As an example one 4sons concrete customer wanted 20 yards of driveway demolished and 8 yards of retaining wall built in their garden.
Retaining wall prices per square foot.
A 10 x 10 area 100 square feet.
Walls higher than four feet typically require a different type of form which will raise the cost.
Material and labor for a wood retaining wall runs approximately 20 25 a square face foot and there s usually a minimum charge for small projects which would be about 1 000 1 300 for a 50 square face foot wall.
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Actual costs will depend on job size conditions and options.
Retaining wall material costs.
Retaining wall material can range in price from 10 40 per square foot with some material options including cinder block wood interlocking concrete block natural stone or poured concrete.
Simply enter your zip code and the square footage next click update and you will see a breakdown on what it should cost to have concrete block wall installed onto your home.
Wood retaining walls start at 15 per square foot while concrete retaining walls start at 20 per square foot homeowners interested in using natural stone will find that those stones increase the cost to 25 or more per square foot.
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For a basic project in zip code 47474 with 120 square feet the cost to install a retaining wall starts at 24 76 33 90 per square foot.
Plain lumber is vulnerable to termites and will rot quickly so a wooden retaining wall is usually made of redwood pressure.
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Cinder block is a cost effective material for a retaining wall and usually runs between 10 12.
Concrete retaining wall prices start around 30 per square foot including materials and installation and can go as high as 45 to 50 per square foot depending on how much prep work is involved in building the forms.
This concrete block wall estimator will provide you with up to date pricing for your area.
An average brick retaining wall that is 30 feet long and 4 feet high without any built in steps or extra reinforcements is typically around 4 220 the average homeowner will pay 35 per square foot and spend between 2 450 and 6 650 to build a retaining wall.
The cost of a retaining wall depends on the material chosen the overall height of the wall and the length of the wall.
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For a recycled concrete retaining wall 4sons concrete typically charges 12 to 20 per square foot compared to their typical fee of 23 to 28 per square foot.