How to Build a Retaining Wall in Your Yard
Welcome to the DIY landscaping blog. Here are some more ways to add beauty and visual interest to your yard.Retaining walls can be used in many ways to complement your landscape design. You can use them to enclose a flower bed. You can use them to separate one area of your yard from another. Or you can use them purely for design purposes. You can even accomplish all of these goals in a single project.
In this video tutorial, you will learn how to build a retaining wall as part of your landscape design strategy. So without further ado, let’s get started. Click the arrow button below to start the video.
Key Points from the Retaining Wall Video
- Choose the right blocks for the job you have in mind. You can find a wide variety of interlocking blocks at your local Home Depot, Lowes, or garden supply center. Choosing the right blocks for your retaining wall is the key to success.
- Before you dig around your yard, find out where your utility lines run underground. You can dial 811 on your phone to connect with your local utility company. You need to “know what’s below” before you build your retaining wall, if it involves digging.
- Be sure to stagger the joints of the blocks, so that the joints in one level don’t line up with the joints above or below. You may need to use some half blocks in order to achieve this effect.
- If you think building a retaining wall is beyond your ability, you might want to call in the professionals. You can get quotes from local landscapers from this page of our website.
- If you found this video helpful, I recommend that you visit YouTube and do a search for similar videos. Just type the phrase How to build a retaining wall into the search box, and you’ll find more lessons like this one.
Here’s the most important point to take away from this lesson. There are many different techniques for building a retaining wall in your yard, because there are many variables. Will it be a straight wall or curved? What kinds of blocks do you plan to use? Are you going to bury the base level, or will you start it at ground level? Figure out what approach you want to take, and then research the steps for that approach.
I hope you found this landscaping video helpful, and I wish you well with your own projects. We add new lessons to this blog on a regular basis, so be sure to check back often!
Project Ideas | Brandon | 
May 30, 2009 6:30 pm
