Re: House on hill, falling retainer wall...

Any retaining wall over 4 feet will need an engineer's stamp on
the drawings at your city permit desk (plan and review). This
should provide your best point of beginning. None of us can see
the problem, know the local soils, or provide the best solutions.
An early call to you insurance carrier may even provide a
recommendation for an engineer as well as providing input about
your coverage.

Things to discuss:

Will you be able to continue to use the roadbed while the work
goes on?

Can you save what you do have or will you need to completely
replace? There are deadman and auger anchors that can be
installed to help hold the hillside. This approach would be
subject to your original wall's construction and condition.

Is the house and/or neighbor in jeopardy?


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<canopeily@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I live in the middle of a fairly steep hill. Downside is my
driveway. Holding the driveway in place is a retainer wall
approximately 4 feet high by 50 feet long. The wall is tipping
and I
have about a 4 inch space between the concrete driveway and the
wall.
The wall is the end of the backyard to a neighbors house about
50 feet
downhill. If the wall goes, so does my driveway and possibly my
house.
Who do I call to repair? Is there a specialist? Costs? Any info
/
ideas are appreciated. I don't think it will survive a winter
here in
Pennsylvania. Homeowners insurance?

Thank you,
Thomas.



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