Loess that slumps when it gets wet. Clay and limestone under it. Spring storms that drop an inch of rain in an hour. Most failed walls around here weren't drained for it.
Free on-site estimate. Written scope before any digging.
Signs of Trouble
Each of these signs points to a different cause, and the fix depends on which one you're seeing.
The most common failure here. After a wet spring the silt and clay behind the wall are soaked and heavy, and a wall with no working drain tips forward at the top.
A crack that runs up the face in steps, or courses that no longer line up, usually means the ground under the wall has moved. The fix starts at the base.
Many 1970s and 80s subdivisions in the county were terraced with treated timbers or railroad ties. Most of those are now at the end of their life.
Muddy stains on the face, a hole opening behind the cap, or silt at the foot of the wall mean soil is washing through. Usually there's no fabric behind the wall.
Our Services
Block, boulder, limestone or poured concrete. The height, the load above and the soil decide which one fits.
Walls that lean, crack, bulge or leak soil. We find the cause first, then price a reset or a rebuild.
Learn More →New walls to flatten a sloped yard, hold a patio or pool deck, or widen a driveway. Drainage and base priced with the wall.
Learn More →Interlocking concrete block with geogrid and a drainage layer behind it. What most back-yard walls around here are built from.
Learn More →Large stone set into the hillside. The natural choice for wooded lots in West County and Jefferson County.
Learn More →Dry-laid and cut limestone walls for front yards and historic houses where a block face would look out of place.
Learn More →Formed, steel-reinforced concrete for tall walls, driveway cuts and walls close to a house or garage.
Learn More →Wall drains, buried downspouts, swales and regrading. Often the real fix when a wall is only showing the symptom.
Learn More →Cut, fill, spoil haul-off and access work on sloped lots where getting to the wall is half the job.
Learn More →Why Us
Most failed walls around here weren't drained for loess and clay. The wall face is usually fine. The problem is behind it.
Clean stone, fabric against the silt, and a pipe that daylights where you can see it. Every estimate includes them.
We figure out why the old wall moved before quoting a new one, so the same problem doesn't return.
Retaining walls plus the drainage and dirt work they need. No mowing, no mulch contracts.
Wall type, height, length, base, grid, drain and cleanup, written out before we dig.
How It Works
No price over the phone for work nobody has seen. Here is what happens instead.
A side-on photo of the lean or crack is the most useful thing you can send.
We look at the slope, the soil, the downspouts and where water goes after a storm.
Itemized, with a note if the wall's height means an engineer or a permit is needed.
Base, courses, grid and drain installed. Backfilled, graded and cleaned up.
Free, No Obligation
Tell us what the wall is doing and where it is. A side-on photo helps us figure out the problem before we arrive.
St. Louis springs are when walls show their problems. Send a photo of the lean, crack or washout and we'll tell you what we think is going on.
Service Areas
From the City of St. Louis out to Wildwood, O'Fallon and Arnold.
Don't see your town? Call anyway. If we're working nearby, we'll come look.
FAQ
Free on-site estimate and a written scope before any digging. St. Louis and Greater St. Louis, Mon-Sat, 7am to 6pm.