Wellington

If you can picture it holding back earth, chances are we have built it. Our projects cover concrete sleeper, timber, link block, stone and boulder, and engineered walls, spanning everything from garden beds to structural work on steep blocks. We always start by assessing your soil and site so the material matches the job.

Council areas across the country apply different thresholds, and state legislation differs as well, which is why generic online advice is so often wrong. Height, boundary setbacks, driveways and easements all influence whether consent is required. We check your specific situation and arrange any approvals as part of the job.

No two retaining wall jobs are quite alike, because the ground, the slope and the access conditions are unique to every property. Those site factors join height, length, materials, drainage and any engineering or approvals in setting the price. We visit, inspect and then supply a free written quote you are under no obligation to accept.

The build itself is usually quicker than people expect, with most home retaining walls finished within a few days to about a week. Where engineering or council approval is involved, the lead time before we start is what adds to the calendar. Your written quote includes a realistic timeframe so you know what to plan for.

What we examine on site includes the lean angle, any cracking or bulging, the state of the posts or blocks, and where the water behind the wall is going. Those findings determine whether the wall can be stabilised or has passed the point of repair. We walk you through the evidence so the recommendation makes sense.

Trust should be backed by paperwork, and ours is. We hold the builder licensing required for retaining wall construction, maintain insurance across all our work and arrange engineer certification for walls that need it. Copies of everything are provided so you are never left guessing.

Rather than limiting ourselves to one pocket, we service the whole local area along with the surrounding suburbs and take regular work across the wider region. If your address is outside the obvious zone, a quick enquiry will confirm whether we can get to you.

Quoting accurately means seeing the site, so we begin with a visit to measure up and evaluate levels, soil, access and how the wall will need to drain. Once the written quote is approved, we take responsibility for any engineering or council approvals before work starts. The construction sequence of excavation, footings, wall, drainage and backfill then runs through to a clean handover, with you informed at every milestone.

Picture a wall after a week of solid rain with no outlet behind it and you can see why drainage matters. The waterlogged soil presses with many times its dry weight and the wall starts to lean or blow out. Every wall we build includes ag pipe, gravel backfill and weep holes so that pressure never builds in the first place.

Backing our own work is a point of pride, so a workmanship guarantee accompanies every retaining wall. Certification on engineered walls adds another safeguard for your property. If you spot anything that does not seem right afterwards, we will return and fix it.