A retaining wall holds back soil that wants to move. In Las Vegas, that soil sits on sloped lots in Summerlin and Henderson. It shifts when monsoon rain runs down the hill. Ram Masonry builds engineered block retaining walls that stay put. We dig to solid ground and pour a footing sized for the wall. The block cells get rebar and grout, so the wall works as one piece. Behind it we set gravel and drain pipe, so water leaves instead of pushing on the block. Junior Delgadillo has run Ram Masonry since 2014, licensed in Nevada as a C-18 masonry contractor. Estimates are free.
Most retaining wall problems start with what you cannot see. A wall built on loose fill, with no drain behind it, will lean within a few seasons. We check the grade above and below the wall before we price the job. Caliche runs through a lot of valley soil, and it can slow digging by hours. We bring equipment that breaks through it instead of stopping short of the depth. Clark County treats any wall holding back more than 24 inches of soil as a retaining wall. Those need a permit, and taller walls need engineering from a design professional.
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Every retaining wall starts with a trench. We dig past loose soil to ground that will carry the load. That often means cutting through caliche, which sits under a lot of valley yards. Then we set steel and pour a concrete footing wider than the wall itself.
Block goes up course by course off that footing. Vertical rebar ties each course back into the steel below. We grout the cells solid so the wall acts as one unit. Standard gray block or split face both sit on the same structure.
The drainage behind the wall is the part you never see. We place gravel and a perforated drain pipe against the back of the block. Weep holes let water out through the face. A cap course finishes the top and sheds water off the wall.
A retaining wall leans for a reason, and it is usually water. With no drain behind the block, rain builds pressure until the wall moves. A footing that was too small or poured on fill will settle and tip. Cracks that step diagonally through the block point to movement below.
We look at the footing first. Sometimes the block can come down and go back up on the same footing. Other times the footing is the problem, and the whole wall has to be replaced. We tell you which one you are dealing with before you spend money on it.
A leaning wall does not settle back on its own. Once block tips past plumb, the load shifts and the lean picks up speed. If the wall holds up a driveway or a slope above the house, get it looked at soon.
Height moves the price more than length does. A 3 foot planter wall and an 8 foot engineered wall are different builds. The taller wall needs a deeper footing and steel running through every cell.
Most block retaining walls in the valley land somewhere around $30 to $80 per square foot of wall face. Short garden walls sit at the low end. Tall walls with hard caliche digging and stamped engineering push past the high end.
Access changes the number too. A backyard a machine can reach costs less than a hillside lot we carry material into. We price the wall after we see the site, and the estimate is free.
We build retaining walls in Las Vegas and across Clark County. That takes in North Las Vegas, Henderson, Paradise, Spring Valley, Enterprise, Sunrise Manor, Whitney, Winchester, Summerlin, and Boulder City.
Homeowners call us for hillside walls that turn a slope into usable yard. Planter walls and terraced beds are the other common request. If the same property needs a privacy block wall, we build those as well.
On the commercial side we have built split face retaining walls along roads and highway sound walls. General contractors and property managers reach us at the same number. We are licensed for residential and commercial masonry in Nevada.
Junior Delgadillo owns Ram Masonry and is on the jobs. The company has been building in the valley since 2014, with decades of masonry behind that. You deal with the person responsible for the wall.
We hold Nevada masonry license C-18 number 0080771, and we carry bond and insurance. A retaining wall holds weight, so that license matters more here than on decorative work.
Call (702) 769-4416 for a free estimate. We look at the slope and what the wall has to hold, then give you a price.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Las Vegas and the whole valley.
(702) 769-4416From the first look at the site to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.
Call or send the form, and photos by text get a fast first read. For a firm number we come out, measure the run, and check what sits under the job: grade, access, caliche, old work.
You get a written price and timeline before any work starts. If a permit or engineering applies, the estimate says so. Repair and rebuild get quoted as separate numbers when both are on the table.
Footings dug to bearing and inspected, rebar and grout in the cells, base compacted before concrete, mortar kept from drying too fast in the heat. The parts you never see get built like the parts you do.
We walk the finished work with you: walls plumb, joints full, slabs draining the right way, site cleaned up. Done means you have looked at every part of it and said so.
Common questions about retaining walls across Las Vegas and the whole valley. Don't see yours? Give us a call — we're happy to help.
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Learn MoreBlock, brick, stone and concrete are the whole business, not a sideline. Footings dug to bearing, cells grouted around steel, joints struck full. That is why the walls we build stay straight.
Vegas heat and monsoon wind punish shortcuts. Early summer pours, mortar kept from drying too fast, drainage behind every retaining wall, footings cut through caliche instead of stopping on it.
Junior looks at the job, measures it, and puts the price and timeline in writing before work starts. Photos by text get a fast first read. The estimate costs nothing either way.
Nevada C-18 masonry license #0080771, bond and insurance on file. The license is what lets us pull your wall permit, and it covers commercial work at the same standard as residential.
A wall that worries you, a driveway past its best, or a backyard ready to become the good part of the house? Call or send the form and we will look at the site with you and hand you a straight written quote.
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