Journal
The four questions we get asked most, answered properly. If you’re getting quotes, read the cost one before you compare them.
Can you put a fence on top of a retaining wall?
Yes, on fence brackets fixed to the wall's steel posts. They go on before the top two sleepers, so say so before the wall goes up.
Who is responsible for a retaining wall on a boundary?
Retaining walls aren't covered by the dividing fences legislation. Responsibility follows the benefit.
Walls don't fail because the sleepers were wrong
Water gets behind the wall and has nowhere to go. Everything else is a symptom.
What a retaining wall costs, and why the quotes are thousands apart
Published Australian rates by material, and seven things to check on any quote.
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Tell us about the block
Six short questions, about two minutes. Brittany calls you back, then Jake comes out and measures the wall. Quotes are locked for 30 days, and the price only changes if you ask for extra work and approve it first.
