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Serving Wilkes-Barre, PA and surrounding areas. (272) 447-0191
Sloped yards, leaning walls, and eroding soil are common problems on Wilkes-Barre properties. We build concrete retaining walls that hold up through hard winters and give you usable land.
Concrete retaining walls in Wilkes-Barre hold back soil on sloped lots and prevent erosion, most residential jobs run two to five days and cost between $4,000 and $12,000 depending on height, site conditions, and whether an engineered design is required.
A lot of Wilkes-Barre properties have grade changes that make retaining walls a practical necessity, not an upgrade. If your yard drops sharply, your neighbor sits higher than you, or an old stone wall is starting to give way, the problem only gets harder to fix the longer you wait. Concrete retaining walls in Wilkes-Barre are designed to handle the freeze-thaw cycles that knock out walls built with shallow footings or poor drainage.
If you are also thinking about steps or raised outdoor areas alongside a wall project, our concrete steps construction work pairs well with retaining walls on sloped properties.
If your existing wall is visibly tilting away from the slope or you can see cracks running through it, the wall is under stress it can no longer handle. In Wilkes-Barre's climate, this kind of damage often accelerates after a hard winter as freeze-thaw cycles push on a weakened wall. A leaning wall is much cheaper to replace than the landscaping, driveway, or foundation damage it causes when it finally goes.
After a heavy rain, if you notice soil, mulch, or gravel washing down a slope and collecting on your driveway or lawn, your slope lacks enough support to hold the ground in place. Wilkes-Barre gets significant rainfall, and without a proper wall, erosion compounds over time. What starts as a minor nuisance becomes a major grading problem that costs more to fix each season.
Many Wilkes-Barre properties - especially on the hillside streets above the valley floor - have yards that are too steep to mow safely or let kids play on. A retaining wall lets you cut into the slope and create a flat, usable terrace. It turns an ignored hazard into yard you actually want to spend time in.
If water collects against your home's foundation after rain, a retaining wall combined with proper grading can redirect that flow. In older Wilkes-Barre neighborhoods where lots are tight and grades have shifted over decades, this is a common problem. Left unaddressed, water against a foundation leads to basement leaks and, over time, structural damage that costs far more to fix.
We build poured concrete walls and concrete block walls for residential properties throughout the Wilkes-Barre area. Every wall starts with a footing set below the frost line - roughly 36 inches in this part of Pennsylvania - so the ground movement we get every winter cannot shift the foundation. If your wall needs a permit or engineered drawings, we handle that paperwork as part of the project. For homeowners who want a finished look alongside a functional wall, our concrete floor installation service can complete a terraced area or patio space that sits behind the new wall.
We also replace aging stone and brick walls that are common on pre-war homes throughout Wilkes-Barre's older neighborhoods. These original walls were built without the drainage systems and footing depths we use today. Replacing one before it collapses is almost always a fraction of the cost of dealing with the damage after it does.
Best for taller walls and sites that need maximum strength - a solid, seamless wall poured in place with no joints to fail.
A practical choice for most residential heights - versatile, durable, and able to follow the natural grade of a yard.
For homeowners with original stone or brick walls that are leaning, crumbling, or past repair - a complete replacement built to current standards.
Every wall we build includes gravel backfill and drainage piping - the part most homeowners never see, and the part that determines whether the wall is still standing in ten years.
Wilkes-Barre sits in the Wyoming Valley surrounded by hills, and the neighborhoods above the valley floor have real grade changes between properties. Many homes in areas like Kingston and Edwardsville sit on lots where the yard drops sharply or a neighbor's yard sits several feet higher. In those situations, a retaining wall is not a cosmetic upgrade - it is the only practical way to keep soil where it belongs and protect the property below.
The region's freeze-thaw cycles make this more demanding than in warmer climates. The ground in northeastern Pennsylvania freezes and thaws repeatedly each winter, and any wall built without footings deep enough to stay below that movement will start to shift and crack within a few seasons. A large share of Wilkes-Barre's housing was built before the 1950s, meaning many properties have original stone or brick walls that are now well past their useful life. Replacing one before it collapses is almost always the smarter financial decision.
Reach out by phone or through our contact form and you will hear back within one business day. No cost to ask questions - just tell us about your slope, your existing wall if you have one, and what you are hoping to accomplish.
We visit the property, look at the slope, the soil, any existing wall, and how water moves across your yard. You get a written estimate that breaks out the scope and cost - no surprise add-ons after you sign.
If a permit is required, we handle the application with Wilkes-Barre's Bureau of Codes Enforcement in our name. We will give you a realistic start date and what to clear from the work area before the crew arrives.
The crew excavates, sets the footing below the frost line, builds the wall, packs drainage gravel behind it, and backfills. We clean the site when the job is done and walk you through the curing period so you know what to avoid and for how long.
Free on-site estimate. Written quote. No obligation. We reply within one business day.
(272) 447-0191Northeastern Pennsylvania's frost depth runs about 36 inches, and we set every footing below that line. That one detail is what separates walls that stay straight for decades from walls that start leaning after the first hard winter.
We pull every required permit through the City of Wilkes-Barre's Bureau of Codes Enforcement in our name, not yours. That means the work is on record, it gets inspected, and you have documentation that protects your home's value. Pennsylvania requires HIC registration for residential contractor work - we meet that requirement.
Every wall we build includes gravel backfill and a perforated drainage pipe at the base. Walls that fail early almost always fail because of water pressure, not because the wall itself was weak. We address the drainage before the backfill goes in so you can see it.
We work on the grade changes, tight access, and aging housing stock that are common throughout Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding area. That local familiarity means fewer surprises once the job starts.
Good retaining wall work is invisible when it is done right - the wall just sits there, holding the slope, year after year. That is what we build toward on every project in Wilkes-Barre.
Pour a new concrete floor behind a terraced retaining wall or in a basement that needs a fresh, level surface.
Learn MoreConnect different yard levels with concrete steps that match the durability and look of your new retaining wall.
Learn MoreWilkes-Barre crews book up fast once the ground thaws - call or submit your project now to lock in your start date.