Retaining Walls That
Last
TIMBER
For durable walls, tie them back
into the hillside and provide good drainage
Although a lot of contractors think poured concrete at the mention of
retaining walls, I prefer wood. Whether you use new pressure-treated
lumber or old railroad ties, timber walls are usually less expensive than
concrete, simpler to build, blend well with other
landscaping, and will last 25 years if constructed
properly.
Building low timber retaining walls is neither as
hard nor as easy as many people think. It's true that
you can't just spike a bunch of timbers together and
expect them to stay in place. But you also don't need
to go to the same