A retaining wall has to do two jobs at once: hold back soil and look like it belongs on the property. Trotter Landscape Company builds walls as part of the same crew that handles garden design, lawn care, and mulch work for homeowners, businesses, and municipal sites around Morris, IL, so grading, drainage, and planting beds get planned around the wall instead of patched in afterward.
What a TLC Retaining Wall Job Actually Includes
Every wall starts with an on-site look at the slope, soil, and drainage before anything is priced. From there, David Trotter's crew excavates and compacts a base, sets the first course level and buried below grade, backfills with gravel behind the wall for drainage, and caps the finished run. On sloped residential lots this is usually what stops mulch and topsoil from washing into the lawn or a driveway after a hard rain.
- Site evaluation of slope, soil type, and existing drainage
- Excavation and compacted base for a level, buried first course
- Gravel backfill behind the wall to relieve water pressure
- Finished cap course and grading of the soil in front of and behind the wall
Built for Illinois Freeze-Thaw Seasons
Walls in this part of Illinois take a beating from winter freeze-thaw cycles if the base and drainage aren't done right. That's why the base compaction and gravel backfill aren't optional add-ons on our jobs — they're the part of the wall nobody sees once it's done, and the part that determines whether it's still straight in five years.
We'd rather spend the extra time on the base and drainage than come back out to fix a wall that heaved over winter.
Where We Build: Morris and Nearby Towns
We build retaining walls for properties in Morris, Minooka, Channahon, and Coal City, along with a number of surrounding communities. has the full list of towns we serve.
To talk through a slope, a soil problem, or a wall that's already failing, reach David Trotter and the crew at 420 E Pine Meadow Ct, Morris, IL 60450, or call (815) 942-6513.