandoned mine in Tuba, Benguet to prevent landslides. The ...