Incorporate Retaining Walls and Increase Your Living Space

You can create beautiful and eye-catching outdoor living spaces and multi-use spaces by the way of perfect incorporation of retaining walls.

Retaining Wall

What is a Retaining Wall?

Any structure, made of treated timbers, boulders or rocks, concrete blocks or things like poured concrete that can hold soil or retain them behind is termed as retaining wall. From the engineering point of view, there may be two types of such wall. That is, either a geogrid reinforced retaining wall or a gravity retaining wall. The classification is determined on the basis of type of material the wall is retaining like sand, soil or clay. The height of the structure, things above the wall etc are also essential yardstick in determining the type of the wall. Among the other materials popularly used pavers are leading as an alternative to things like concrete and rocks.

Concrete blocks and slabs look odd with time as they develop staining and cracking. On the other hand, pavers are stronger than those concrete staffs. You should know that pavers are easy to handle and can be popped out and replaced easily if required. Interlocking pavers look more interesting with added designs You can have pavers in various shapes, colors, patterns and there are endless designs to suit your desire and the style of your home.

Why Should You Incorporate Retaining Walls?

You should incorporate such extension to spicing up your outdoor living space. Some of the amazing advantages are as follows:

Retaining Wall

• You can convert your back yard into a hangout spot that may become more desirable than staying indoor this summer. Use of outdoor materials like  sunbrellas are gaining popularity.
• Creative landscape design can be an added enrichment of your lifestyle.
• Once you complete a smaller retaining wall project on your own, you will feel confident.
• You can have year-round entertainment once you add features like fire pits or fireplaces, few lamps, and other things like sitting pillows to enjoy your outdoor space after sunset during early and late winter months.
• You can have an outdoor kitchen with a barbecue and a pizza oven to enable you to cook outdoor and averting wastage of time going to your indoor kitchen every now and then.
• You can attach a pergola to your outdoor kitchen for providing necessary shade. Proper attachment of pergola to the side of your house and stabilized on the top of pillars, can create a separate particular space or room outside. You can also cover the pergola with retractable canopies to ensure perfect shade and protection from rain.
• Retaining walls build with well thought geometric patterns blocks that are quite the eye catcher and can make a small space look a bigger one.
• They create visual interest altogether if you ensure using varied colors, which is entirely a personal preference and decision. But, you should not use dark colors as they make the space look smaller than it actuall size.
• You can give a modern look by installing colored lights in the walkways, plants, outdoor kitchens, and walls. Highlighting the area in that manner makes it feel more relaxing.  You can also hang lanterns and portable lights in the area to make it look bright.
• Adopting staggering elevations or multi-level design in retaining walls will add visual interest. Such designs ensure increased usable space and air circulation. 

When you feel your indoor rooms are cozy and too small, why not sitting in your back yard? You can enjoy your food and drinks under the open sky well past midnight in a space created with retaining walls instead of a traditional lawn.