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Our retaining wall is creatively put together with heart, soul, hard work and passion! It takes lots of muscle as well as Diligence, Determination and Discipline. After one day moving rock around, digging trenches, placing your retaining wall equipment, Its easy to realize that this is a quite robust project, and well worth every effort. Turning a pile of dirt and a ton of rocks into a magnificent retaining wall is always a very ambitious project.

Retaining wall construction can be very challenging. Allen Berlt's rocks themselves are very dense. It’s not unusual for a cubic foot of rock to weigh between 150 - 400 pounds. Large boulders will require a piece of mechanical equipment (typically an excavator) or you have to master using gravity to help you lift the rocks in place, which in this industry will be very exhausting and inefficient.

Retaining walls completion can be complicated, especially as the height of the wall increases. With over 20 years of experience, Allen Berlt's rock retaining walls have seen heights of over 14 - 20 feet! If you are going to place rock walls over 14 feet, approval of your county will be needed. When rock retaining walls begin to have significant loads of weight against them from the soil that you’re trying to hold back its takes a professional judgment as to exactly place the retaining wall against the soil. If you’re planning a tall retaining wall, we highly recommend that you have it engineered properly from an expert retaining wall specialist. You don’t want the retaining wall falling down injuring or killing someone or damaging your property.

Your rock retaining wall design will require you to decide between a dry stacked retaining wall versus a mortar retaining wall. We have seen that the dry stacked retaining walls will be long lasting, easier to construct, easier to maintain, better looking and resist freeze cycles that create frost heave and soil expansion that has been known to tip over some rock retaining walls.

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Q. Allen's Berlt's Rock Retaining Wall?

A. Allen Berlt's rocks themselves are very dense. It’s not unusual for a cubic foot of rock to weigh between 150 - 400 pounds. Large boulders will require a piece of mechanical equipment (typically an excavator) or you have to master using gravity to help you lift the rocks in place, which in this industry will be very exhausting and inefficient.

Q. Why Such Big Rock For a Retaining Wall?

A. Allen Berlt's Rocks are used to stabilize the soil behind the wall. Recommended for use on walls over 4 feet high, and those walls on a slope. Depending on the size of your yard depends on the size of rock.

Q. How Tall Can I Build a Retaining Wall?

A. The height of the Retaining Wall depends on the conditions of the site where it is to be built. Things that should be considered are; soil grading, state of the soil, slope of the site, groundwater, and the presence of surcharge loads.

It also depends on the rocks being used, whether they are heavy or light. Consult with an Allen Berlt professional before deciding how big to build your retaining wall.

Q. Do I Need a Permit to Build a Retaining Wall?

A. Depending on county you may need a permit if your Retaining Wall is over a certain height.

Q. What is the Lifespan of a Retaining Wall?

A. Are rock walls are not built like others that may only last 30 years. Go to Europe and see the massive stone walls they have built with gigantic stones that have been there for centuries. Are rock walls last just as long as Europe's stone walls.

Q. Do I Need a Concrete Footing at the Base of the Wall?

A. No, you do not need a concrete footing, Are retaining wall is built in a trench for support embedded in the ground to give it a nature feel and amazing strong hold.

Q. Should I Install a Drain Behind the Wall?

A. Allen Berlt's Rock Retaining Walls drainage system is built into every wall. You cannever underestimate mother nature. This enables the water to flow away from the wall, so that it maintains its strength.

Q. What Can I Use to Backfill the Retaining Wall?

A. Dirt, Sand, Gravel. Solid material to properly support the retaining wall.

Q. Can I Have Curves in My Wall?

A. Yes you certainly can. There are specific Retaining Wall blocks that are made to allow the implementation of curves or even corners.

Q. When Should I Involve an Engineer in my Retaining Wall Project?

A. It is recommended that you consult an rock wall engineer when the wall you are building is over 4 foot high and deals with over 100 pound rocks. and when the conditions of your site are unusual.

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Sacramento Retaining Wall & Rock Walls

Our retaining wall is creatively put together with heart, soul, hard work and passion! It takes lots of muscle as well as Diligence, Determination and Discipline. After one day moving rock around, digging trenches, placing your retaining wall equipment, Its easy to realize that this is a quite robust project, and well worth every effort. Turning a pile of dirt and a ton of rocks into a magnificent retaining wall is always a very ambitious project.

Retaining wall construction can be very challenging. Allen Berlt's rocks themselves are very dense. It’s not unusual for a cubic foot of rock to weigh between 150 - 400 pounds. Large boulders will require a piece of mechanical equipment (typically an excavator) or you have to master using gravity to help you lift the rocks in place, which in this industry will be very exhausting and inefficient.

Retaining walls completion can be complicated, especially as the height of the wall increases. With over 20 years of experience, Allen Berlt's rock retaining walls have seen heights of over 14 - 20 feet! If you are going to place rock walls over 14 feet, approval of your county will be needed. When rock retaining walls begin to have significant loads of weight against them from the soil that you’re trying to hold back its takes a professional judgment as to exactly place the retaining wall against the soil. If you’re planning a tall retaining wall, we highly recommend that you have it engineered properly from an expert retaining wall specialist. You don’t want the retaining wall falling down injuring or killing someone or damaging your property.

Your rock retaining wall design will require you to decide between a dry stacked retaining wall versus a mortar retaining wall. We have seen that the dry stacked retaining walls will be long lasting, easier to construct, easier to maintain, better looking and resist freeze cycles that create frost heave and soil expansion that has been known to tip over some rock retaining walls.

Your standard rock, due to density, does not have the suction of brick and concrete block, so we will make the mortar mix quite stiff. Without any suction, the mortar mix will stay plastic for some time. If the mortar doesn’t get stiff from water loss fairly quickly, you can’t stack more rock on the retaining wall as the mortar moves in the lower rows or courses. Soil can be very heavy, especially if it’s wet. Our entire team at Allen Berlt's rock retaining walls will keep this in mind as we start to build your rock retaining wall. Your retaining wall needs to resist the push of this soil against the wall. If the ground above your retaining wall is sloped, you have extreme un-safe pressure pushing against the wall. We will absolutly never let this be the case in our completion of your mortar rock retaining wall.

Dry rock retaining wall

When dry stacking a rock retaining wall, Many elements need to be addressed early and correctly, friction between the individual pieces of rock is very important. This friction of rock on your retaining wall needs to be greater than the push of the soil behind the wall, otherwise the soil will push a course of stone from a lower one.

If you intend to create a flat area above a retaining wall that will act as a parking area for cars or trucks, you need to account for this extra surcharge load. Some of the weight of the vehicles will push against the wall, especially if the tires are close to the edge of the top of the wall.

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How durable is your retractable Screen?

The #1 comment that we see at Screen & Shade Solutions from customers is how ‘durable’ our retractable screens are. Our retractable screens do not have the problems that typical mediocre or flimsy quality screens have.

Can I use a retractable Screen on the door between my garage and house?

This is a very popular screen solution that is installed frequently. This type of screen system works so much better in this particular location of the home compared to a conventional screen door, its retracted when you are not using it. Retractable screen doors are going to be standard in every home very soon. They make life at home going in and out practical.

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