Retaining Wall Installation in Folsom, CA
Walls Built for Folsom's Grade Changes, Not Just Its SlopesFrom steep drops in Lexington Hills to new grading cuts across Folsom Ranch, Folsom lots deal with more elevation change than people expect. We build walls engineered for the ground they are actually holding.
About 4 miles from our Orangevale shop. Same crew, every project.
Folsom's Grade Problems Are Not All the Same
Lexington Hills and parts of Hillcrest sit on real hillside lots, with the house pad several feet above or below the rest of the yard. A lot of the retaining walls built on these lots decades ago were stacked block or railroad ties with no real footing, and they are starting to lean or crack as the soil behind them keeps pushing.
Newer sections of Folsom Ranch and White Rock Springs Ranch have a different problem. These neighborhoods were mass graded in phases, so a lot can end up several feet higher or lower than the one next to it or the street in front. That is not a natural hillside, it is a grading byproduct, but it still needs a real engineered wall to hold the cut safely.
How We Build Retaining Walls in Folsom
We build engineered block and natural stone walls with real footings, not stacked block set on bare dirt. Drainage goes in behind every wall we build, gravel backfill and a drain line that carries water away from the wall instead of letting it build up pressure behind it.
Folsom requires a grading permit for most work that cuts or fills the ground under the city's Grading Ordinance, and retaining walls tied to a grade change usually fall under that rule. We handle what the permit requires so the wall is built to code, not just built. For everything else we handle in the city, visit our page as a landscaper in Folsom, CA.
Why Folsom Homeowners Trust McGuire Earth Works
- 4.9 star Google rating
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- CSLB licensed #412296
- In business since 1980
- One crew, start to finish
- Plan it right. Build it once. Stand behind it.
Questions About Retaining Wall Installation in Folsom, CA
Does McGuire Earth Works build retaining walls in Folsom?+
Yes. We build retaining walls across Folsom, from hillside lots in Lexington Hills and Hillcrest to graded lots in Folsom Ranch and White Rock Springs Ranch. Every wall gets a real footing and proper drainage behind it, not just stacked block set on bare dirt. We are about 4 miles from our Orangevale shop, and the same crew handles the design, the permit paperwork, and the construction from start to finish.
Do I need a permit for a retaining wall in Folsom?+
Often, yes. Folsom's grading ordinance requires a permit for most work that cuts or fills the ground, and many retaining walls fall under that rule once they cross a certain height or hold back a meaningful grade change. We check what your specific wall requires before we start and handle the permit process as part of the project, so you are not the one tracking down city paperwork.
What is the difference between a wall for a hillside lot and a wall for a graded lot?+
A hillside wall in a place like Lexington Hills is holding back a natural slope that has been there for decades, so we are often replacing an older wall that was never built to code. A wall on a graded lot in Folsom Ranch is holding back a cut the developer made when the neighborhood was built, which is more predictable but still needs the same engineering, a real footing, and drainage to hold long term.
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McGuire Earth Works Inc.
9314 Greenback Ln, Orangevale, CA 95662
(916) 404-0944