Retaining Walls in Epuni, Lower Hutt
Top Retaining Walls Lower Hutt works throughout Epuni. Low garden and boundary retaining, level changes on infill sections, driveway edges and replacement of failed timber walls.
- Housing here: Flat suburban housing with infill development
- Most common job: Garden and boundary retaining
- Free site visit and a fixed written quote
- Drainage and consent handled, not extra
Get your free quote
Four quick questions. Most quotes come back within a couple of days.
Epuni sits on the valley floor close to the river, and Greater Wellington's liquefaction mapping lists it among the areas susceptible under both of its earthquake scenarios. Day to day, the thing that actually affects a garden wall here is the water table rather than the seismic map.
Drainage outfall is the constraint on an Epuni retaining wall
On flat valley floor ground the question is not the fall behind the wall, it is where the water goes once it gets there. A drain discharging into ground already carrying water is not draining anything.
We look at that before specifying, and on the wettest sections a free draining system can beat a solid wall fighting the water.
Infill, rear lots and shared accessways
Epuni has had steady infill, and rear lots reached by a shared accessway are common. A wall alongside a shared drive carries vehicle load, which is an above normal loading and means consent regardless of the wall 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.
Low retaining walls done properly
Most Epuni walls are under a metre with nothing above them, so consent is not usually part of the conversation. That does not change the build. H5 posts in ground contact, drainage metal, geotextile, a pipe and a real outlet.
A low wall with no drainage still bulges. It just takes a little longer and costs less to put right.
Retaining wall jobs we get called out for in Epuni
- Retaining Wall Builders in Epuni, free site visit and a fixed written quote.
- Retaining Wall Repair in Epuni, we find out why it moved before quoting anything.
- Earthquake Wall Repair in Epuni, walls damaged in 2010 and 2011 still failing today.
- Wall Stabilisation in Epuni, stops movement without a full rebuild.
- Retaining Wall Insurance Claims in Epuni, damage photographed before anything is touched.
Epuni sits on the same run as Waterloo, Naenae and Waiwhetu, so we are usually in the area anyway.
Retaining walls in Epuni: common questions
Do I need consent for a low garden wall in Epuni?
Usually not, provided it retains 1.5 metres or less with no above normal loading above it.
Does a shared driveway change that?
Yes. Vehicle load counts as an above normal loading, so a wall alongside a shared accessway is consented work at any height.
What does a retaining wall cost on the flat here?
Timber from about $160 per lineal metre, concrete sleeper from about $210, and reinforced block from around $700 per square metre of wall face. Flat sections with truck access keep the labour down, so this is some of the better value retaining work in the city.
Do you handle the consent if my wall needs one?
Yes. We bring in the engineer, get the PS1, lodge with Hutt City Council, manage the inspections and hand over the PS4 at the end. Hutt City requires consent for a wall over 1.5 metres or one carrying an above normal loading.
Get a retaining wall quote in Epuni
Free measure, fixed written price, and an honest call on repair against replacement.
Start your quote
Four questions and you are done.