Congratulations! You
have found the promised land! This is where retaining wall excellence
begins! We can do everything, and are
here to make your life easy and keep you informed through the entire discussion
and custom design process. We offer
extremely fair pricing and will work with you the entire way. We cover all commercial and/or residential
projects and initiatives and can solve any requirement you bring to us! We will cover all of metro Austin, Texas and
go out at least 90 miles!
Big or small, doesn't matter, we take on all
challenges. To ensure you get the best
bang for your buck, will will extensively chat with you on EXACTLY what you
need. Also if requested we can provide
other pictures and ideas to assist.
Again, we want to ensure you are happy with your selection BEFORE we
perform any building. We will also work
with you throughout the build as changes or new needs are discovered. We will discuss some of the many different
types of retaining walls and we 100% guarantee your satisfaction.
Types of Retaining Walls
The Cantilevered Wall
Cantilevered Walls use much less material than gravity
walls. These are constructed out of
internal stems and strongly reinforced with steel, and concrete that is cast in
place, or even masonry that is mortared (lots of the time it is shaped like an
inverted T). Basically, it is like a
beam to a large structural footing. Most
of the time they convert behind the wall horizontal pressure to vertical on the
ground below. Many times they are strengthened in front, or have a buttress or
counterfort on the back to improve strength.
We then ensure that it can resist large and/or heavy loads. The buttresses will be kept at 90 degree angles
to the primary flow of the wall. For these, they require strong rigid concrete
footing at a good depth.
The Bored Piling Wall
These are built by assembling bored piles, by digging and
excavating the excess soil. This wall
may include a series of earth anchors,
reinforcing beams, and/or operations for soil improvement with a reinforcement
layer of shotcrete. Many times, we use
this technique where sheet piling is a
satisfactory solution and where the noise or vibration levels of pile drivers
are unwanted.
The Gravity Wall
Gravity Walls largely depend on their weight and mass which
can be stone, concrete or any other weighty materials to resist rear
pressure. They lean back in the
direction of the dirt and soil that is retained, and it may have a setback
batter for making stability better. We
often see them using Mortar without stone or even in segmental concrete
builds. We can also make dry-stacked
ones that are a bit more flexible and don’t require that rigid footing.
Many years ago, in the early 20th century, the taller walls
were quite often gravity walls that were made from huge amounts of concrete or
stone. We are now building them most
often as composite gravity walls with a primary focus on earth retention or
with precast facing. There are a myriad
of other types of these gravity walls such as crib walls, log cabin style,
gabions from timber or concrete and filled with granular material or soil
nailed walls. Gravity Walls are quite
popular and prevalent in today's world.
Anchored Walls can be built in any of the previous styles of
walls that we've discussed, but we can include additional strength using cables
and other items that are anchored to the rock or soil that sits just
behind. We typically drive into the
material by boring into it. The anchors
will expand by the end of the cable, by mechanical ways or even through an
injection of pressurized concrete. A
bulb then begins forming in the mud after it expands. When we expect high loads, customers find
this kind of wall extremely effective, or if the wall needs to be slim because
of space or desire which would make it too weak.
The Sheet Piling Wall
On most occasions, we build Sheet Piling retaining walls in
soft soil or hard to reach and skinny spaces.
They can be built out of steel, vinyl, or wood planks that are drove
into the ground. Here is a quick list of
general material requirements on sheet piling walls: It’s usually driven 2/3 below ground and 1/3
above as a rough guideline. We can alter
this depending on your environment. When
a taller wall is needed, we will need an anchor to tie it back or place in the
soil a good distance behind the wall’s face, typically with a rod or
cable. Then we place the anchor behind
the “potential” failure plane in the soil.
Building or adding a retaining wall has never been easier
than it is today. At Prime, we build any
shape and size of retaining walls to help craft the best possible result. Our hardscapes can be added to outdoor
kitchens, gardens, patios, mailboxes or mailbox pathways, other walkways or
simply just general areas in your yard.
We fully ensure the wall will function as designed to your liking. We can't think of anything that brings your
landscape to life like a beautiful hardscape of a retaining wall, which will
provide the finishing touches to your outdoor utopa. Our highly resistant and durable walls will enhance your property’s
landscaping and generate that “wow factor” that you deserve. They will withstand the test of time.
We are the trusted Austin hardscaping designers and
suppliers, we are here to work with your budget on any project and will find
the best solution for your property. Our
walls are strong, they are lightweight, and they lock together to form
efficient, solid structures that will last.
Regardless, if your wall needs to be curved or straight, our supplies
are good for both commercial and residential environments. If you need an Austin retaining wall, call us
to speak with one of our landscaping experts!
You have found the place!
Prime is a full service retaining wall company based in Austin,
Texas. We've proven ourselves to be one
of the best in the industry. We offer
our own estimating and construction with wide ranges of equipment owned and
operated by us, which will give a Prime Austin Retaining Wall which results in
a better product for you at a lower price!
We work very closely with any architect, contractor,
homeowner, or engineer and are highly respected for our quality. During construction, you may sometimes want
to install a drainage system. We can
talk you through that if needed both for design and install and will customize
it for your property.
Perhaps the most important consideration in proper design of
a retaining wall is to recognize downslopes due to gravity, and if the material
is moving forward. This can create
lateral pressure at the back of the wall.
Depending on the angle of friction, and strength of the material, other
items such as direction and magnitude of movement of the retaining structure
can come into play.
Austin TX Retaining Walls - Additional Notes
We know that anyone with a strong back and arms can stack
rocks to build a retaining wall. But if
you want a permanent solution that won't fail, it takes considerable skills and
proper planning to construct an attractive wall that can also fend off the
force of gravity and stand for decades.
Our structures and hardscapes don't fear bad weather, and you won't
either. It’s all about building a solid
base, using proper planning, preparing for drainage and using correct
materials.
Bottom line, there are nearly an infinite number of
retaining walls and ways we can customize your build. Different landscapes have different
requirements, and we get it. We are
ready to work with you. Call us
today! 512-956-9214
We cover all areas in the Austin, TX area including Cedar
Park, Round Rock, Pflugerville, West Lake Hills, Rollingwood, Lost Creek, Bee
Cave, Manor, Sunset Valley, Manchaca, Elroy, Creedmoor, Webberville, Garfield,
Buda, Mustang Ridge, Wyldwood, Littig, New Sweden, Cele, Lago Vista, Lakeway,
The Hills, Georgetown, San Marcos, Horseshoe Bay, Bastrop, Taylor, New
Braunfels, San Antonio, Temple, College Station, Killeen, Kerrville, etc. We probably forgot a city or 2, but we will
go anywhere! Just call us and let us
know your needs today.
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