Retaining wall · Grading & leveling · Charlotte, NC
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Restoration
A Charlotte project combining a dark-charcoal segmental block retaining wall with grading, leveling, and erosion control on a steep backyard slope.
The project
Reshaping a steep, eroded slope with a retaining wall and a level upper yard.
The Charlotte property had a steep slope marked by erosion channels, exposed red clay, and an aging split-rail fence. The lower portion of the yard was difficult to use and needed a more stable, intentional transition.
Urban excavated the eroded hillside, installed a long-run segmental block retaining wall in a dark charcoal finish, and regraded the upper yard to create a level, stable surface ready for sod and future landscaping.
Retaining wall & site work
What changed
The transformation brought three connected parts together: retaining the slope, reshaping the upper yard, and addressing erosion across the site.
Retain
Urban installed a long-run segmental block retaining wall in a dark charcoal finish along the slope.
Regrade
The upper yard was regraded to create a level, stable surface above the new wall.
Prepare
Erosion control was incorporated into the project, and the upper area was left ready for sod and future landscaping.
Project gallery
Before, after, and the finished wall
See the slope before construction, the finished retaining wall, and the newly leveled upper yard.
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