Retaining Wall Construction in Kelowna, BC
Central City Landscapes builds retaining walls for residential and commercial properties throughout Kelowna and the Okanagan. From managing slopes and elevation changes to creating more usable outdoor space, we build walls around the needs of your property and the landscape surrounding them.
A Retaining Wall Should Solve More Than a Change in Grade
Retaining Wall Options for Your Property
The right retaining wall depends on the grade, purpose of the wall, surrounding landscape and finished look you're trying to achieve. Central City builds retaining walls using concrete, natural stone and boulders as part of standalone projects and larger landscape construction projects.
Concrete Retaining Walls
Concrete retaining walls provide a durable solution for managing elevation changes and creating defined, usable areas within a property.
Natural Stone Retaining Walls
Natural stone brings variation in colour, shape and texture into the landscape, making it well suited to walls intended to feel integrated with the surrounding property.
Boulder Retaining Walls
Boulder retaining walls can provide a more natural appearance while helping manage slopes and elevation changes across the property.
What Can a Retaining Wall Do for Your Property
Retaining walls are used to manage changes in elevation and support soil where different grades meet. Depending on the property, they can also help create flatter, more usable areas and provide structure for the surrounding landscape.
Manage Slopes
Retaining walls can help manage significant elevation changes and create defined transitions between different levels of a property.
Create Usable Space
Changing how grade is retained can create flatter areas for lawns, gardens, patios and other usable outdoor spaces.
Support the Landscape
A retaining wall can become part of the larger layout of the property, working alongside patios and hardscaping, planting and other landscape features.
Work With Drainage
Water movement needs to be considered around retaining walls so the wall, grade and surrounding property work together properly.
Retaining Walls Depend on What You Don't See
A finished retaining wall only shows part of the work that went into building it. Excavation, base preparation, grading and drainage all influence how the wall performs once the surrounding landscape is complete. That's why we approach retaining wall construction from the ground up rather than focusing only on the finished surface.
Site Preparation
The area is excavated and prepared around the elevations and conditions of the property before wall construction begins.
Proper excavation and grading also helps establish how the wall will connect with the surrounding property.
Base Preparation
The foundation beneath the wall is prepared for the type of retaining wall being constructed and the conditions of the site.
Drainage
Water needs somewhere to go. Drainage solutions around retaining walls are considered as part of the construction rather than after the surrounding landscape has been finished.
Finishing & Integration
Once constructed, the wall is integrated with surrounding grades, hardscaping, lawns and planting to bring the finished property together.
Retaining Walls Can Transform a Sloped Yard
Sloped properties can limit where lawns, patios, gardens and other outdoor areas can be used. A well-planned retaining wall can help manage those elevation changes and create more defined levels throughout the property.
When retaining walls are considered alongside landscape design, grading and drainage, challenging terrain can become an intentional part of the finished landscape rather than something the rest of the project has to work around.
Retaining Walls Work Best With the Property Around Them
A retaining wall affects more than the soil directly behind it. It can change elevations, influence drainage, create new usable areas and determine how patios, walkways and planting connect across the property.
As part of a complete landscape construction project, Central City can coordinate retaining walls with excavation and grading, drainage solutions, hardscaping and softscaping instead of treating each element separately.
Retaining Walls for Homes and Commercial Properties
Retaining Wall Construction Across the Okanagan
Based in Kelowna, Central City Landscapes provides retaining wall construction for residential and commercial properties throughout the Okanagan.
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