Contractors looking for an add-on service or an area of diversification may want to consider concrete retaining walls. Three years ago, Cornerstone Foundations, Inc., Harrisonburg, Va., started ...

Retaining walls are an indispensable feature for properties with sloped landscapes. They enhance the functionality and enjoyment of a sloped yard by allowing you to create a flat surface. This makes ...

"Not only are the tire walls as structurally sound as concrete or wood sleeper retaining walls, they are also extremely resilient," he continued. "Unlike a concrete wall, we found these walls have the ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. A dry stone wall is a purposeful pile of rocks, held in place by friction and gravity rather than mortar. It’s one of the oldest building methods known to ...

Q: Tim, I read a column on your website about rock retaining walls. I’m having a hard time believing you can build a lasting wall and not use mortar between the stones. I’d love to just build a wall ...

If structural engineers have their way, building codes will take a leap forward in the next couple of years to allow the use of higher-strength 80-ksi reinforcing steel in concrete shear walls in high ...

Is it a bad look for Hamilton, with its steel industry in the middle of a trade war with the United States, to be replacing steel walls on the Sherman Cut with concrete panels? That’s what Mayor ...