Anyone with a strong back can stack up a bunch of blocks and build a pretty retaining wall. But it takes skill and planning ...

Q – We are thinking about building a retaining wall in our yard. The wait time to have one built seems to be forever so we thought we could do it ourselves.

However, modern segmental retaining walls (SRWs) emerged in the late 20th century when engineers developed high-strength concrete blocks with interlocking features. The introduction of geosynthetic ...