Retaining Walls in Riccarton, Christchurch
Top Retaining Walls Christchurch works throughout Riccarton. Boundary retaining between subdivided lots, level changes on compact sites, driveway edges on shared accessways and garden terracing.
- Housing here: Infill and subdivided sections
- Most common job: Boundary walls and level changes
- Free site visit and a fixed written quote
- Drainage and consent handled, not extra
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Riccarton has had a lot of infill development, and infill creates retaining work. When one section becomes two or three, the new lots almost always end up at slightly different levels, and the boundary between them needs something to hold the difference.
Boundary retaining walls on subdivided Riccarton sites
The first questions are where the boundary actually is, whose ground is being retained, and what was agreed at subdivision. On recently subdivided land there is often a consent notice or an agreement that already answers it.
Worth knowing that a retaining wall is not a fence, so the Fencing Act cost sharing provisions people expect do not apply in the same way. That surprises a lot of neighbours halfway through the conversation.
Shared accessways and retaining wall surcharge
Rear lots reached by a shared drive are common here, and a wall along a shared accessway carries vehicle load. That is a surcharge and it means consent regardless of the wall height.
It also means the wall design has to allow for a vehicle that is turning or braking rather than just parked, which is a different load case again.
Retaining walls on tight infill sections
Compact sections mean limited room for a footing in front and limited room to excavate behind. On those, systems that need a wide footing or a deep reinforced soil block sometimes will not fit, and the answer moves toward a slimmer engineered wall or an anchored one.
We work that out at the site visit, because it changes both the design and the price.
Retaining wall jobs we get called out for in Riccarton
- Retaining Wall Builders in Riccarton, free site visit and a fixed written quote.
- Retaining Wall Repair in Riccarton, we find out why it moved before quoting anything.
- Steel Post and Sleeper in Riccarton, galvanised steel H posts, timber or concrete infill.
- Crib Retaining Walls in Riccarton, interlocking concrete units filled with aggregate.
- Segmental Block Walls in Riccarton, dry stacked interlocking units, no mortar.
Riccarton sits on the same run as Fendalton, Halswell and Papanui, so we are usually in the area anyway.
Retaining walls in Riccarton: common questions
Who pays for a boundary retaining wall?
It depends on who benefits and what was agreed at subdivision. A retaining wall is not a fence, so the usual cost sharing rules do not apply in the same way.
Does a wall along a shared driveway need consent?
Yes. Vehicle load is a surcharge and that removes the exemption at any height.
Who pays for a retaining wall between subdivided Riccarton lots?
It depends on who benefits from the retention and what was agreed at subdivision, and on recently subdivided land there is often a consent notice that already answers it. A retaining wall is not a fence, so the Fencing Act cost sharing people expect does not apply the same way.
Does a wall along a shared driveway need consent?
Yes. Vehicle load is a surcharge and that removes the exemption at any height. It also means the design has to allow for a vehicle turning or braking rather than simply parked, which is a different load case again.
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