Concrete block walls in Tacoma WA - a wall that holds the slope and lets water out
Hillside slumping into the yard or an old wall starting to lean? We build reinforced block walls on firm footings that hold the soil and shed rain.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We reply within 1 business day.
A concrete block wall built to hold your slope
A concrete block retaining wall is block set on a concrete footing, built so the slope behind it can't tip it over or shove it forward. Most calls about concrete block walls in Tacoma, WA start with a hill creeping onto the patio or an old timber wall that's begun to lean. If the wall holds up your house, that's foundation block wall installation instead.
We set the footing on firm ground below the frost line, which Pierce County puts at 12 inches in the lowlands and deeper on higher ground. Then we run steel up the cores and give water a way out. Price moves with the wall's length and height, how much digging it takes and how easy your yard is to reach. The schedule turns on permits and on waiting until the wall's ready for soil behind it.
Which kind of block wall fits your yard
Get a quoteMortared, reinforced block
Suits a wall holding back a real slope, since steel run upright through the hollow cores takes the soil's push. Ask every bidder how they'll reinforce it.
Dry-stacked segmental block
Interlocking blocks stacked without mortar, so water drains right through the face of the wall. It suits gentler slopes and a softer look in the garden.
Taller walls over 4 feet
Over 4 feet from the footing bottom, or carrying weight above it, the wall needs a permit from Tacoma Planning and Development Services, and we handle our share of the paperwork.
Seat walls and kitchen bases
Low block walls you can sit on, or a sturdy base for outdoor kitchen masonry, suit a flat patio that just needs some shape and a place to gather.
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Tell us about your wall
Tell us where the wall goes and what it's holding back, through the form or on the phone. We reply within one business day, and most of the time I'm the one calling.
- Free, done on site
- What's included, in writing
- No obligation to hire us
Why Tacoma homeowners call us for block walls
I look at every wall
I come out to see every job myself before we put a price on it, and I work right alongside our small crew when we build it.
Learned on a Tacoma crew
I started out mixing mortar and hauling brick on a small Tacoma crew, learned the trade from the mason I worked under, and opened our business in 2023.
Licensed in Washington, insured
Washington requires every construction contractor to register with the state Department of Labor & Industries, and we're fully licensed and insured for the walls we build.