Make the trench wide, deep and level Size the trench so there's enough room for the retaining wall block and at least 8 in. of space behind it. Excavate deep enough to completely bury at least one ...

ASK THE BUILDER | The soil type at your home will make a difference. I’ve found that sandy soils are the ones that seem to play the best with gravity retaining walls.

You can buy retaining wall blocks at Home Depot for as little at 60 cents each, and spend up to $3 each for larger and nicer blocks. You’ll need a shovel, mallet, hand tamper, wheelbarrow, yard ...

Make sure you purchase special interlocking retaining wall blocks at your home center store. These blocks fit together when stacked so they will not tip over from the weight of the soil behind ...

A retaining wall allows you to turn a useless (for landscaping purposes) slope into a terraced, flat area. And perhaps the easiest way to build such a wall is with used railroad crossties.

Make sure you purchase special interlocking retaining wall blocks at your home center store. These blocks fit together when stacked so they will not tip over from the weight of the soil behind ...

Eight years ago, congregants at Uganda Martyrs Church Busega planned to build a retaining wall to hold back earth and protect their church. Construction experts costed the eight meter wall at ...

Make sure you purchase special interlocking retaining wall blocks at your home center store. These blocks fit together when stacked so they will not tip over from the weight of the soil behind them.