Terraced Hillside Retaining Wall

A tall segmental block wall that turned a steep East Tennessee slope into flat, usable backyard, with the drainage done right.

About This Project

HL Construction Group builds retaining walls for Knoxville and East Tennessee properties, using segmental block, natural stone, and timber systems engineered with proper footing, geogrid reinforcement, and drainage.

Knoxville is hill country. Retaining walls are what turn unusable slopes into flat, livable yards, and they're the single most failure-prone item in residential hardscaping when built wrong. A wall without drainage stone and weep relief is a dam, and hydrostatic pressure wins every time.

We build walls the way they're engineered to work: excavated footing trench, compacted base, drainage aggregate and perforated pipe behind the wall, geogrid reinforcement at height, and proper batter. Our excavation equipment means we handle the dig, the haul-off, and the wall with one crew.

Scope of Work

• ✓Segmental block, natural stone, and boulder walls
• ✓Drainage aggregate and perforated pipe behind every wall
• ✓Geogrid reinforcement on taller walls
• ✓Terracing designs that turn slopes into usable yard