Concrete Retaining Walls in Mesquite TX - a wall that holds your yard and lets water out
Yard washing out after every storm, or an old wall starting to lean? We build a reinforced concrete wall with drainage behind it.
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What goes into a concrete retaining wall and the drainage behind it?
A concrete retaining wall holds back soil where your yard drops off. Frontier Mesquite Concrete Company builds them in Mesquite, TX as a footing, a steel-reinforced wall and the drainage behind it, all sized to a design that fits your soil, and the job often comes with steps, regrading or new flat ground for a patio or pool deck.
Most calls start with a bank that keeps washing onto the patio or an old wall that's starting to tip. The price moves with how tall and long the wall is, what the design calls for in footing and steel, how much drainage goes behind it and how easy the spot is to reach with equipment. The schedule turns on the design, any permit and inspection, and getting the dig, forms and steel done before the concrete comes. Before we set a date, we check with the city or county over your property on what the wall needs, and when a permit is required we handle it. My written estimate shows what's in your price and what isn't.
How do you know your slope needs a retaining wall?
Soil washing down the slope
After a hard rain you find mud on the patio, driveway or sidewalk below, and the bank looks a little shorter each time. That usually means nothing is holding the grade, and every storm you wait takes more of it and starts working under whatever sits at the bottom.
An old wall leaning out
The top tips toward you, the face bulges or the joints open up. That usually means the soil and water behind it are pushing harder than the wall was built for, and a lean tends to get worse until the wall gives way along with whatever is next to it.
Wet stains and mud at the base
You see damp streaks on the face, water seeping out near the bottom or drain openings plugged with dirt. That's water trapped behind the wall with no clean way out, and the longer it sits there the harder it pushes.
Often built alongside a retaining wall
Concrete floor installation
A wall that cuts into a slope leaves level ground behind it, which is often where a homeowner wants a shed or workshop on a solid slab.
Concrete pool decks
On a sloped lot, the wall is often what makes room for the pool, so the deck around it gets planned with the wall instead of after it.
How we build a concrete retaining wall
A wall is only as good as its design and the drainage behind it, so my quote says which design your wall follows and how water gets out. Height alone doesn't size a wall, because the footing size and the rebar, the steel bars that take the soil's push, come from that design and your soil, and asking every builder the same question is how you compare quotes fairly. On the job we dig out and pack the base for the footing, set forms and steel to the design, and pour the footing and the wall. Then we lay drainage stone wrapped in filter fabric with a perforated pipe and outlets behind it, and backfill. If the budget gets tight, I'd rather keep the footing and drainage and save on the face finish, because the buried part is what holds your yard up.
Leveling a slope often opens up room for more concrete, like a concrete floor for a shed or workshop, or a concrete pool deck on the new flat ground. If a driveway or pool is planned near the wall, tell us before the design is set, because extra weight or a later change near the wall can undo what it was designed for, even when the concrete is strong.
Gravity wall for a short step
This suits a short grade change with little weight on top, because the wall holds the soil back mostly by its own mass. Once the height, the load or the soil asks for more than that, we move to a reinforced design.
Reinforced wall for slopes and load
Industry guidance for segmental block walls points to a reinforced design where a gravity wall would be too tall, or where the wall carries extra load, holds a slope or sits on difficult soil. If your yard is sloped or a driveway or slab will sit near the wall, that's the first thing to ask about your lot.
Get a written estimate for your retaining wall
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. The on-site estimate is free with no obligation, or call (214) 429-3296 if that's easier.
Call (214) 429-3296Why Mesquite homeowners call Frontier Mesquite Concrete Company for retaining walls
The owner estimates and runs pours
I come out to look at your slope and write the estimate myself, our crew does the digging, forming, pouring and finishing, and I run pour day. I spent years building the daily schedule for a busy concrete company before starting this business in Mesquite in 2023, which is why the ground, forms and steel are ready before the truck pulls up.
Fully licensed and insured here
We're fully licensed and insured, so the crew working on your slope is covered. We back the work with one promise, satisfaction guaranteed.
Planned around Mesquite's setback rules
Mesquite's Planning Department answers questions on property setbacks, building heights and zoning at 972-216-6216, and we check where your wall can sit before the design is drawn. That way the wall is laid out to fit your lot from the start instead of getting moved later.
On a retaining wall the parts that matter most end up buried, so ask every builder how theirs is designed and drained. When you're ready, request an estimate and I'll come out to see the slope.
What happens after you call about a retaining wall in Mesquite?
Call or send a request
Call (214) 429-3296 or send the form, and we get back to you to set a time for me to come out. Tell us roughly how tall the bank is and what sits above and below it.
I measure and write it up
I walk the slope with you, measure, ask how you'll use the ground above and below, and tell you plainly what I'd build. Then you get a written estimate that shows what's in the price and what isn't, so there's no guessing later.
We set the date and permit
Once you say go, I set the date and line up materials, the permit side and the inspection. When the wall needs a permit, the city inspects the work against codes, ordinances and the approved plans, so I build each inspection into the schedule.
Pour, drain and backfill
I book the truck only when the dig, forms and steel are done, and I run pour day. Then we set the drainage and backfill, and on permitted work the debris goes in a container the city's Building Official approves.
Common questions
How much does a concrete retaining wall cost in the Dallas area?
A concrete retaining wall in the Dallas area usually costs about $20 to $40 per square foot. Taller walls, heavier designs and hard-to-reach spots push it toward the top of that range. My written estimate gives you the figure for your wall and lists what it covers.
Why does drainage matter behind a retaining wall?
Water trapped behind a wall can greatly increase the load on it and make it leak. Keeping the drain outlets working is part of normal upkeep, so check that they run after a storm and clear out any dirt that plugs them.
Who can get a retaining wall permit in Mesquite TX?
In Mesquite, only a licensed contractor or a homeowner working on their own homestead can get a permit from the city. Whether your wall needs one is a question for the city's Building Inspection Division at 972-216-6212. When it does, we take care of it.
How do I get utilities marked before digging a retaining wall?
Call 8-1-1 before anyone digs, which is what industry guidance says to do so underground lines get marked first. If you're hiring a builder, ask who makes that call and when, and I'll answer that at the estimate.
What causes retaining walls to crack or lean in Mesquite?
Usually it's water with no way out, soil that moves, or weight the wall wasn't designed for. Industry guidance lists expansive soil, the kind that swells wet and shrinks dry, as unsuitable under a wall, and soil like that can crack open in dry spells. Changing the backfill or adding a driveway beside the wall later can undo its design too.
Can I put a pool near a retaining wall in Mesquite?
Yes, but a city ordinance keeps a pool or spa's depth at a 1:1 ratio from the nearest retaining wall footing, so the deeper the pool, the farther back it sits. The exception is a sealed engineered design drawing that's submitted and approved. If you're planning both, we can lay out the wall and the pool deck together.
Get your retaining wall designed and priced
Call (214) 429-3296 or send the form with a few photos of the slope, so I show up already knowing what I'm walking into.