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Walls & steps · Aurora

Retaining walls and steps in Aurora

Walls that turn an unusable slope in Aurora into flat, usable yard — built with the drainage behind them that decides whether they stay straight.

A wall is a drainage structure

Walls almost never fail because the block was wrong. They fail because water got behind them and pushed. Clear stone, filter fabric and a pipe that actually daylights are what keep a wall upright.

Terracing beats one tall wall

Two low walls with a planted bench between them are often cheaper, safer and better looking than a single tall one — and they stay under the height where engineering becomes mandatory.

Steps people actually use

Equal risers, treads that shed water and a landing where the run is long. Steps are where bad workmanship becomes both obvious and dangerous.

  • Base course buried below finished grade
  • Clear drainage stone and filter fabric behind the block
  • Drainage pipe daylighted where it can discharge
  • Courses stepped back to spec, backfill compacted in lifts
  • Engineered design where the height calls for it

Aurora and King City properties are bigger, and the projects follow: full rear-yard builds with patio, walls, steps, lighting and planting designed as one thing rather than added year by year.

Walls & steps in detail

Common questions

Aurora questions

My wall is leaning — can it be saved?

Sometimes the top courses can be reset, but a leaning wall usually means no drainage behind it, and that is a rebuild. We will tell you which one you have before quoting.

How high can a wall go without engineering?

Thresholds are set by the municipality and by height above grade. Anything near the limit in Aurora we treat as engineered rather than guess.

Can steps be added to an existing wall?

Often yes, if the wall was built properly. We open a section, build the steps into it and tie the courses back in.

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Walls & steps elsewhere in the GTA

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