There are lots of great tips out there for building a retaining wall on your own. However, I've often seen these written without including the most important safety step- calling 811, a free service, that will help you ensure that you do not accidentally cut into service lines. This is not only a safety issue, but it could cost you big money if you accidentally cut a line (not to mention saving you from the angry neighbors that just lost a utility because you cut the line)!
There's more info about 811 here, and some additional retaining wall info that might be helpful to you: http://info.basalite.com/blog/
Best of luck, Happy Building!
Terrie

On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 16:29:29 -0800 (PST),
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There are lots of great tips out there for building a retaining wall on your own. However, I've often seen these written without including the most important safety step- calling 811, a free service, that will help you ensure that you do not accidentally cut into service lines. This is not only a safety issue, but it could cost you big money if you accidentally cut a line (not to mention saving you from the angry neighbors that just lost a utility because you cut the line)!
There's more info about 811 here, and some additional retaining wall info that might be helpful to you: http://info.basalite.com/blog/
Best of luck, Happy Building!

Call an engineer.