In the yard, a retaining wall serves a very simple purpose: to hold soil back to better utilize the terrain. From foot-high garden borders to towering walls that enclose an entire property, retaining ...

Q: My beautiful stone retaining wall has sprung leaks during these recent rainstorms. How can I fix the problem? Rockville, Md. A: Your wall is probably just fine. If it were a leakproof dam without ...

Last week I wrote about my recent trip to Southern California. I was fortunate to spend time with a dear friend and his wife. I don’t know that I’ve ever met a person who’s more in love with a home ...

NEW YORK - What sounds like a flowing body of water is actually the product of heavy rain seeping out of a stone wall on Riverdale Avenue. "Every severe rainstorm, there's anxiety of am I going to get ...

This emergency project covers the rapid planning and construction of a massive retaining wall under serious time pressure.

So I'm in the market for buying a new house. I see one that I like (nice neighborhood and a private backyard). The house borders a ravine with a stream (hence the privacy), but there is a 4m high ...

Twenty-four residents from eight homes in Corona are unable to return home after their houses were red-tagged following the collapse of a nearby retaining wall. It happened around 4:30 a.m. Monday, ...