NSW Building & Civil
New concrete block retaining wall with a sloping top beside a footpath ramp under construction, with workers in hi-vis, traffic cones and a street behind

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Retaining Wall

Concrete block and reinforced concrete retaining walls that hold back the ground beside roads, footpaths, ramps and public spaces.

At a glanceNSW

  • 01Block and concrete retaining walls
  • 02Beside roads, paths and ramps
  • 03Drainage built in behind the wall

The job

NSW Building and Civil builds retaining walls for councils and government agencies, holding back the ground where roads, footpaths, ramps and public spaces meet a slope, so the land stays in place and the space beside it is safe to use.

We dig and pour the footings, build the wall in concrete blocks with steel reinforcement or in poured concrete, and put drainage in behind it so water cannot build up. The wall is then backfilled and finished, often in the same job as the path, ramp or road it holds up.

What we do

Retaining Wall

  1. Footings

    The wall is set out to the design and dug out for reinforced concrete footings that carry its weight.

  2. Block & Concrete Walls

    Concrete block walls with steel bars and concrete-filled cores, or poured concrete walls, built to the height and shape in the design.

  3. Drainage & Backfill

    Drainage pipe and gravel behind the wall let water drain away, then the ground is backfilled and compacted in layers.

  4. Paths & Ramps

    Walls built together with the footpaths and access ramps they hold up, so the whole area is finished in one job.

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