Tan block retaining wall with center stairs and a planting bed in a sodded West Michigan backyard

Our Services

Retaining Wall Construction

Structural walls engineered to hold for decades.

Structural walls engineered to hold for decades.

A retaining wall is a structural element first and a landscape feature second. Built incorrectly, it leans, bows, or fails after a few Michigan winters. Our crews build to the underlying engineering: properly compacted base, the right gravel envelope, geo-grid where it's needed, and weep drainage that actually works.

We work in segmental block, natural stone, and poured concrete depending on the look and load. Whether you need a low garden border in East Grand Rapids or a tiered hillside system in Ada, we size the wall for the soil and water it actually has to hold back.

Every wall we install is built to manufacturer specifications and finished with clean caps, edging, and grading so it disappears into the landscape — until you need it to do its job.

What's Included

Every retaining walls project from Bernal Landscape Management includes the following as standard.

  • Segmental block, natural stone, and boulder walls
  • Tiered and curved layouts for sloped lots
  • Engineered base prep with proper compaction
  • Drainage systems behind every wall
  • Geo-grid reinforcement on tall installations
  • Step-out caps, lighting, and finished grading

Recent Work

Examples of our retaining walls projects

A look at recent retaining walls work completed across Grand Rapids and West Michigan.

Outdoor living space installed by Bernal LandscapeDrainage and yard grading by Bernal LandscapeFront-yard landscape refresh by Bernal LandscapeBackyard transformation by Bernal Landscape ManagementFinished Bernal Landscape project in West MichiganCustom landscape installation by Bernal Landscape ManagementHardscape and stone work completed by Bernal LandscapePaver patio installation in Grand Rapids, MIRetaining wall built by Bernal Landscape Management

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