Here’s the thing: my driveways retaining wall has fallen off in a 30 foot long (immediately affected) span, and it’s about 4.5 feet tall.
As you can imagine, any bids from contractors around me are in the high 10,000s for this small area.
I live in Indiana so we get lots of rain and freezing.
Do you guys think this is a project that can be tackled by the homeowner, provided he has enough time, materials and effort, or should I call the big boys in with their fancy diesel machines?
Thanks guys and have a good one.
by 3DPrintJr
8 Comments
Call the pro that looks bad.
You can do anything with enough time, depends on if its worth your time hassle
It would take professional company with heavy equipment a couple weeks to do that so doing it yourself would take……. Forever, you would have to excavate not just the debris but dig a new base for the retaining wall which is load bearing holding up your driveway, you don’t want to park your car on that side and wake up to the car being upside down on top of your neighbors car or driveway
I’m guessing insurance doesn’t cover any repair? If you called I’m wondering their reason. It’s a lot but could be done. I’d price it out and look at videos, figure amount of time as well. Compare to working OT and loans. Which works for you.
As a licensed landscape architect please call a professional. If it was just a retaining wall holding in dirt, sure DIY it. But because of the amount of weight from vehicles constantly challenging that wall, a structural engineer ideally is involved. They will give you plans for proper load bearing features and drainage solutions so this won’t happen again. Worth the couple grand in design fees.
I mean, if you wanna make it a flower bed yes. A stable place to drive or park, no
Clean, fill #5 stone. connect them. Or build tall curb.
Concrete