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Serving Johnston, RI and surrounding areas. (401) 586-9004
Soil washing down your yard every spring, or a leaning wall that keeps getting worse? We build concrete retaining walls in Johnston that hold the slope, drain properly, and handle Rhode Island winters year after year.
Concrete retaining walls in Johnston hold back soil on a sloped lot so it does not slide, erode, or push toward your driveway or foundation. Most residential walls take one to three days to build, and the concrete reaches full strength within about a month.
Johnston is a hilly town, and many lots have natural grade changes that need managing - especially on properties built into hillsides. Unmanaged slopes erode every spring, and that erosion eventually threatens driveways, lawns, and foundations. A wall is often the most practical fix, not just a landscaping upgrade. If you are also adding a patio or reshaping your yard, a concrete floor installation project may pair well with the wall work.
We serve homeowners across Johnston and the surrounding area. Call us or submit an estimate request and we will get back to you within one business day.
If your wall is no longer straight - bowing outward in the middle or leaning at the top - the pressure behind it is winning. This is common with older Johnston walls built without adequate drainage, and it gets worse after wet winters. A leaning wall will continue to move until it fails.
If soil, mulch, or gravel migrates down your yard after every rainstorm, your grade is eroding. Johnston's wet springs accelerate this on unprotected slopes. Left alone, erosion can undermine a driveway, damage a lawn, or eventually threaten a foundation.
Hairline cracks are normal over time, but cracks running horizontally or that have grown noticeably wider over a season signal structural movement. In Johnston's freeze-thaw climate, cracks that let water in will expand every winter. What looks cosmetic in October can become a structural problem by March.
Water that consistently collects at the bottom of a slope means the grade is not managing runoff. Over time, that standing water saturates the soil, adds pressure to any existing wall, and can seep toward your foundation. A properly drained retaining wall redirects water before it becomes a problem.
We build poured concrete walls and concrete block walls for residential lots throughout Johnston. Poured concrete gives you a monolithic, seamless wall that is well-suited for taller applications and tighter sites. Concrete block - sometimes called CMU - works well for tiered walls and gives a more structured appearance. Both options include proper drainage behind the wall, which is the detail that determines how long any wall lasts. For properties where grade work connects to interior spaces, we also offer concrete floor installation and concrete footings to support the full project.
Every wall we build is permitted through the Town of Johnston Building Department when required - which is standard for anything over a few feet tall. We handle the permit application, coordinate the inspection, and give you a project that is on record and fully above board. You should not have to worry about unpermitted work showing up as a problem when you refinance or sell your home.
Best for homeowners who need a strong, seamless wall on tighter lots or for taller grade changes.
A practical choice for tiered walls or projects where a more structured, block appearance fits the property.
Ideal for Johnston homeowners with older walls - railroad tie, dry-stacked stone, or early concrete - that are at or past the end of their useful life.
For homeowners adding a patio, expanding a driveway, or leveling part of their yard who need a wall built into the project from the start.
Johnston is a hilly town built on glacially deposited soil - a mix of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders that can vary dramatically from one yard to the next, sometimes within the same property. Clay-heavy soil holds water and drains slowly, which increases the pressure behind any retaining wall. That is why a contractor working in Johnston needs to assess your specific site before finalizing a design, not assume it matches a neighboring property. Rhode Island's freeze-thaw winters add another layer of stress: water in the soil expands when it freezes and pushes outward, and a wall without good drainage will show the damage within a few years of installation.
Johnston also has a large amount of mid-20th century housing stock, and many of those properties have retaining walls - often railroad ties or early concrete block - that are now 40 to 60 years old and failing quietly. Homeowners in Smithfield and Cranston face similar conditions and aging walls. If you are seeing early warning signs - a slight lean, some cracking, soil movement after rain - acting now is far less disruptive and less expensive than dealing with a collapse. We are licensed in Rhode Island and pull permits through the Town of Johnston Building Department before a single shovel goes in the ground.
We ask a few questions upfront - wall height, what is above and below the slope, whether there is an existing wall to remove. We reply within one business day and schedule a site visit at your convenience.
We visit your property, check the soil and slope, measure the area, and assess equipment access. You receive a written, itemized estimate - not a lump-sum number - so you know exactly what you are paying for before deciding anything.
If your wall needs a permit - standard for anything taller than a few feet in Johnston - we handle the application with the Building Department. Permit processing typically adds one to three weeks to the start date. We keep you updated on where things stand.
We excavate, build the wall in sections, and place drainage gravel and pipe behind it as we go. Once the wall is up, we backfill, grade the area, and walk you through the curing timeline and what to watch for.
We reply within one business day. No pressure, no lump-sum guesses - just a written price that explains exactly what you are getting.
(401) 586-9004Every wall we build includes a proper drainage layer - gravel and a perforated pipe - behind it. That drainage is what protects the wall through Johnston winters, not just in the first season but over the life of the structure.
We handle the permit application with the Town of Johnston Building Department on every wall that requires one. Your project is on record, inspected, and protected - so it does not become a liability when you sell or refinance.
You get a written estimate that spells out exactly what is included before anyone picks up a tool. No vague lump-sum numbers that balloon once work starts - just a clear price you can evaluate and compare.
Rhode Island requires contractors to be registered with the Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board. You can verify our registration yourself before signing anything - and you should do that with any contractor you are considering.
Taken together, these are not just talking points - they are the specific things that determine whether a retaining wall holds up through Johnston winters or starts showing stress within a few years. A wall built right, with proper drainage and permitted work, is the only version worth paying for.
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Learn MoreSpring is the busiest season for retaining wall projects in Johnston - reach out now to get your estimate and hold your spot on the schedule before the rush hits.