5 Reasons to Add a Retaining Wall to Your Landscape in Central Florida

Posted by Joe Mouad on Jan 13, 2022 9:47:00 AM

If we check your Instagram, will there be photos of you smiling and posing, draped across a retaining wall?

Probably not. Retaining walls aren’t very exciting.
But when you need one, you really need one.

Do you need a retaining wall?

These walls made of concrete blocks, rocks, or other materials hold back the soil behind them, which is especially handy if your property includes a hill or a slope.

Check out these five reasons to add a retaining wall.

1. Retaining Walls Hold Back Dirt

You don’t want to be known as that neighbor with the mudslides, right? Retaining walls keep dirt from tumbling down sloped areas of your Central Florida property by holding back the soil.

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2. They Prevent Erosion

Erosion is bad news. Sloped areas are targets for erosion. It washes away fertilizer and nutrients your soil needs, destroys plants, damages building foundations, and can cause dangerous sinkholes.A good retaining wall helps prevent erosion by reducing the speed that water travels across the soil.

3. Retaining Walls Prevent Flooding

One of the benefits of a retaining wall is that it deters excess water from accumulating on your property. That means less chance of runoff damage and flooding.retaining wall to prevent erosion

4. They Create Usable Space

A big hill in your yard isn’t very useful. It’s not as if you can use it as a ski slope here in Central Florida.

But a tiered system of retaining walls can flatten out that useless hill, suddenly creating usable space to make your yard more functional.tiered retaining wall to create landscape bedsUse the cool new space for attractive landscaping or even a mini patio. Create pretty raised planting beds. Have a retaining wall party! Worried about seating? See below.

5. Bonus: Extra Seating!

Why should you add a retaining wall?
In addition to all the other reasons, it automatically adds extra seating. Walls are often the perfect height to plop down for a chat or to help you balance that overflowing plate at your backyard barbecue.

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Need a Retaining Wall? Trust Ground Source

Retaining walls are trickier than they look. They take plenty of planning and calculation to work properly.

Soil is heavy, especially when saturated with rain. Your trusty retaining wall has to support literal tons of soil pressure. A poorly constructed retaining wall can suddenly break, causing a landslide of dirt.small retaining wall with plantingsLeave this job to experts so your wall doesn’t bulge, collapse, or pose a real danger on your property.

We’re retaining wall experts in the Orlando area, but our skills don’t stop there. We’re with you every step of the way as you plan your perfect outdoor space.

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