Building a stackable retaining wall may seem like a project for a professional, but it's actually something you can do yourself. Here's how.

Anyone with a strong back can stack up a bunch of blocks and build a pretty retaining wall. But it takes skill and planning to construct an attractive wall that can also handle immense pressure ...

Humans have been building retaining walls for thousands of years to create flat, or gently sloping, terraces on hillsides. A lot of my readers have them on their own property — or need to build ...

When there's a need for a larger barrier, Sohabti prefers to break the wall into a few smaller sections that step with the slope. "This approach works with the existing landform rather than ...