{"id":124,"date":"2022-04-12T11:40:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T15:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/?p=124"},"modified":"2022-04-12T11:40:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T15:40:03","slug":"retaining-wall-step-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"Retaining Wall Step Ups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We know that in Southwestern Pennsylvania flat land is more the exception than the rule.  Especially along a sloped driveway, stepped retaining walls are fairly common.  Here is the right and wrong way to approach a stepped wall.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unless the terrain is only a few inches away from level, it&#8217;s necessary to cut benches into the slope. In other words, the trench for the base will look like a set of steps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The photo below gives a sense of how the step ups should look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"568\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Base-Step-Up.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Base-Step-Up.jpg 568w, https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Base-Step-Up-300x278.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 85vw, 568px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><sub>Base material prepared on a stepped terrain.<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Versa-Lok illustration shows where the base material is prepared at two different levels.  Since the base is usually confined to a trench (and hard to see), this shows a better overview of the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/retaining-wall-step-up-1024x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/retaining-wall-step-up-1024x773.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/retaining-wall-step-up-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/retaining-wall-step-up-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/retaining-wall-step-up.jpg 1048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe you&#8217;ve seen a retaining wall that has block laid to follow the contour of the slope.  <em>That&#8217;s a huge no-no!<\/em>  The tendency for that wall mass is to shift down the slope.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A sloped trench is also a bad idea.  When the trench is sloped, even if the base is built up and the block are level, there is still a tendency for the wall mass to shift down the slope.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out how much block should really be buried during a step up.  When the terrain changes, you&#8217;ll actually see a full two block that are buried.  This is protection from the wall being undermined over time.  If you&#8217;ve ever seen the base of a wall at ground level, the material will eventually wash out and leave block to sag.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bottom line is this:  not all stepped walls are created equal!  Where corners are cut and prices are slashed, there is good reason to be concerned.  What looks okay in the moment might become a problem down the road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We know that in Southwestern Pennsylvania flat land is more the exception than the rule. Especially along a sloped driveway, stepped retaining walls are fairly common. Here is the right and wrong way to approach a stepped wall. Unless the terrain is only a few inches away from level, it&#8217;s necessary to cut benches into &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Retaining Wall Step Ups&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Retaining Wall Step Ups - Rolling Hills Landscapes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Retaining Wall Step Ups - Rolling Hills Landscapes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We know that in Southwestern Pennsylvania flat land is more the exception than the rule. Especially along a sloped driveway, stepped retaining walls are fairly common. Here is the right and wrong way to approach a stepped wall. Unless the terrain is only a few inches away from level, it&#8217;s necessary to cut benches into &hellip; Continue reading &quot;Retaining Wall Step Ups&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rolling Hills Landscapes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rollinghillslandscapes\/?ref=pages_you_manage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rollinghillslandscapes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-04-12T15:40:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-04-12T15:40:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Base-Step-Up.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Amanda Linder\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Rolling Hills Landscapes\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rolling_hills_landscapes\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UChUmQbx_QDRz0GH3_M8KqBg\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rollinghillslandscapes\/?ref=pages_you_manage\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cropped-RH-Circular-Logo-internet.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cropped-RH-Circular-Logo-internet.jpg\",\"width\":190,\"height\":190,\"caption\":\"Rolling Hills Landscapes\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Rolling Hills Landscapes\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Base-Step-Up.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Base-Step-Up.jpg\",\"width\":568,\"height\":527},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/\",\"name\":\"Retaining Wall Step Ups - Rolling Hills Landscapes\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-04-12T15:40:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-04-12T15:40:03+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Retaining Wall Step Ups\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#webpage\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/76b92213c569be54494107d425c11a5a\"},\"headline\":\"Retaining Wall Step Ups\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-04-12T15:40:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-04-12T15:40:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#webpage\"},\"wordCount\":303,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Base-Step-Up.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/76b92213c569be54494107d425c11a5a\",\"name\":\"Amanda Linder\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/18629562027ae4b84abf2275fc4fe20b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/18629562027ae4b84abf2275fc4fe20b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Amanda Linder\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rollinghillslandscapes\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rolling_hills_landscapes\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/author\/rolling_admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Retaining Wall Step Ups - Rolling Hills Landscapes","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Retaining Wall Step Ups - Rolling Hills Landscapes","og_description":"We know that in Southwestern Pennsylvania flat land is more the exception than the rule. Especially along a sloped driveway, stepped retaining walls are fairly common. Here is the right and wrong way to approach a stepped wall. Unless the terrain is only a few inches away from level, it&#8217;s necessary to cut benches into &hellip; Continue reading \"Retaining Wall Step Ups\"","og_url":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/","og_site_name":"Rolling Hills Landscapes","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rollinghillslandscapes\/?ref=pages_you_manage","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rollinghillslandscapes","article_published_time":"2022-04-12T15:40:02+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-04-12T15:40:03+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Base-Step-Up.jpg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Amanda Linder","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Rolling Hills Landscapes","url":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rolling_hills_landscapes\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UChUmQbx_QDRz0GH3_M8KqBg","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rollinghillslandscapes\/?ref=pages_you_manage"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cropped-RH-Circular-Logo-internet.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cropped-RH-Circular-Logo-internet.jpg","width":190,"height":190,"caption":"Rolling Hills Landscapes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/","name":"Rolling Hills Landscapes","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Base-Step-Up.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Base-Step-Up.jpg","width":568,"height":527},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/","name":"Retaining Wall Step Ups - Rolling Hills Landscapes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2022-04-12T15:40:02+00:00","dateModified":"2022-04-12T15:40:03+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Retaining Wall Step Ups"}]},{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#webpage"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/76b92213c569be54494107d425c11a5a"},"headline":"Retaining Wall Step Ups","datePublished":"2022-04-12T15:40:02+00:00","dateModified":"2022-04-12T15:40:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#webpage"},"wordCount":303,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Base-Step-Up.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/retaining-wall-step-ups\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/76b92213c569be54494107d425c11a5a","name":"Amanda Linder","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/18629562027ae4b84abf2275fc4fe20b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/18629562027ae4b84abf2275fc4fe20b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Amanda Linder"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rollinghillslandscapes","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rolling_hills_landscapes\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/author\/rolling_admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129,"href":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions\/129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rollinghillslandscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}