Retaining Wall in Los Angeles

Retaining Wall Services

A retaining wall holds back soil to create level building pads, protect structures from slope failure, and prevent erosion on sloped and hillside lots. In Los Angeles, retaining walls are not simple landscaping features - they are engineered structures that must resist soil pressure, surcharge loads, and seismic forces. CCS Inc. designs and builds code-compliant retaining walls that keep your property safe, stable, and fully permitted.

Under the LA Building Code, any retaining wall over 4 feet tall (measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall), or any wall of any height that supports a surcharge such as a driveway, structure, or sloped backfill, requires a building permit and engineered plans. CCS handles the entire process - geotechnical evaluation, structural engineering, drainage design, permit acquisition through LADBS or your local building department, and construction by our licensed crew.

We build the full range of retaining wall types: cantilever and counterfort concrete walls, masonry (CMU) block walls, segmental block (SRW) systems, and crib and gravity walls. Every CCS retaining wall includes proper footings, reinforcement, waterproofing, and a drainage system (perforated pipe, gravel backfill, and weep holes) to relieve hydrostatic pressure - the leading cause of retaining wall failure. Whether you are creating usable yard space, supporting an ADU pad, or correcting a failing wall, CCS delivers a wall engineered to last.

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