Retaining Walls

A backyard with a well-maintained green lawn and a wooden retaining wall with plants and trees behind it.

Designing Retaining Walls

We design and build retaining walls that are made to last, adhere to best practice methods, and enhance the appearance of your space. Depending on the requirements for the style and site, we can construct retaining walls using several methods to suit a range of aesthetics and budgets. We ensure that the retaining walls we build are structurally sound to best protect your Wellington property and investment.

During the design phase, we will assess your site conditions, soil type, drainage requirements, and whether the loads will require engineering or if the proposed solution fits within the scope of schedule 1 works. If your project requires engineering and consent, we can present you a range of proposal options from local chartered engineers or manage the process for you.

Green leafy plants growing in a brick garden bed next to a sidewalk.

Timber Retaining Walls

Wellingtonians often face challenges with soil erosion and sloped sites that make gardening and other outdoor activities difficult. Retaining walls effectively address these issues by stabilising the soil, managing water runoff, and transforming uneven landscapes into useable spaces and maintaining our access. 

By choosing a Timber post and beam system for your retaining wall needs, you ensure an economic structure that is highly reliable when built corectly. This method may be preferable where space or access is limited, and soil conditions are good. Aesthetically these walls begin to blend in with the landscape over time as the timber weathers. They can be painted or cladd with other materials to create screens and transform them into features in themselves.

Call us at 022 167 3598 to get a quote for retaining walls in Wellington.