Poured concrete wall
This suits a wall that holds back a lot of soil on a straight run, or one that has to sit right on a tight property line. You get one solid, smooth face, and it can take a texture or color if you want it to match the house.
Concrete retaining walls in Port Hueneme CA - a wall built to drain and stand straight
A slope washing into the yard or an old wall leaning? We build concrete walls with drainage behind them so the ground stays put.
What does it take to build a retaining wall that holds?
A concrete retaining wall holds back a slope or a raised bed of soil so the ground in your Port Hueneme yard stays where you want it. One that lasts comes down to a solid footing, steel inside it and a way for water to get out from behind it.
Most calls start with dirt washing onto the patio after a rain, an old planter wall bowing out, or a slope you'd like to turn into usable yard. The price moves with how long and how tall the wall is, whether it's poured or block, how much digging the footing and drainage take, and how close we can get our equipment to the spot. The schedule mostly turns on whether the city needs to review the wall first and on curing, the wait while fresh concrete gains strength before any soil leans on it. I come out, look at the slope and where your property line sits, and write the estimate out so you can see what's included.
Why Port Hueneme homeowners call Port Hueneme Concrete for retaining walls
I look at your slope myself
I come out to look at the job and write the estimate, and our own crew does the forming, pouring and finishing. The person who measured your slope and talked through the property line works for the same business that builds the wall, so nothing gets lost in a handoff.
In business since 2017
I started this business in 2017, after years pouring slabs, footings and parking lots for a large commercial outfit. That work taught me that most of a good wall is the planning and the ground work you can't see once the soil goes back behind it.
Licensed and fully insured on your job
We're licensed and fully insured. On a retaining wall that matters, because the job means digging next to your house, your fence and often a neighbor's yard. When you're ready to talk your wall over, call (805) 269-8744 or send us the form.
Get a written estimate for your retaining wall
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no pressure to book. I'll come out, look at the slope and the property line, and write up the estimate so you can see what's included. It helps to have the wall's rough length and height, a few photos of the slope and an idea of where your property line runs.
- Phone
- (805) 269-8744
- Location
- Port Hueneme, CA 93041
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
Building concrete retaining walls in Port Hueneme
In Port Hueneme, the city's Building and Safety Division handles plan check, permits and inspections for new construction and alterations to structures, so that's who to ask whether your wall needs a permit and what plans it calls for. Permit applications are filed through the city's online system, and the city requires every contractor working here to hold a city business license. If your wall needs a permit, I'll tell you at the estimate, and we'll take care of the application and the inspections with the division.
A lot of the walls we're asked about sit on smaller lots, where the slope runs right up to a fence or the neighbor's yard and there isn't much room to work. That's where weighing poured against block matters most, and where we plan where the equipment goes before anyone starts digging. We're based in Port Hueneme and do the same work in cities all around it, from Oxnard and Ventura to Camarillo, Thousand Oaks and beyond.
Questions about retaining walls
Should my retaining wall in Port Hueneme be poured concrete or block?
Pick poured concrete if your property line is tight, and consider block if the wall curves. A stacked landscape block wall, the kind called segmental block, needs geogrid, a buried reinforcing mesh, reaching back into the soil behind it, and where that would run into the neighbor's property, a poured wall can use a cantilever design or tiebacks instead. Tight curves go easily in block, while a poured wall needs custom formwork, the molds that shape it, to follow them, and that gets expensive.
How much does a concrete retaining wall cost in Port Hueneme?
Poured concrete retaining walls in Ventura County usually cost about $35 to $50 per square foot of wall face, which is the height times the length of the side you see. Where yours lands in that range depends on how tall it is, how much digging and drainage it needs, and how easy the spot is to reach. The estimate I write for your wall breaks out what's included.
What causes a retaining wall to lean or crack?
Water trapped behind the wall is the usual cause, because it can lean, crack or slide a wall until it fails. General drainage guidance calls for clean crushed stone, filter fabric, a perforated drain pipe and a clear outlet or weep holes, small openings that let water out. It also tells owners to check that each quote includes those parts, and you'll find them spelled out on ours.
How do I keep my retaining wall draining after it's built?
Check it after a heavy rain, when you should see water coming out of the outlet pipe or the weep holes. Keep leaves, mulch and soil cleared away from the base, and point your downspouts away from the wall. Watch for new staining, cracks, leaning or soft ground, and give us a call if you spot any of it.
How long before soil goes back behind a new retaining wall?
Soil goes back only once the wall has gained enough strength or has been braced, which is how trade guidance puts it for block walls, so backfill waits on the wall rather than a set date. During backfilling, the same guidance keeps heavy equipment back from the top of the wall by a distance equal to the wall's height. On a small lot that decides where machines can work, so it's one of the things I'll walk through with you at the estimate.
What license does a retaining wall contractor need in California?
California's Contractors State License Board defines the C-8 Concrete Contractor license for forming, pouring and finishing concrete, and the C-29 Masonry Contractor license for concrete block walls, whether they carry weight or not. So the license that fits the work depends on whether your wall is poured or block.