Humans have been building retaining walls for thousands of years to create flat, or gently sloping, terraces on hillsides. A lot of my readers have them on their own property — or need to build one — ...

In this video I show and explain how I built my fire pit from retaining wall blocks with a galvanised round garden bed for the inner rim. I will be using our fire pit to cook with eg spit roast our ...

My property has a slope leading to a creek in the backyard. I was thinking it would be a pretty sweet place for a fire pit. I was thinking of doing it myself with cinder block and rebar in the middle ...

Retaining walls are hardscaping heroes, making challenging locations more workable and preventing erosion in your outdoor space so it stays safe. In sloped backyards, retaining walls are especially ...