We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Concrete is almost a miracle substance; it's tough enough to use in construction, even for mighty dams. But the "almost" part of that sentence ...

Humans have been building retaining walls for thousands of years to create flat, or gently sloping, terraces on hillsides. A lot of my readers have them on their own property — or need to build one — ...

Looking at how to choose the best type of retaining wall? Perhaps you want to make a sloped backyard more private, or you want to replace your current gravity wall with something that better suits ...

Q: I want to build a retaining wall that’s going to look great for years. At my last house, a short retaining wall I had around a patio started to lean out toward the lawn. The wall was but 10 inches ...

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Q: 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 natural ...

Concrete is almost a miracle substance; it's tough enough to use in construction, even for mighty dams. But the "almost" part of that sentence is a significant con to using the cement-based material.