Retaining Walls in Toronto
Stone, block and brick retaining walls built with the drainage and footings that keep them vertical, and rebuilds for the leaning walls that weren't. Free quote, 2-year workmanship warranty.
Every leaning retaining wall failed the same exam: drainage.
A retaining wall holds back thousands of kilograms of soil, and that soil holds water. Without gravel backfill, drainage pipe and weep paths, hydrostatic pressure builds every spring until the wall bows, leans and lets go. The wall you see failing on your street didn't fail at the stone.
We build retaining walls in natural stone, armour stone, concrete block and brick, with proper footings, compacted gravel backfill and drainage designed in from the start. Failing walls get assessed honestly: some can be rebuilt with the original material, some need to come down before they come down on their own. Garden walls and steps live under our brickwork service.
What's included
- Free assessment & written quote
- Natural stone, armour stone, block & brick
- Engineered footings & base prep
- Gravel backfill and drainage built in
- Rebuilds of failing existing walls
- 2-year workmanship warranty on every wall
Signs a retaining wall is failing
Walls give plenty of warning. The trick is acting on it.
Leaning or bowing
Any visible lean means pressure has beaten the structure. Schedule an assessment promptly.
Bulging mid-wall
A belly in the wall face means the backfill is pushing through, drainage has failed behind it.
Cracks & separation
Cracking through units or separation at ends shows the wall is moving as a structure, not settling.
Straightforward from quote to cleanup.
Assess & design
We evaluate height, soil and water, then design the wall and drainage to match, quoted free.
Build with drainage
Footings, compacted backfill, drainage pipe and weep paths, the invisible 60% of a good wall.
Warranty
Our walls are built to bore you for decades. 2-year workmanship warranty.
From failing slope to engineered wall
A real Brick Aid retaining wall project, excavated, drained and rebuilt to stay vertical for decades.
Armour Stone Retaining Wall
An eroding slope excavated, drained with gravel backfill, and rebuilt with an engineered armour stone wall.
"A Victorian in the Annex — they rebuilt our planter retaining wall, brick and parging."
Jo ann · Toronto"We were very satisfied with his quality of work, diligence and professionalism."
Sylvie · Toronto"Prompt, professional and kind. Honest quoting of the work to be done."
Adam · TorontoRetaining wall questions, answered
Often booked together
One crew, one quote, one warranty across all of it.
Hold the line. Literally.
Free on-site quote, 2-year workmanship warranty, no pressure. When we promise, we deliver.