Retaining Wall Repair in Seattle

Retaining walls contribute vastly to the landscape’s overall beauty and aesthetic quality. Nevertheless, these features do wear with age. Damaged walls are also less effective at holding the soil and preventing sinkholes. Here are the top signs that your landscape requires retaining wall repair in Seattle.

1. Cracks

Do you notice cracks in the stone that wasn’t there previously? Aside from being a visual eyesore, cracks also mean the stones are at risk of completely fracturing. Cracks that linger may eventually cause the entire wall to collapse. At this point, you’ll need an expensive replacement. It’s almost always more cost-effective to repair an existing retaining wall than to install a new one.

2. Leaning

Do you notice the retaining walls are no longer perfectly upright and are leaning slightly forward? This can be due to several factors, such as water damage or partial collapse. Repair work in this instance will require a technician to stabilize the soil to keep the remainder of the wall in place.

3. Seeping Water

Do you notice droplets of water seeping through the walls? A technician will need to seal the openings and address existing drainage issues. An easy and relatively inexpensive fix is to install drainage pipes to shuttle the water away, or to install a waterproof membrane. The former may require light excavation work.

4. Loose Slabs or Stone

You may notice individual stones, bricks, or pieces of rockery coming loose or protruding outward. Even just a few bricks coming loose can cause serious stability problems, especially if the loose stones are towards the bottom of the masonry work.

Leave the Retaining Wall Repair to Us

Retaining wall repair in Seattle requires professional intervention. Entrust this industry task to the pros at Eagle Rock Landscaping. We begin our work with a thorough consultation with our clients, followed by a close-up examination of the condition of your retaining walls.

Retaining Wall Repairs from the Experts in Seattle

Serving King County Areas including Seattle, West Seattle, Burien, Des Moines, Renton & North Seattle

Posted on February 07, 2023 | Published by Ignite Local | Related Local Business

Eagle Rock Landscaping

Based on 14 Google reviews

Bow Jones

2022-05-14

Eagle Rock was very responsive and gave fantastic advice on my project. Tim's experience and candidness were greatly appreciated. I hope to work with them once the site plan is completed.

Peter Sullivan

2021-09-19

We’ve hired Tim twice to complete rock retaining wall projects for our home. The first project was to restack an existing 35’ x 20’ rock wall that was poorly built by a prior owner and extend an existing wall along the sidewalk to the front yard. Tim did a masterful job of reusing the existing boulders and matching new boulders to restack the wall and restore integrity. He strategically positioned his truck and equipment to not impede traffic, completed the project on time, and left the jobsite spotless. We recently had Tim completed a second job to build a 50-foot-long new retaining wall along our sidewalk. He arrived on time to scope the project, provided a fair estimate, and was able to start and complete the project the next day! As with the first project, Tim did a great job matching existing boulders, completing the project on-time, and leaving a spotless job site

Carina Kuo

2021-09-11

We called to discuss a driveway issue we have with our home. After dealing with multiple construction companies who just are not interested in anything that isn’t multi million dollar projects, it was such a pleasure to speak to Eagle Rock Landscaping. They were able to tell us different ways to solve our issue, long term and short term solutions. Hopefully we will be able to find a way to work with them!

Shashi Karan

2021-07-31

One of the rocks in my 60-year-old rock wall was beginning to crumble. I called Eagle Rock for help and talked to Tim. He listened to me carefully and then asked me to send him some pictures of the wall and the damaged rock. He reviewed them and got back to me shortly with advice on what to do. Very practical and very courteous and all at no charge! Based on this interaction I know who I will turn to if I ever needed any real work to be done.

Whitney C

2021-05-17

Sometimes your landscaping is so FUBAR that the best way forward is to tear it all down and start from scratch. The last homeowners of our property had a broken water feature, a dying tree growing out of the existing retaining wall, no upper retaining all at all, and tons of ivy grown over everything, not to mention a questionable French drain situation. We found Eagle Rock online and it looked like they specialized in hardscapes, so we called and Tim came out for an estimate. We basically just asked him, "if this was your yard, what would you do?" We hit it off with him right away, and he came up with a good plan and a very reasonable estimate. He tore out the existing retaining walls and rebuilt with rock, including a completely new French drain. His work was very professional, and he managed to completely transform our backyard. He was great to work with and we would absolutely recommend him to anyone looking for hardscape or drainage work.

mrcasf1994

2021-04-30

Tim came out to consult on my yard, was very knowledgeable and had some great ideas as to how to improve my yard while improving the bang for my buck! Unfortunately my yard is too small for his work, but I appreciate him taking time to talk and to offer suggestions

Frank Woll

2021-04-23

Eagle Rock swooped in and saved the day for my backyard remodel. There were some water drainage issues from the alley and levels of elevations that they worked out with tiered retaining walls. The stone placement and detail of setting stones for a natural stair stepping for access was amazing to watch. A+

Sasha F

2021-04-20

I had a simple backyard grading project that other contractors estimated would take one day to complete. Red Flag number 1: No called and no showed to a weekend appointment for an estimate. We lost a whole Saturday waiting for Tim to show up and he didn't even have the decency or basic communication skills to text us and let us know he couldn't make it. Red Flag number 2: Shows up two days later claiming he was still 'hungover' Red Flag number3: While Tim was measuring for an estimate I told him I needed to move my car a few inches and would be right back. When I returned 2 minutes later he was gone. Without any explanation, he simply vanished and walked away from the estimate. Red Flag number 4: When I finally got in touch with Tim 5 hours later after many phone calls and texts for an explanation he said he wasn't interested in the job and proceeded to use foul language. Bottom line: Eagle Rock Landscaping are unprofessional, flaky and horrible communicators. If I could give them negative 5 stars I would. Complete waste of time and truly one of the most bizarre people I've had the displeasure of meeting in my life. I'm very thankful I will not be doing any business with this outfit.

Carla Janes-Heneghan

2020-11-13

I am a Senior and a woman. Trust is most important to me. Trust in the workmanship. Trust in that the cost will be fair. Tim Sayler's years of experience showed. My backyard with a water runoff problem and no landscaping was solved. The finished product was perfect. Weed covered mounds of uneven turf removed, a zen-like area put in and a rain-garden run-off addition solved all water problems. Now I have a place to entertain with almost zero maintenance. Fast, efficient the cost seemed a bargain.

Maddi V

2020-10-15

Tim cane in with great deal to fix my rock wall that was sliding into my neighbors yard. Not an easy task but he did it ! So grateful for the quick response thank you!

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Signs You Need Retaining Wall Repair in Seattle