Service · Kelowna and the Okanagan

Rock & Retaining Walls

Retaining wall excavation and rock placement for sloped lots in Kelowna, West Kelowna, Vernon, and Lake Country.

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Formwork and rebar for a concrete retaining wall

What’s involved

A retaining wall is only as good as what’s behind it. The dig sets the base course below grade, the backfill and drainage decide whether the wall moves, and the compaction decides whether it stays where it was built.

We cut the bank, excavate the base, place rock, and backfill with proper drainage material. On Okanagan hillsides that means working around native rock, tight access, and grades that don’t forgive sloppy work.

Common rock & retaining walls projects

Boulder retaining walls
Terraced walls on sloped yards
Driveway and parking-pad retaining walls
Wall base excavation and drainage rock backfill
Replacing failed timber or concrete walls

FAQ

Common questions

Don’t see yours? Call (250) 575-6015 and we’ll talk it through.

Do retaining walls need engineering?

In most BC municipalities a wall over about 1.2 metres needs an engineer, and some need a permit below that if they sit near a property line or carry a driveway. We dig to the engineered drawings when there are drawings, and we’ll tell you when a wall is into that territory.

Why do retaining walls fail?

Water, almost every time. A wall without drainage rock and a way for water to get out is holding back saturated soil, which weighs far more than dry soil. The fix is in the excavation and the backfill, not the face you see.

Can you work on a steep lot with tight access?

Usually. Smaller machines reach places a full-size excavator can’t, and some jobs are staged from the top of the bank. Send photos with your quote request and we’ll tell you straight.