Retaining Walls
Retaining Walls in Kent
Sleeper and brick retaining walls that turn a sloping garden or drive into level ground.
Get a FREE Quote
Tell us about the job and we’ll get back to you.
- 20+ Years’ Experience
- Trusted & Friendly Team
- Full Project Management
- Competitive Pricing
Hard Landscaping
Levelling a Sloping Plot
On a sloping site, a retaining wall lets the ground be cut and filled into flat areas for a lawn, patio or parking space. The wall has to hold back the weight of the soil and any water in it, so the drainage behind it does as much work as the face you see.
We backfill behind each wall with free-draining stone, lay a perforated pipe at the base where the ground is wet, and leave weep holes so water can get out rather than build up.
Our WorkAbout Us
Our Experience with Retaining Walls
We are a family run groundworks business based in Staplehurst, and we bring over 20 years of experience to every retaining walls job across Kent, East and West Sussex and south-east London.
The same small, friendly team surveys the job, prepares the ground and finishes the surface, so you deal with the people doing the work from the first visit to the final sweep.
We have worked on behalf of Kent County Council and utility companies, our team is registered with the Street Works Qualifications Register, and we are approved under the Trading Standards Buy With Confidence scheme.
Our WorkOur Projects
Retaining Walls: Recent Work
Real jobs, photographed by us. Tap a photo to see it full size.
Swipe to see more photos
Retaining Walls
Timber Sleeper Walls
Sleepers are quick to build with and look at home in a garden. We fix them to posts set in concrete and line the soil side with a membrane to keep wet earth off the timber. Recent work includes sleeper walls around a block paved driveway, holding the banks and beds back from the new surface.
Our WorkRetaining Walls
Brick Retaining Walls
Brick suits tighter spaces and can match the house. It needs a wider footing than an ordinary garden wall, and a tall wall holding back a lot of ground may need a structural engineer’s design. We will tell you at the survey if yours does.
Our WorkThe Detail
What’s Included
- Survey of the levels and ground conditions
- Excavation and removal of spoil
- Concrete footings or post bases
- Timber sleeper or brick construction
- Drainage stone, membrane and weep holes behind the wall
- Backfilling and levelling the new ground
Your Quote
What Affects the Price
Every quote is written after a visit, so you know what the price covers before any work is booked.
- 01Height and length of the wall
- 02Sleepers or brick
- 03How much soil needs digging out or bringing in
- 04Drainage needed behind the wall
- 05Access for a digger and removing spoil
Ready to Talk About Your Project?
Free site visits and written quotes across Kent and the South East.
How the Job Runs
Your Retaining Walls Step by Step
Survey
We measure the fall across the plot, check the soil and agree where the new levels and walls will sit.
Dig & Footings
The ground is cut back, spoil taken away, and footings or post bases are concreted in.
Build & Drain
The wall goes up with drainage stone, membrane and weep holes placed behind it as it rises.
Backfill & Level
The ground behind is filled, compacted and levelled, ready for turf, paving or planting.
Swipe to see each step
Why Choose Us
Why Customers Choose Us
Domestic driveways or council-standard reinstatement, the same team and the same standards on every job.
20+
Years’ Experience
Over two decades of getting the sub-base, levels and drainage right first time.
Accredited Staff
SWQR registered for highway work and approved under Trading Standards Buy With Confidence.
Swipe to see more reasons
Free, No-Obligation Quote
Get a FREE Quote
Tell us what you have in mind and where the job is. We’ll come back to you to talk it through and arrange a visit to measure up.
- A site visit to measure up and check levels
- A written price before anything is booked
- Street works registered, Trading Standards approved
Prefer to Talk?
Tell Us About Your Project
We reply to every enquiry, usually the same working day.
You Might Also Need
Related Services
Hard LandscapingBrickwork
Hard LandscapingHard Landscaping
DrivewaysBlock Paving Driveways
DrivewaysDriveways
Swipe to see more services
Frequently Asked Questions
Retaining Walls: Your Questions Answered
How long will a sleeper wall last?
Do I need an engineer for my retaining wall?
Can a retaining wall sit next to a driveway?
What can a retaining wall be built from?
Does a retaining wall need drainage behind it?
Can’t Find Your Answer?
Get in touch and we’ll talk it through, with no obligation.
Where We Work
Where We Work
From our base in Staplehurst we cover the whole of Kent and reach into East Sussex, West Sussex and south-east London.