Retaining Wall Contractor in Ross Township, PA
Retaining wall installation and repair across Ross Township and the surrounding Allegheny County area. Block, poured concrete, natural stone and timber, built on a compacted base with drainage designed in. Free on-site estimates and written quotes.
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Retaining Walls in Ross Township
Ross Township is the North Hills equivalent of Bethel Park: heavy post-war development, streets of 1950s and 1960s homes on graded lots, and a very high density of first-generation retaining walls now well past sixty years old.
The terrain here runs in ridges and valleys rather than one consistent slope, which produces a particular pattern. Properties on the valley side of a street tend to have a wall holding the road embankment above them, while properties on the ridge side have a wall holding their own yard up from the road. The first kind carries road runoff, and that is where most of the drainage failures we see in Ross Township originate.
Road runoff is the specific issue worth naming. A wall at the bottom of a graded street receives everything the road sheds, concentrated at whatever low point the grade creates. Those walls fail faster than anything else on a Ross Township lot, and fixing them without addressing where the water arrives from is money wasted.
Our Retaining Wall Services
Retaining Wall Repair
Leaning, bulging, cracked or separating walls. We diagnose the cause before quoting a fix, because rebuilding a wall that failed from a drainage problem just buys you five more years. See our retaining wall repair service.
Retaining Wall Installation
New walls for terracing, driveways, patios and slope cuts. Engineered base, proper backfill, drainage built in from the first course. More on new wall installation.
Block & Segmental Walls
Versa-Lok, Allan Block, Keystone and Techo-Bloc systems. The most common wall in Pittsburgh and the most commonly built wrong. Block retaining wall options.
Concrete Retaining Walls
Poured, reinforced and CMU walls for taller cuts and structural applications where segmental block is not enough. Concrete wall details.
Timber & Railroad Tie Walls
Pittsburgh is full of railroad tie walls built in the 1970s and 80s. Most are now rotting from the bottom up. We replace them. Timber wall replacement.
Natural Stone & Boulder Walls
Dry-stack stone, armour stone and boulder walls where the wall is part of the landscape, not just holding it up. Stone wall work.
Drainage & Wall Waterproofing
French drains, weep systems, geotextile and regrading. The part behind the wall that determines whether it lasts. Retaining wall drainage.
Wall Anchors & Slope Stabilization
Helical anchors, geogrid reinforcement and hillside stabilization for properties on moving ground. Slope stabilization.
Commercial Retaining Walls
Parking lots, access drives, multi-unit properties and light commercial sites. Commercial wall projects.
Recent Retaining Wall Projects
Block walls, terraced steps, seat walls and curved garden walls built across the Pittsburgh area.
Areas Near Ross Township We Also Cover
We work throughout the Pittsburgh area, including Shaler, Monroeville, Moon Township, Robinson Township, Cranberry Township.
Ross Township Retaining Wall FAQs
My Ross Township wall holds the road embankment. Who is responsible?
That depends on where the property line and any right of way sit, which is worth establishing before anyone starts work. Walls within a municipal right of way may be the township’s responsibility. Walls on private property holding a road embankment are usually the owner’s. We flag this at assessment.
Why do walls below the road fail faster in Ross Township?
Concentrated runoff. A wall at the low point of a graded street receives the water the whole road sheds, arriving fast and in volume. Standard wall drainage is not sized for that, so the fix usually involves intercepting the water upslope as well as draining behind the wall.
Do you cover the whole North Hills area?
Yes. We work across Ross Township, McCandless, Shaler, Hampton and the surrounding North Hills communities.
Free Retaining Wall Estimate in Ross Township
Free on-site assessment anywhere in Ross Township. We will look at the wall and the ground around it, tell you what is actually going on, and put the figure in writing.
Call (412) 484-3358