Retaining Walls · Leicester, NC
Retaining Walls In Leicester, NC
Retaining walls in Leicester, NC from a crew whose yard is here. We build block walls for banks, drives and building pads, with drainage behind them, and the estimate is free: call (828) 900-1749.
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Retaining walls in Leicester, NC
Retaining walls around Leicester
Around Leicester, a lot of homes sit at the foot of a bank, beside a drive that was cut into the hill, or on a pad that was benched out of a slope. Over the years those cut faces wash, slump and creep toward the house or the gravel. A block retaining wall holds them back and gives you flat, usable ground again.
Hazy River Earthworks is based in Leicester, so a wall here is close to home. Ben can stop by to look at the bank without making a day of it. Once the wall is up, he is near enough to check how it handles the first big rain.
This page is about walls in Leicester. For the service across the region see retaining walls, and for everything else we do close to home see the Leicester service area page.
What it includes
What the job covers
- Walls to hold banks behind older homes
- Walls on the uphill side of a drive
- Walls around new building pads
- Base dug to firm ground and compacted
- Clean stone and drain pipe behind the block
- Pipe outlet carried to daylight
- Grading and cover around the finished wall
Local know-how
Retaining walls in Leicester: what to know
Retaining walls on Leicester ground
Leicester is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, about 10 miles northwest of Asheville. The area was called Turkey Creek before it took the Leicester name. NC 63 runs through it on the way into Asheville, and Newfound Creek runs through the area. Above the creek bottoms, the ground turns steep and wooded quickly.
That shape drives most wall work here. Older homes sit low, near the road or a creek, with a bank right behind them. Newer homes sit higher, on pads cut into the hill, with long drives below. Each one leaves a slope that needs holding.
Walls that go with the drive and the pad
Many Leicester walls start as part of another job. A drive is widened and the cut bank needs a wall. A pad is cut for a garage and the high side needs holding. Because we also do the grading and site prep, the wall is set to the finished grade instead of a guess.
If the drive itself is the problem, see gravel driveways in Leicester. A rebuilt drive and a wall along its cut are often priced together.
What drives the price of a wall
There is no single price per foot that fits every Leicester wall. Height matters most, since taller walls need bigger block, deeper bases and sometimes an engineer. Length, access for the machine, how much digging the base needs and whether rock turns up all move the number too. So does how far the stone and block have to travel up your drive.
The retaining wall cost guide walks through each of those. Then call for a free estimate on your own bank.
Permits in an unincorporated community
Leicester has no town hall of its own, since incorporation was proposed but never adopted. Buncombe County is the office to call about a wall. Whether you need a permit depends on height, location and what the wall supports, so check with the county before work starts.
On the ground
Retaining walls on real jobs
Every photo here is a Hazy River Earthworks job. See more recent work. Or read about the full retaining walls service.
Questions
Leicester retaining walls questions
Not seeing yours? Call or text (828) 900-1749 and ask Ben, or read the FAQs.
- Cost GuideHow Much Does a Retaining Wall Cost in Asheville?
- GuideBoulder vs Block vs Timber Retaining Walls
- GuideRetaining Wall Drainage Explained
- GuideDo You Need a Retaining Wall Permit in Buncombe County?
- Cost GuideLand clearing cost in Western NC
- Cost GuideGravel Driveway Cost in Western NC, Explained
Do you build retaining walls in Leicester, NC?
Yes. Our yard is in Leicester, so walls here are close to home. The estimate is free.
How much should I expect to pay for a retaining wall?
It depends on height, length, access, how much digging the base needs and whether rock is in the way. We do not quote a price per foot over the phone. Ben measures the bank and gives you a price before work starts.
My bank keeps sliding onto the drive. Is a wall the only fix?
Not always. Sometimes regrading the slope and covering it is enough. If there is no room to lay the bank back, a wall is usually the answer. Ben will tell you which fits your ground.
Do I need a permit for a wall in Leicester?
Leicester is unincorporated, so Buncombe County is the office to ask. It depends on the wall, so call the county before work starts.
Nearby
Leicester & nearby
We cover Leicester and the communities around it, including:
Somewhere else? See the full service area or call (828) 900-1749.
Land clearing in Leicester
Trees, brush, briars and stumps taken off the ground so a mountain lot can be built on, driven on, fenced or used again.
See the Leicester pageSame townGravel driveways in Leicester
New gravel drives cut in and worn ones rebuilt, graded and crowned so the rain runs off instead of down the middle.
See the Leicester pageTown pageAll services in Leicester
Everything Hazy River does in Leicester and Buncombe County.
Leicester overviewServiceRetaining Walls
Block retaining walls built on a real base, with drain pipe and stone behind them, so the slope they hold stays held.
The full serviceRetaining walls in other towns
Towns near Leicester
How it goes
No mystery, no
surprise invoice.
Walk the ground
Ben comes out, looks at the property with you and talks through what it actually needs.
A price up front
You get a number for the job in front of you before any machine shows up.
One company, start to finish
Clearing, digging, grading, drainage and stone by the same crew, in the right order.
Left finished
Graded, drained and cleaned up. Not a bare slope waiting for the next storm.
Need retaining walls in Leicester?
Ben comes out, walks the ground with you and gives you a price before any work starts.