SentryCast Wall
Have you been thinking of installing a retaining wall for your house or business? Retaining walls are not only for creating a beautiful landscape, but also serve some functionality. The benefits of retaining walls include erosion control, flooding prevention, and adding value to your residence.
Benefits of Precast Retaining Walls
Control Erosion
Terracing
Has your yard been affected by erosion? Erosion is caused primarily by either walking on the grass or by running water. If your yard is on a steep slope, you may experience varying degrees of water-caused erosion depending on how fast the water is flowing. By adding a precast retaining wall, the ground can be leveled (terraced) so that water is not given the chance to flow quickly. If you are experiencing erosion due to people walking on the grass, a precast wall can be placed in the yard to discourage others to walk there. This is a way to control erosion, create a beautiful landscape, and ultimately add value to your property.
Prevent Flooding
Like erosion, water continues to be an issue for landscaping. If you live near a lake or river, you probably know how frustrating it is to constantly have your yard or basement flooded after a large storm. This becomes even more of an issue during the spring if you live wear it snows. With precast retaining walls, you can quickly create a barrier between the flood and your building. By using multiple retaining walls, you are able to control how close the water can reach your building.
Reduce Damage
Do you have beautiful landscaping that keeps getting destroyed by either the mower or by people walking on it? Retaining walls are able to minimize this damage by encouraging others to go around the landscaping. When mowing, you don’t need to worry about accidentally running over your plants when trying to mow the edge. You’ll now only need to mow along side the precast walls.
Ease of Installation
So far, the advantages listed have been regarding all retaining walls. The following two advantages listed take flight when installing a precast wall. Precast retaining walls have been created before reaching your property. Once at your place, the construction crew is able to quickly and efficiently create your retaining wall. Each section contains a groove and a joint so that they easily fit together. As an illustration, think of a precast retaining wall as a Lego piece. Each piece has been carefully created to fit with one another. It is easy to use each piece to create something beautiful. On the contrary, a stone retaining wall is much harder to work with. You have a plethora of pieces that don’t really fit together.
Low Maintenance
SentryCast Block
Like previously stated, stone walls are difficult to put together due to the many layers of loose stone. When someone walks on these stones, they may be knocked loose and fall on the ground. When this happens, you have to spend time putting it all back together. Additionally, the stones may crack under stress since they aren’t perfectly flat. If this happens, there are more pieces with the potential to fall off the wall. With precast retaining walls, there is very low maintenance. All the pieces are securely held in place because of the interlocking joints and their weight. If your wall gets dirty for some reason, you can take a pressure washer to it safely without worrying that you’ll shift stones around.
Here at Fabcon, we want to help you reap all these benefits without spending hours creating a stone retaining wall. To help you, we have created our SentryCast retaining wall. This is a precast concrete block that allows for construction of either straight or curved (concave or convex) shaped walls without sacrificing structural integrity. With our SentryCast product, you will have less maintenance, erosion, and effort needed to install it. If you have any questions about our product, feel free to contact us!
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