Retaining wall construction in Compton CA - a wall that drains and holds its ground
Slope sliding into the yard or an old wall leaning out? We build a retaining wall that drains water and holds the soil back.
What goes into building a retaining wall in Compton?
Retaining wall construction in Compton means building a wall that holds back the soil behind it, so a slope stops sliding into your yard, driveway or patio and the ground up top stays usable.
Most calls start with a slope that keeps washing onto the patio or driveway, or an old wall that's leaning, cracked or weeping mud at its base. The price moves with the wall's height and length, the material, how much soil has to come out and how easy the spot is to reach, and the schedule mostly turns on the permit and the digging. I'll give you your own figure in a written estimate after I've seen it. If the wall is old brick or stone that's still standing true and just needs its joints and faces fixed, masonry restoration may be all it needs.
Why Compton homeowners pick us for retaining walls
You get the owner at your slope, a wall built to the job and no bigger, and a straight answer if a wall isn't what you need.
The owner on every job
I look at every job and write the estimate myself, then check our own masons on site as they build.
In business since 2017
Our masons work brick, block and stone, so the crew that builds your wall also handles chimneys and fireplace installation.
Licensed and fully insured
California's Contractors State License Board requires a license to offer construction work, so ask anyone you're comparing to show theirs.
Drainage planned from the start
We plan drainage behind the wall with a way out at the bottom, since a wall holding water is under strain.
Satisfaction guaranteed
Call (562) 232-8311 or use the estimate form, and I'll come look at the slope and tell you plainly what it needs.
Retaining wall options for your slope
The right wall depends on how tall it needs to be, what it's holding back, how it has to look next to the house, and how water leaves the slope.
Ask about your retaining wall
Call (562) 232-8311 or ask for an estimate at your property, and send a few photos of the slope.
How R&S Compton Concrete and Masonry builds retaining walls
I start by finding out why the ground is moving, whether that's roof water running down the slope, a cut that's too steep or an old wall with no drain. Then I size the wall to that cause and no bigger, because extra height and heavier block cost you money without fixing anything the right wall wouldn't.
If regrading or a gutter fix would solve it, I'll tell you, and a quick honest no beats selling you a wall you don't need. When we do build, our masons dig out, pack a level base and raise the wall course by course, and we clean up the site before we call it done.
Retaining wall questions we hear
How much does a retaining wall cost near Compton?
A retaining wall in the Los Angeles area usually costs about $20 to $45 per square foot of wall face, installed. Where yours lands depends on height, material, how much digging and drainage the slope needs and how easy it is to reach, and I'll give you your own number in the written estimate.
Who issues building permits in Compton?
Compton's Building and Safety Department issues permits for new construction, repairs and changes to existing structures, and it takes applications in person only, at 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ask the city early whether your wall needs a permit, and ask for its handouts on concrete block walls and on the notarized agreement for a wall on a shared property line. Every application there needs a current City of Compton Business License, and if your job needs a permit, we pull it and handle the paperwork and inspections.
Which retaining wall holds up best in an earthquake?
A trade group's 2009 design manual says segmental retaining walls have held up better than conventional walls in earthquakes when they're properly designed for seismic loads, so ask whether each wall you're quoted is designed for them. The state's seismic hazard maps also show areas where liquefaction, wet ground turning loose in a strong quake, may occur, and property in a mapped zone may have to look into that hazard during permitting.
Why does drainage matter behind a retaining wall?
Water that can't get out builds pressure behind the wall and pushes on it. One supplier's guide treats drainage as part of the wall itself, with a drainage layer behind the face, a route out at the base, and the wall's fill kept apart from the soil it holds so fine dirt doesn't move in and clog it.
How do I get utility lines marked before building a retaining wall?
Call 8-1-1, the "Call Before You Dig" service every state has, and underground lines get marked a few days before digging starts. The schedule should leave time for that marking and for careful digging around the lines once they're found.
What causes a retaining wall to lean?
Most leaning walls we see are holding water, because there's no drain behind them or the drain has clogged, and the rest usually come down to a weak base or a wall built taller than it was meant to be. A lean that keeps growing means the wall is losing, so have it looked at before it lets go.
What happens when you call about a retaining wall in Compton?
We plan the job around your slope and your schedule, and I stay on it myself from the first look to the final walk-through.
Call or write
Call (562) 232-8311 or send the form with photos of the slope, and I'll set a time to come out and see it.
I look at the slope
I come out myself, look over the ground and any old wall, and find what's causing the damage, which is usually water.
Your written estimate
You get a written estimate for the wall I'd build. Once you say go, we take care of any permit the job needs.
Build and walk-through
Our crew of masons builds the wall with me checking it as it goes, and then we walk the finished job together.
Get your Compton retaining wall estimate
We answer the phone seven days a week, so call (562) 232-8311 today or send the form with photos of your slope.