Foundations
Footings dug to suit the ground and the load, so the wall has something solid to sit on.
Retaining Walls in Oxfordshire
If your garden slopes away or a bank is slipping, retaining walls turn ground you cannot use into level terraces, raised beds and space you can actually walk on and plant.
We build retaining walls, raised beds and terraces
Is part of your garden too steep to use? A bank that is awkward to mow, a lawn that falls away from the house, or an old wall that has started to lean and push forward.
We build small and large retaining walls, raised beds and terraces using new and reclaimed brick, natural stone and rendered block. Proper footings and free-draining backfill behind the wall mean water escapes rather than pressing against it, which is usually what has failed when an older wall gives way.
We undertake all the groundwork including drainage and waste removal, and we will match materials to your house so a new wall looks like it belongs rather than like an engineering fix.
What goes into a retaining wall
From the footings and drainage behind it to the coping on top, these are the parts that decide whether a wall stays straight and dry for decades.
Drainage behind the wall
Free-draining backfill and weep holes so water escapes rather than pushing at the wall.
Stone and brickwork
Reclaimed brick, natural stone or rendered block, matched to your house and boundaries.
Copings and planting
Neat coping stones, and raised beds behind that soften the wall once planted up.
Retaining wall projects in real gardens
A few examples of how new paths, terraces and structures have changed how our clients use their gardens.
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