Retaining Walls in Roswell, GA
Structural and engineered retaining walls that level sloped yards, hold back soil and create usable space, backed by a 5-year hardscape warranty.
Walls Built for Roswell Properties
Many Roswell neighborhoods are well established, and so are their walls. Old timber, railroad-tie and stacked-stone walls lean, rot or bulge over time. We remove failing walls and replace them with engineered block systems built on a proper base, with drainage behind the wall, planned around mature trees wherever possible.
Retaining walls are structural, and the part you can’t see matters most. We excavate to a stable footing, install a compacted gravel base, set drainage pipe and stone behind the wall to relieve water pressure, and use geogrid reinforcement where the design calls for it. We also serve Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek, Sandy Springs and the rest of North Metro Atlanta.
Retaining Walls in Roswell
Roswell reviews retaining walls through its residential plan review, with a design professional's certification and owner indemnification forms. We prepare that package for you.
Mature trees are often the hardest part of a Roswell wall project. Any tree over 3 inches needs a removal permit, and within 2,000 feet of the Chattahoochee you have to contact Planning & Zoning before removing any tree. Creeks carry at least a 50-foot buffer with no clearing or building, so we plan the wall around them.
What We Build
Segmental block retaining walls: modular gravity wall systems for most residential slopes
Engineered retaining walls: taller walls and walls supporting driveways, structures or steep grades, designed with an engineer
Tiered walls: two or more stepped walls to break up tall grade changes and add planting space
Seat walls and freestanding walls: built-in seating around patios and fire pits
Steps and stairs: built into the wall to connect each level of the yard
Drainage: perforated drain pipe, gravel backfill and grading to keep water away from the wall and your home
We build with premium wall systems from Techo-Bloc, Belgard, Unilock, Keystone and Tremron.
How It Works
Consultation: We walk the property, measure the grade and talk through what you want the space to do.
Design (optional): We can create a 2D plan and 3D rendering so you can see the wall and new layout before it’s built.
Engineering and permits: For walls that need an engineered design, we coordinate the engineering and handle the permit.
Build: Excavation, footing, base, drainage, reinforcement and wall installation. Most walls take 2–4 weeks; larger or engineered walls take longer.
Warranty: Every hardscape we install is backed by our 5-year warranty.
Recent Projects
Project Atlas, Alpharetta. A complete backyard design-build, including a retaining wall, a large-format Techo-Bloc Blu 60 paver patio, an outdoor kitchen, sunken fire pit and putting green. View Project Atlas
Project Tuscan, Duluth. A curved block retaining wall with built-in steps levels a sloped yard below a two-story deck, with a Unilock paver patio and round stone fire pit. View Project Tuscan
Ready to Plan Your Roswell Retaining Wall?
Tell us about your project and we’ll set up a design consultation, or call (678) 994-4171. Our team brings 45+ years of combined experience and is fully licensed and insured.
Roswell Retaining Wall FAQs
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Most residential retaining walls that don’t require engineering run $15,000–$30,000, with larger walls reaching around $60,000. Engineered walls are priced after the engineering is complete. Every project is different, so we price each one after the consultation.
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Taller walls, often those over about 4 feet, and walls supporting driveways, structures or steep slopes usually require an engineered design and a permit. We’ll tell you at the consultation and handle it if yours does.
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Yes. We remove the old wall, correct the base and drainage, and rebuild with a modern block wall system.
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Most walls take 2–4 weeks once work starts. Engineered and larger walls take longer.
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Yes. All of our hardscape work carries a 5-year warranty.