Fire Pits
We build outdoor fire pits of block and stone, plus outdoor fireplaces with chimneys. The patio and seating walls around them go in with the same plan.
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Is the bank behind the house sliding toward the driveway? Does the yard tilt too much to use? A retaining wall holds that ground back and turns a slope into level space. Veridian Corp builds retaining walls in block and stone for homes and businesses across Beckley and southern West Virginia.
We build single walls that hold a driveway, and tiered walls that step a bank down into planting beds. A retaining wall often comes first in a hardscaping project, since it makes level ground for the rest. Call or text (304) 237-1212 for a free estimate, and we put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the patio, wall, planting or clearing job and where the property is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
West Virginia law says anyone who digs calls 811 at least two business days ahead. Once the buried lines are marked, we dig the trench for the base. Most Beckley yards sit on well drained silt loam over shale and sandstone, often within about three feet. So the dig for a wall's base can turn up rock.
Wall block makers' install guides call for a packed stone base at least 6 inches thick. The first course goes below grade, 6 inches or a tenth of the wall's height, whichever is more. Each course after that sets back a little, so the wall leans into the hill.
Behind the block, the guides call for clean drainage stone and a perforated drain pipe at the base. Beckley sees more than 100 nights a year at or below freezing, by NOAA's climate normals. That is one reason the base and the drainage matter so much here.
Inside city limits, the City of Beckley Code Enforcement Office handles building permits. The city has adopted the 2018 International Residential Code and reviews plans before it issues a permit. Its pages give no height for retaining walls, so ask the office about your lot. Ground work over 500 square feet in the Beckley watershed can also need a Beckley Sanitary Board permit.
Unincorporated places such as Shady Spring, Daniels, Crab Orchard and Beaver go by Raleigh County rules. The county exempts a wall up to two feet above grade, unless it carries a load like a driveway. A taller wall needs a permit from the Raleigh County Building Code Office. Even an exempt wall starts with a county pre-application for zoning and floodplain checks.
Wall block makers' guides often set about 3 feet as the limit for a wall without reinforcement. In those guides, taller walls get layers of geogrid mesh and an engineer's design. One guide adds tiered walls and weak soils to the engineer's list. Reclaimed mine ground and old fill are common here, and they behave differently from native soil under a wall.
The federal soil survey puts about a third of the land in Beckley on slopes of 15 percent or more. In Beaver, the share is about three quarters. On ground like that, tiered walls turn one tall bank into shorter walls with level beds between them.
Where a path climbs the hill, we build outdoor steps right into the wall. A low seating wall can edge a patio or a fire pit area. We plant the beds on each tier as part of the landscape design.
We built a retaining wall with lights in Beaver. Low-voltage wall lights set into the block make steps and edges easier to see after dark.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 40 miles around Beckley across southern West Virginia.
(304) 237-1212From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (304) 237-1212, or send the form. Tell us what you want done and where the property is.
We come out and look at the site. What we see there shapes the plan and the price.
We work out the plan and give you a free estimate. The quote comes to you in writing.
We set a start date with you. Then we do the work the way we planned it.
We clean up the site and haul off the debris. Then we go over the finished work with you.
Common questions about retaining walls around Beckley and the rest of southern West Virginia. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We build outdoor fire pits of block and stone, plus outdoor fireplaces with chimneys. The patio and seating walls around them go in with the same plan.
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We build paver walkways and sidewalks on a compacted stone base. We also set outdoor steps and stone steps on the sloped yards around Beckley.
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Low-voltage landscape lighting for steps, paths, walls and trees around Beckley and southern West Virginia. We plan the lights with the hardscape and set them in during the build.
Learn MoreWe plan the landscape with you, then build it. The design and the install stay with one company.
We look at the job before we price it. You get a free estimate, and the quote comes in writing.
We own the machinery for clearing and grading. The company that gets the ground ready can also build the patio and plant the beds.
Financing is available. Ask about it when we put your quote in writing.
Send the form with a few details about the job, and we set up a time to look at it. You can also call or text (304) 237-1212.
Tell us about the patio, wall, planting or clearing job and where the property is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
