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We lay paver patios, walkways, pool decks and fire pit surrounds in concrete pavers or travertine. Every job starts with a graded, compacted base under a screeded sand bed.
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A retaining wall holds soil in place where your yard changes height. It turns a slope into level ground you can plant or put a patio on. GBS Sod and Landscape builds block and stone retaining walls around Ormond Beach and across Volusia and Flagler counties. If you are comparing retaining wall contractors, ask what goes under the wall and behind it.
What holds a retaining wall up is mostly out of sight. The block stands on a compacted gravel base, with clean stone and a drain pipe behind it. A wall can go in on its own or with a new paver patio. Call or text (386) 238-9215, and we will look at the job and put your free quote in writing.
Tell us about the sod, pavers or drainage work you need and where it is. We look at the job and put your free quote in writing.
A garden wall is a short retaining wall that holds a raised planting bed. Across the front of the house, it lifts the bed above the lawn and gives it a clean edge. Fill the bed with soil and plants, or finish it with rock or mulch.
A seat wall is a low wall at the edge of a patio. It gives people a place to sit, and it can hold back the soil behind the patio. A short wall also holds the soil where the yard rises beside a paver driveway. That keeps sand off the pavers in a heavy rain.
The block industry's installation guide sets out how a retaining wall goes in. The crew calls Sunshine 811 at least two full business days before digging, so utilities can mark their lines. The guide calls for a leveling pad of compacted gravel at least 6 inches thick. The first row of block is set level on a string line, since every row above follows it.
By NOAA's normals, Daytona Beach International Airport averages about 51 inches of rain a year. In much of Volusia and Flagler, the water table rises close to the surface in the rainy season. So clean crushed stone fills the block cores and at least 12 inches behind the wall. A perforated drain pipe at the base carries water that seeps in to a lower spot.
Soil goes back behind the stone in layers of 6 to 8 inches, each packed with a plate compactor. Each row steps back a little from the one below, so the wall leans into the soil it holds. Caps are glued on top, and the ground is graded so rain runs away from the wall. Then the ground is ready for sod installation or new beds.
It depends on the wall's height and the town's rules. In Ormond Beach, the city's fence permit checklist has a section on masonry walls. Drawings for a retaining wall with more than 18 inches of grade change must carry an engineer's or architect's seal. So must drawings for any wall over 4 feet tall.
Other towns set the line in other places. Palm Coast treats walls 36 inches and under as landscape features and requires a permit above that. A Palm Coast wall 24 inches or taller that holds up a deck or a pool needs one too. In DeLand, a home retaining wall more than 2 feet above grade needs a building permit.
Block makers publish height charts, and the industry guide says to stay within them. Past that height, or with a driveway or pool deck on top, the wall is designed by an engineer. The city or county building office answers the permit question for your address, and we point you there.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 30 miles around Ormond Beach across Volusia and Flagler counties.
(386) 238-9215From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (386) 238-9215, or use the form. Tell us what the yard needs and the town the house is in.
We look at the yard and where the water goes. Point out any sprinkler lines or lighting cable, since utilities mark only their own lines after an 811 call.
The quote comes to you in writing, with the work spelled out. Once you say yes, we set a date.
The old lawn or the worn-out beds come out first. Then we grade the ground, and pavers get a compacted base.
We lay the new sod and water it in, or set the pavers and sweep in the joint sand. Then water new sod every morning for its first two weeks.
Common questions about retaining walls around Ormond Beach and across Volusia and Flagler counties. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We lay paver patios, walkways, pool decks and fire pit surrounds in concrete pavers or travertine. Every job starts with a graded, compacted base under a screeded sand bed.
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We regrade yards and install French drains, swales, catch basins and drainage pipe with grates. Each fix gives rainwater a path off the lawn and away from your house.
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We build rock beds and mulch beds for homes around Ormond Beach. The tired bed comes out, and fresh coquina rock, river rock, shell or mulch goes in behind a firm edge.
Learn MoreStanding water and low spots are grading problems. We fix the grade before new sod or pavers go down.
We sell St. Augustine, Zoysia, Bahia and Bermuda sod, fresh cut. Buy it by the pallet for pickup or delivery, or have us lay it.
The company that lays your sod also builds paver patios and retaining walls. Irrigation, rock and mulch beds, landscape lighting and yard cleanouts are part of the work too.
Call or text and tell us what the yard needs. We look at the job first, then put your free quote in writing.
Real reviews of our sod, paver and drainage work, 37 reviews on Google.
My experience was excellent. Cesar was punctual and did an outstanding job installing a stone retaining wall in the front of my house. He completed the job in a very professional manner. He takes pride in his work and the finished product is beautiful. I would recommend Cesar and GBS Sod and Landscape to anyone who needs a retaining wall installed.
Caesar and Hugo did an awesome job in getting my front and backyard looking beautiful. They stripped my backyard and my front yard, put in new irrigation, border paving, weed block, seashell, along with new sod. My beach house now looks like something that belongs in a magazine. I can’t thank them enough for what they have done for me. GBS sod landscaping was fair priced, worked on time, and completed my job in a very quick time. I highly recommend GBS Sod and Landscaping for all your yard needs.
Wonderful experience working with GBS sod and landscaping !They installed new Sod, pavers and irrigation system in our yard after we had to put in a new septic system. Front yard looks amazing. Highly recommend.
Tell us about the yard and the work you have in mind. Call or text (386) 238-9215 or use the form, and we will set up your free quote.
Tell us about the sod, pavers or drainage work you need and where it is. We look at the job and put your free quote in writing.
