We repair, replace, install, and remove railroad tie retaining walls for homes and businesses. We work with creosote-treated ties, pressure-treated landscape timbers, and tie walls built with or without deadman anchors. Contact us for a free quote today.
Railroad Tie Retaining Wall Repair
When a tie wall starts leaning, bowing, or rotting, we pull the bad ties and pin new ones in place with 1/2-inch rebar driven through pre-drilled holes. We also set deadman anchors back into the slope and dig out clogged drainage behind the wall, laying perforated drain pipe and gravel backfill so water stops pushing against the ties.
Railroad Tie Retaining Wall Replacement
If a wall is too rotted or tipped to save, we tear it out and rebuild it in the same footprint with new pressure-treated ties or timbers, staggering the joints and spiking each course together with 60d galvanized spikes. If poor drainage caused the old wall to fail, we line the area behind the new wall with landscape fabric and crushed stone before backfilling.
Railroad Tie Retaining Wall Installation
We build new tie walls on a compacted gravel base. We set the first course below grade, check it with a 4-foot level, and step each course above it slightly back into the slope.
Railroad Tie Retaining Wall Removal
We pull old ties with a skid steer or pry bar, cut through the rebar pins with a reciprocating saw, and haul the ties away for proper disposal.
How Much Does Railroad Tie Retaining Wall Repair Cost in Petersburg, VA?
Railroad tie retaining wall repair in Petersburg, VA usually costs between $478 and $2,935 for a typical residential wall. The final price comes down to how many rotted ties need replacing, whether deadman anchors have to be reset into the slope, and how much clogged drainage must be dug out from behind the wall.