In short: Engineered block and natural stone walls, built with proper drainage. Free written estimates across all seven towns we serve, owner on every job.
Free estimateWhy walls fail: water, not weight
We handle retaining walls for homeowners, business owners and property managers across Wrentham, Norfolk, Franklin, Foxboro, Plainville, Medway and Bellingham. Whether you need one project or care all season long, you deal with the owner. That is true from the first phone call to the final walkthrough. There is no salesperson, call center or rotating crew of subcontractors in between. We have built our name in these towns since 2012. That work spans retaining walls and the full range of landscape and hardscape jobs. Reviews and repeat customers are the reason most of our new jobs come from word of mouth.
A properly built wall turns a slope into usable yard. Every wall we build starts with excavation to undisturbed subgrade and a compacted crushed-stone footing.
Behind the block goes drainage stone and a perforated pipe daylighted away from the house — the part you never see, and the reason the wall is straight in ten years.
Almost every failed retaining wall in New England failed for the same reason, and it is not the weight of the soil — it is water. Soil behind a wall soaks up rain and snowmelt, gets heavy, and freezes and expands. Without a way to escape, that water pressure pushes steadily against the back of the wall until it leans, bulges and eventually fails.
That is why the parts of our walls you cannot see cost the most: a compacted footing below frost, drainage stone and perforated pipe behind the wall carrying water to daylight, and proper backfill in lifts. A wall built this way holds its line for decades. A wall built without drainage is a wall on a countdown, no matter how good the stone looks on day one.
Common Retaining Walls problems we fix
Most people call us about retaining walls because something has already gone wrong, or they want to make sure it never does. These are the issues we see most often across Wrentham, Norfolk, Franklin, Foxboro, Plainville, Medway and Bellingham, and every one of them is preventable when the work is done right the first time:
- ✓A wall leaning outward after a few years
- ✓Water building up behind the block with nowhere to go
- ✓Block set on dirt instead of a compacted footing
- ✓No drainage stone or perforated pipe behind the wall
- ✓A slope that is still unusable after the wall goes in
What’s included with our Retaining Walls
- ✓Site walk and written estimate
- ✓Excavation and base prep
- ✓Compacted stone footing
- ✓Drainage stone and pipe
- ✓Block or natural stone
- ✓Caps, backfill, clean-up
Every one of those items is part of the price we quote, not an upsell we spring on you halfway through. When we scope your retaining walls, we spell out exactly what is included so there are no surprises on the invoice and no corners cut where you cannot see them. If your project needs something not on this list, we will tell you up front and price it separately rather than quietly leaving it out to make the number look better.
Recent retaining wall projects
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How the job runs
We keep the process simple and predictable so you always know what is happening and what comes next. Here is how a retaining walls job runs with Ten Four, from the first call to the final walkthrough, with the owner reachable at every step.
We look at what the wall has to hold back, the slope above and below it, and where water wants to go, then put the scope and price in writing.
A wall is only as good as what it sits on. We excavate and build a compacted stone footing below grade so the wall cannot settle or tip.
The reason most walls fail is water pressure behind them. We install drainage stone and pipe behind the wall so water has somewhere to go instead of pushing the wall over.
Block or natural stone is set course by course with proper batter and backfill, then capped and the site cleaned up.
What drives the price
Honest answer: retaining walls are priced by the job, not off a rate card, because no two properties are the same. Anyone who quotes you a firm price over the phone without seeing the site is guessing, and that guess usually turns into a change order later. We would rather walk the property, understand exactly what you want, and give you a real written number. A few of the things that move the price up or down:
Wall height and length, which drive engineering and materials
Block versus natural stone
How much excavation and drainage the site needs
Whether the wall is structural or purely decorative
When to schedule
Hardscape can go in almost any frost-free month, but spring and early fall book up first, so the smart move is to get on the schedule a season ahead. Our calendar for retaining walls fills up fastest in spring and early fall, so the sooner you reach out, the more flexibility you have on timing. If you are planning ahead, we are happy to get you on the schedule early and confirm the details closer to the date.
The crew and the equipment
Every retaining walls job is run by Seth and our own crew, not subcontractors, with the equipment and materials matched to the work in front of us. The person who quotes your job is the person on site while it is built, so nothing gets lost between the estimate and the finished result. We show up with the right machines for the job, keep the site clean while we work, and leave it the way we would want our own property left. We source our materials from suppliers we have worked with for years, so what goes into your retaining walls is the same quality we would put on our own homes, not the cheapest thing available that week.
Our service area
Our yard is in Wrentham, so retaining walls in Wrentham, Norfolk, Franklin, Foxboro, Plainville, Medway and Bellingham are close-to-home work for us, not a drive we pad the estimate to cover. We know the clay-heavy New England soil, the frost depth that decides how we build, and the freeze-thaw that punishes anything built shallow or drained poorly. We live and work in the same towns you do. If you ever need us back, we are only a short drive away. We also care what the neighbors think of the work, because they are our neighbors too.
About your estimate
Your retaining walls estimate is free and in writing, with the scope spelled out line by line — no vague allowances that balloon once the work is underway. Seth walks the property with you before we quote it, listens to what you are actually trying to solve, and puts a real number on paper. If something changes once we open up the site, you hear about it before we do the work, not after. We will also tell you honestly if a smaller, cheaper approach would serve you just as well — we would rather do the right-sized job and earn the next one than oversell you once.
Why a local owner-operator
Seth Dias owns Ten Four and is on the job, not just on the estimate, so the person accountable for your retaining walls is the person actually doing it. We have worked in these towns since 2012 and built a five-star Google reputation the honest way, one finished job at a time. A big franchise can send a different crew every visit; with us, you get the same face, the same standards and someone who still has to see you at the hardware store next week. That accountability is the whole point of hiring a local owner-operator. Our name is on the truck, on the estimate and on the reputation. Cutting a corner on your retaining walls is never worth it to us.
Why choose Ten Four for Retaining Walls
There are plenty of people who will quote you retaining walls. Here is what you get with Ten Four that you do not get everywhere else:
- ✓Done by our own crew — Ten Four Landscape & Construction does not subcontract retaining walls; Seth Dias walks the property and stays on the job.
- ✓Built for New England weather — every retaining walls job accounts for frost, drainage and our clay-and-sand soils.
- ✓Everything in writing — a free written estimate with the scope spelled out: site walk and written estimate, excavation and base prep, compacted stone footing and more.
- ✓One call, one invoice — retaining walls coordinated with the rest of your property so nothing is redone later.
- ✓Local since 2012 — the same owner-operator, serving Wrentham, Norfolk, Franklin, Foxboro, Plainville, Medway and Bellingham from our Wrentham yard.
Signs it’s time for Retaining Walls
- ✓An existing wall is leaning, bulging or cracking
- ✓Soil or a slope is eroding onto a patio, drive or lawn
- ✓You need to create usable, level space on a grade
- ✓Water collects at the base of a slope after every storm
Retaining Walls questions we get
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Why choose Ten Four Landscape & Construction for retaining walls?
Retaining Walls across the towns we serve
Related services: Patios & Walkways, Steps & Stairways, Water Drainage Solutions — or see all our services.
At the end of the day, retaining walls are an investment in your property, and you deserve to know it was done by people who will stand behind it. We treat every job — large or small — as if the next customer is going to drive by and judge our work by it, because in these towns, they usually do. That is how we have grown almost entirely on referrals and repeat business, and it is why we are comfortable putting everything in writing before we start.
Ready to talk about retaining walls? Call (508) 505-5416, Monday through Friday 7am to 5pm, or request a free written estimate and Seth will walk your property himself.
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