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Propose Alternative: Regrading the Slope

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Catastrophic Retaining Wall Failure Goes to Court in St.Paul MN

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Consider alternative solutions to simply rebuilding the retaining wall, which can be costly. One effective alternative is to re-establish the natural grade of the slope. This involves removing the failed wall material and reshaping the earth into a gentle slope, typically a 2:1 or 3:1 ratio (meaning for every 1 foot of vertical rise, there are 2 or 3 feet of horizontal run). This approach eliminates the need for a structural wall to hold back the soil.

Goal: Identify and evaluate regrading as a viable, often more cost-effective, solution to retaining wall replacement.

Tools and materials

  • Excavation Equipment N/A — Removing the old wall and reshaping the earth
  • Grade Rods N/A — Marking and establishing the desired slope for regrading

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of different solutions for both of these homeowners and let them decide what works best now a lot of people make the mistake of believing because there was a retaining wall here you've automatically got to put a retaining wall back what I'm going to show you is what I consider sometimes to be an even better solution I have grade rods set up and I want you to imagine that in this particular case what if we didn't build a retaining wall what if we simply just reestablish the grade now this is set up at a 2 to one slope roughly right here and it could be actually extended out and brought down so that the toe came to here and made it a 3 to one or a manageable slope if that had been done in the first place this retaining wall had never been built and they just simply had a nice gentle grade going down these guys

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