JC Landscaping & Hardscaping LLC builds and repairs retaining walls for residential and commercial properties in New Jersey. Block walls are set on a compacted base with drainage behind them. Every wall carries a one-year warranty on materials and labor.
A retaining wall holds soil that wants to move. That is the whole job, and it is why walls fail in ways patios do not. Water builds pressure behind the block and the wall leans. By the time it shows on the face, the problem has been there for years.
Three things decide whether a wall lasts: the base, the drainage, and the stone behind the block. Compacted stone under the first course, drainage stone and fabric behind the face, and backfill placed in lifts. Height changes the math, and past a point it needs an engineer.
Five retaining wall services under one contractor, from the first buried course to the repair call on a wall someone else built.
Retaining wall installation in New Jersey using segmental block set on a compacted stone base. The first course is buried and leveled, because everything above follows that line. Drainage stone and filter fabric go in behind the block, never as an afterthought.
Retaining wall construction in New Jersey sized to the slope, the soil, and the load above. Taller walls need geogrid, deeper base, and tiering instead of one face. Walls past a certain height need an engineer and a permit in New Jersey.
Landscape retaining walls in New Jersey that hold planting beds, terraces, and grade changes. Low garden walls, planter walls, and seat walls tie the beds into the patio. Terracing a long slope beats one tall wall, and it plants a lot better.
Decorative retaining walls in New Jersey, built in block colors, textures, and finishes matching the patio. Caps, corners, and column ends finish the wall so it reads as one piece. Lighting and seat walls get planned before the first block is ordered.
Retaining wall repair in New Jersey for leaning, bulging, and cracked block walls. Most failures trace back to water with nowhere to go, not to the block itself. We tell you straight when a full rebuild costs less than one more repair.
Six years of retaining wall installation and repair on New Jersey residential yards and commercial properties.
Drainage stone, filter fabric, and outlets go in behind the face before any backfill ever starts.
Registered, licensed, and insured in New Jersey, with a full one-year warranty on materials and labor.
Four steps, no surprises, everything in writing before we break ground.
Call or send the form. We check the slope, the height, and the drainage before pricing the work.
You pick the block color, cap, and texture. We stake the wall line and confirm the final price.
Crews dig the trench, compact the base, set the first course level, and backfill in lifts behind it.
Caps go on, the site gets cleaned, and we walk the wall with you. A one-year warranty follows.
A look at what has come off the truck this year. Click any image to open the full view.
Residential
Homeowners get walls that level a sloped yard, hold a patio edge, or terrace a hillside into usable space. Work is staged so the yard stays passable during construction.
Commercial
Commercial sites get grade separation at parking lots, entrances, and loading areas, built to handle the load above. Crews work around business hours and keep site access open throughout.
Every installation is covered for one full year, materials and labor included. If a cap loosens or block shifts inside that window, we return and correct the work. The coverage is written into your estimate.
Wall crews run through central and western New Jersey. Send your ZIP code and we will confirm before scheduling the site visit.
Outside these towns? We often travel farther for larger projects — send us the property details and we’ll let you know.
It’s priced by the face, so height and length both matter, plus the block you pick. Access changes it too, since a backyard a machine can’t reach means hand digging. We’ll measure and put a number in writing, free.
Past a certain height, yes, and usually an engineered design with it. The trigger height and the process are set by your town, not by us. We’ll tell you what we’re seeing on your property and where you’ll need to check.
Water, almost every time. No drainage stone behind the block, no fabric, no outlet, so pressure builds and the wall gives. Thin base and no geogrid on a tall wall do the rest. The block itself is rarely the problem.
Depends how far it’s moved and why. A few courses out of line can sometimes be reset. A wall that’s bulging from the middle usually means the backfill failed, and rebuilding costs less than repairing it twice.
Length, height, and how easy the site is to reach drive it. Digging the trench and compacting the base take longer than stacking the block, which surprises people. You’ll get a start date and a finish window in writing.
Segmental block, which comes in different colors, textures, and cap styles. We’ll bring samples so you can see them against the house before anything gets ordered. Color looks different outdoors than it does in a catalog.
Landscape installation, maintenance, flower beds, mulch, and seasonal cleanups for New Jersey property owners.
Paver patios, walkways, and steps built on a properly compacted base in New Jersey.
Grass cutting, lawn mowing, and sod installation on a weekly or biweekly schedule.
Patio power washing and exterior surface cleaning for New Jersey homes and commercial sites.
Send photos of the slope or the failing wall and receive a free estimate. Calls are handled Monday through Saturday, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
