When we were in the market for a new home a few years ago, we were looking in a hilly town. We noticed that many of the properties had bulging retaining walls. We learned that it was due to the area’s geology and soil composition, and unfortunately, it made many homes undesirable. A local engineer told us it could cost many thousands of dollars to prevent or fix a retaining wall collapse.
Luckily, that price tag isn’t universal. Depending on the size of your wall and what’s causing it to fail, fixing a retaining wall isn’t always too expensive.
“But if the whole thing’s come down, or it’s no longer stable, you’re probably looking at rebuilding it,” says Hayden Slack, owner of G.L. Hunt Foundation Repair. “Rebuilding is more expensive, so catching problems early is the best-case scenario.”…