Aerial view of tiered block retaining walls built by IVR Earthworks on a lakefront home site in North Idaho

Retaining Wall Installation in Coeur d'Alene

Verti-Block, boulder rock, and precast concrete block walls — built start to finish by one crew.

The whole wall is in our scope, through backfill, erosion control, and final grade.

One crew for the whole wall

A retaining wall is only as good as the ground under and behind it. Whatever the wall type, we handle the full job ourselves — excavation, footing and base prep, building the wall, drainage and backfill — then finish with erosion control and final grade so the slope stays put.

Wall-line excavation, footing trenches, and compacted base prep

Wall installation to the layout on your plan

Drainage and compacted backfill behind the wall

Erosion control and final grade on the disturbed slope

Local Coeur d'Alene crew running our own equipment

Serving Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Rathdrum, Athol, greater North Idaho, and Spokane & Spokane Valley, WA.

Stepped hillside cut with a compactor on a residential slope

Wall types we build

Finished large-block retaining wall with a textured stone face on a sloped residential lot

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Verti-Block walls

Verti-Block units set on an excavated, compacted base, with drainage and backfill placed as the wall goes up.

Boulder rock wall at the base of a graded, erosion-blanketed hillside

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Boulder rock walls

Rock walls placed boulder by boulder with our excavator on a prepared base, then backfilled and finished with erosion control on the slope.

Tiered precast concrete block retaining walls and a home site slab built by IVR Earthworks above a North Idaho lakeshore

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Precast concrete block walls

Large precast concrete blocks set on a compacted base, with drainage and compacted backfill behind the wall and final grade around it.

The Finished Job

A finished tiered wall: graded terraces held by block, drainage behind the wall, and room left for planting and steps.

Tiered block retaining walls and stairs built by IVR Earthworks on a lakefront home site in North Idaho

Retaining wall questions

What types of retaining walls do you build?

Verti-Block walls, boulder rock walls, and precast concrete block walls.

Do you handle the excavation and drainage, or just the wall?

The whole job: excavation, footing and base prep, building the wall, drainage and compacted backfill, then erosion control and final grade.

Why does drainage behind a retaining wall matter?

A retaining wall is only as good as the ground under and behind it. That's why every wall we build gets a compacted base, drainage, and compacted backfill.

Do you finish the slope after the wall is built?

Yes. We finish the disturbed slope with erosion control and final grade so it stays put.

What should I send to get started?

The site address and any wall plans or photos of the slope.

Planning a retaining wall?

Send the site address and any wall plans or photos of the slope. We handle it from excavation to final grade. Licensed in Idaho and Washington.

Excavation, wall install, drainage, and erosion control — one local Coeur d'Alene crew with our own equipment.

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