Usually, if you want a retaining wall, you hire a contractor, or possibly a contractor and a civil engineer if the wall is particularly large or complicated. But some walls are small enough ...

If you don’t have the right soil type, you may need to remove expansive clay or large ... your retaining wall from buckling under pressure—this is especially true for concrete cinder blocks.

However, make sure your wiring is rated for outdoor use. If your retaining wall is at the bottom of a large hill, or is above three or four feet tall, it may be necessary to use a soil-stabilizing ...

For the two large retaining walls at the end of the earth embankment at each side of the river, special investigations were undertaken to establish the proper seismic loading. An extensive ...

Andrew said his surveyor told him in 1977 there was a large retaining wall with a 12ft drop. The surveyor said at the time that the structure was fine but "retaining walls nearly always cause ...

whereas a smaller torpedo level is best for checking each block from the front to the back of each paver. For long walls, it may be helpful to set a level line. You can gently tap pavers into place ...

Keona K.N. Smith, 33, allegedly said “No, have to get through,” while driving through a crowd of students outside Van Horn ...

Five candidates are competing for three seats on the Lexington-Richland 5 school board, two in Richland County, and one in ...

However, in the new normal (Covid-19 era and beyond), a shift in workplace dynamics presents new challenges for retaining top talent. Leaders now face the need to develop high-potential training ...

Gerry Baker is Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal. His weekly column for the editorial page, “Free Expression,” appears in The Wall Street Journal each Tuesday. Mr. Baker is also host ...