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Although the decision to build retaining walls often comes from necessity, they should be looked at from a design perspective as well.

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Whether youre only building a retaining wall or completely redeveloping your garden, Amber can help pick the right product for any project and budget.

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Among the many popular attributes of retaining walls is the ease with which they can be constructed.

Amber offers a range of DIY-friendly styles that can be constructed in just hours, with no skill required. Most retaining wall series come complete with half, end and corner blocks, meaning that no special tools are required. Amber staff can also help with any construction queries you may have.

Whether you dread design or are an experienced landscaper, our dedicated staff know the questions to ask to ensure that you get a solution that suits.

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Masserang Soil Nail Wall
Retaining wall reinforcement with soil nails.

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Retaining Wall in Pinckney, MI
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Pine Needle Bike Festival organizer Mike Horn, city parks manager Alissa Baker and Coun. Don Cody are seen at a recently built retaining wall at the northern section of Little Red River Park.

It might look like a run-of-the-mill retaining wall, but the new structure at Little Red River Park ensures success for the local skate skiing community.

During a Friday press conference, the city and Pine Needle Bike Festival organizer Mike Horn announced the retaining walls completion, shoring one of the parks northern trails from tumbling down an embankment.

The $41,700 project cost was pared down by a $6,000 donation from the Pine Needle Festival -- an annual event that gives back to the community every year.

Little Red River Park is an ideal beneficiary, Horn said, noting that the summer event is held at the park every year.

Although the provincially funded Pehonan Parkway Reserve funded the basic structure, added funding from the Pine Needle Bike Festival helped widen the northern river trail to accommodate more user groups.

Since this wall needed to be replaced, it was a good opportunity to also widen the trail and enhance he usability of the trail and encourage more people to come out and use the park, city parks manager Alissa Baker noted.

Specifically, the widened trail will benefit the skate cross-country ski crowd, which has become the majority in recent years over the traditional trail-based cross-country skiiers.

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Railroad ties as a retaining wall

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University of St. Francis Marin Hall Project
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A retaining wall is a stabilizing structure used to hold sloping ground in place and to prevent the erosion and the movement of soil. It must be substantial and sturdy enough to accommodate and redistribute the lateral pressure caused by sloping ground. It is normally designed with seepage holes, which allow collected ground water to escape. This releases the additional pressure created by accumulated water and helps keep the wall stable.

Several different materials can be used to construct a retaining wall. Stone and concrete are often used, and there are special blocks crafted from aggregate materials and light concrete that are designed specifically for this purpose. Some styles interlock, making assembly simpler, less costly and less time consuming, because each block fits securely with the next. Because the fit of these blocks is secure, they do not require the addition of mortar to hold them together.

A retaining wall can be a series of "steps" or tiers, which allows for a more attractive design as well as more efficient erosion control. The design can include different types of plantings, flowers or materials in each tier to bring more texture, color and interest to the area. Aside from the aesthetic value, a tiered design also provides better erosion control by breaking down the amount of soil, and therefore pressure, held by each division of the wall.

Large stones and railroad ties were often used to build a tiered retaining wall in the past. Today, there are many styles and types of blocks available for this purpose, and most people choose preformed blocks. They are affordable and easy to use, making other methods somewhat obsolete, unless the look of rough stone or wood is preferred.

A homeowner can build the wall himself or have one built by a professional. The key to constructing a stable wall is making sure that it is completely level. Each layer must also be backfilled to give it substance and to help provide good drainage. Generally, sand, stone, pea gravel or leftover soil is used as backfill.

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THE developer of an upscale condominium complex in Barangay Guadalupe told the Cebu City Council yesterday that they are constructing a retaining wall and have secured some of the permits for their project.

This, after the Council suspended the issuance of the building permit to Apple One Properties Inc. because of its reported failure to secure a development permit from the City Government.

In a resolution sponsored by Councilor Nida Cabrera, the council observed that the housing developer already started its site development operation without securing the required development permit from the city.

As observed, Apple One Properties applied for building permits in a piecemeal process, the resolution read.

A representative of Apple One Properties earlier told the council that they intend to build a high-end community housing composed of 19 buildings in Sitio Banawa in Guadalupe.

As reported by the Office of the Building Official (OBO), only two constructed buildings out of the 19 structures have permits from the city.

The council suspended the issuance of the building permit after a concerned resident wrote Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella to inform the City of the potential hazard and flooding that the development may cause.

Mira Ting, a resident of Forest Hills in Banawa, said that the back-filling at the project site hampers the flow of rainwater in the area.

She said in her letter that the developer promised them that they will put up a retaining wall to secure her property, but the wall still hasnt been constructed that time.

It is our humble plea that the City Council will look into this matter before the approval of the said application, Ting added.

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Stone retaining wall part 2
Just an updated video of the progress.

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