You can't use brick and concrete is ugly. Use this stuff:
http://www.pavestone.com/content/product-types/retaining-wall-systems/
It looms good and it's not overly expensive either.
I am also looking at a need to have a retain wall put in within the next couple years. It will be a replacement for an existing one 4.5-5.0 feet tall and about 50 feet of length. While doing some casual asking around a year or so back I believe I heard that over a certain height (4.0-4.5 feet) a retaining wall may require a permit or design plan from an engineer.
We had one done at work not long ago. I'll look for the pricing on it and give you a general idea. Ours was much larger then the one you want done.... But it will give you some thoughts.
You can't use brick and concrete is ugly. Use this stuff:
http://www.pavestone.com/content/product-types/retaining-wall-systems/
It looms good and it's not overly expensive either.
I am also looking at a need to have a retain wall put in within the next couple years. It will be a replacement for an existing one 4.5-5.0 feet tall and about 50 feet of length. While doing some casual asking around a year or so back I believe I heard that over a certain height (4.0-4.5 feet) a retaining wall may require a permit or design plan from an engineer.
Brick, stone, & concrete will be much more expensive than the stacked "paver" type walls as the stacked paver type walls don't require the substructure that the others require.
As an NCMA certified segmental retaining wall installer,
The things you learn, I didn't know that people like you exist ;-)
I have a project that would require a small retaining wall but I am at a bit of a loss as to what kind of contractor would be able to do this. I have two side-loading garages on a property that slopes down towards the backyard. The driveway needs re-paving anyway and I would like to extend it a bit past the garages to gain enough space to park two cars while still being able to get in and out of the sideloading garage. It would probably require a small L-shaped retaining wall (3-4 ft max), some back-fill and compaction followed by paving. I dont mind getting a permit and HOA approval, but I dont want to turn this into a multi-year million $$ project either. Please note the detailed drawing, red and brown are the components that would need to be built
What kind of contractor would be able to do this ?
As an NCMA certified segmental retaining wall installer, I do not recommend Pavestone products. There is a reason that Pavestone is available cheap at places like Home Depot. I don't recommend EP Henry products either. For anything other than purely decorative (retaining literally nothing) look at Keystone or Techo Bloc products.
The contractor used similar stuff at my house at Deep Creek and they worked just fine and still are after 15 years. I'm not sure if you're talking about Pavestone the brand or all similar products. My friend also installed these types of walls for many years without issues as well. I stand by my recommendation.
Sgt phycho= Dvshardscaper??? Is that you