Lowe Larretta is former lead editor for Forbes Home, covering all things related to home improvement and good design. She previously worked in the decor and lifestyle spaces for digital publishers ...

Local contractor outlines how homeowner renovation trends and stricter building oversight are shaping masonry projects ...

BEFORE entering upon the investigation of retaining walls and their design, the author devotes two chapters to the consideration of earthwork slopes and the lateral pressure of earth. Owing to the ...

Sections of a 550-foot-long retaining wall in East Falls built in the late 1920s are leaning, cracked, and unsafe, affecting the owners of 65 homes on either side of the wall. Sound like an ...

HAVERHILL — A $1.2 million project to replace the crumbling and leaning parking lot retaining wall directly behind City Hall is expected to be completed by early September, when the closed portion of ...

Retaining walls are designed to protect homes and roads from unstable slopes. However, when poorly designed or constructed without proper soil testing and drainage, they can become a major hazard, ...