JR’s Retaining Walls offers the best retaining wall service in Anaheim California. We have years of experience, and pride ourselves in providing our customers with structurally sound and beautifully designed retaining walls for their properties. Retaining walls make it easier to landscape on a slope.
Hardscaping can be a great addition to your landscaping and opens up many options for beautifying your property. You can chose different materials, shapes, add additional levels, and more. Before we give you an estimate, one of our experienced contractors will help you to navigate the options.

There are 4 types of block walls
Block walls are mainly used to hold soil in place, which allow you to shape your landscape into custom layouts that would not naturally exist. However, the materials you choose can also have be customized to give your landscape a unique and beautiful look which will fit onto your property. The most common types of block walls include natural stone block walls, brick retaining walls, concrete block retaining walls, and wood retaining walls.
Cantilever Retaining Wall

Cantilever retaining walls are a form of hardscaping that help retain pressure from dirt. The base is pointed down and the concrete slab holds back the horizontal pressure of the dirt. This is balanced with leverage and engineering principles- making this a versatile choice for your landscape design needs. Proper drainage is important when building a cantilever retaining wall. Built-up water pressure can be overcome, but in colder areas where freezing occurs ice pressure shouldn’t be ignored.

What is the maximum height of a cantilever retaining wall?

Cantilever retaining walls are not usually built more than 6m or around 20 feet high, as it starts to lose it’s structural integrity above that height. This is a sufficient height for most residential applications.

Panel Wall

If you’re looking for retaining wall panels, you should choose a company with years of experience in the industry. Panel walls can be tall and are most often used along highways or near areas where heavy loads might take place; they can also attach to posts made from precast concrete reinforced with steel.

Sheet Piling Retaining Wall

Sheet piling retaining wall is a simple solution. You simply place one piece of steel in the ground. These walls are used when there isn’t enough space for other types of construction and when there isn’t too much earth pressure to knock down your wall. One third of the wall must be driven into the ground when sheet piling is done in softer soils. To increase the strength of your retaining wall, it may need to be stabilized with an anchor if it is under too much pressure.

Gravity Retaining Wall

Essentially, a gravity retaining wall uses the weight of the materials to keep dirt in place. The durability of a retaining wall relies on the weight of its building blocks, which makes it highly versatile. Paving stones, natural stone, bricks and other materials are often used in construction. Additional reinforcement may not be required if the wall is shorter. Gravity retaining walls have a variety of heights, but taller retaining walls may require foundation including dug-outs or concrete footers.

What is the maximum height for cantilever retaining wall?

Cantilever retaining walls are suitable up to 6 metres in height. Higher heights will result in increased earth pressure due to retained fill. This will require a larger base section both for stability and structural design. This type of retaining walls is often uneconomical. A concrete counterfort wall is another option. This requires a larger base area and steel supports.

What is the most affordable type of retaining walls?

There are many prices for retaining walls. The price of installing a retaining wall will depend on the market prices of your location. For example, treated pine is the cheapest choice at around $250 per square meter. Here’s a list of the relative costs of retaining wall materials, ordered from cheapest to most costly. The pros and cons are also included.

Treated pine material is the cheapest option out there. The issue with treated pine is it’s longevity, which will cost you more in rehabilitating or replacement costs down the line. Sometimes, galvanized posts can be used to increase strength or extend the life span of each board.

Hardwood is better than treated pine wood. It is treated to make sure it can withstand dirt and water, so make sure you treat the wood as well.

Railway sleepers can also be affordable. These hardwood pieces are made to withstand water, dirt, and frost heave.

Concrete sleepers are more durable than wood but cost more. There are many options for colored concrete, including natural grey. Galvanized steel can be used to strengthen the sleeper and increase its durability.

Besser blocks – the next level up in price – offer long term durability.

You can design your retaining wall as you like using our custom made interlocking Concrete blocks. From straight vertical walls to elegant curves and corners, Interlocking blocks have a fairly flexible pricing scheme while keeping a sturdy structure that perfectly suits your needs. They are often used for DIY projects, but if you need a higher retaining wall, interlocking blocks can make the job quicker and easier for you.

What is the easiest retaining wall to build?

The average do-it-yourselfer will have an easier time building a retaining wall with masonry blocks, or stones that are no taller than 3 feet which need mortar to bind. Experienced amateurs can build retaining walls with other materials or masonry installations that are more complicated. For those who want to undertake ambitious landscape projects, experts recommend that you take the project on with an experienced contractor.

Where are cantilever retaining walls used?

Retaining walls by CCantilever are reinforced concrete walls that use the principle of leverage. It has a shorter stem and uses the weight of backfill soil to resist sliding and overturning. Retaining walls are designed to secure the soil. This structure is often used to enhance landscaping. One of the most popular types is the cantilever retaining walls, which are reinforced concrete structures that were popular from 1920 to 1970.