Retaining walls are important landscaping structures that enable property owners to completely remake their properties into more useful outdoor spaces. According to Zippia, the U.S. landscaping industry employs more than 1.3 million workers. Many of those landscaping laborers are familiar with building concrete retaining walls and their benefits. Here's a closer look at the uses of these walls.

Reshape the Land

The primary purpose of concrete retaining walls is to reshape the land into a more useful and better-controlled area. Retaining walls make it possible to create a vertical wall or erect terraces in place of a sloping hillside. The retaining walls give you more control over a property instead of letting it dictate what you can do based on its shape and the makeup of the soil. For example, retaining walls can create effective barriers between a newly installed lawn and the weeds and brush that the lawn has replaced.

Create Room for Outdoor Spaces

When you can reshape the land to suit your purposes, you give yourself the chance to expand your outdoor space. Retaining walls make it possible to support additional outdoor structures like wooden decks, patios, or pool decks. These structures may not be possible without the use of a retaining wall. You get more flexibility with your land and change it to support your landscaping or outdoor living plan. Another benefit is the increased privacy you can add to your property.

Control Soil Erosion

Retaining walls are terrific for controlling soil erosion by holding the soil together and slowing down any water that might accumulate on rainy days and carry away some of the soil. The retaining walls can redirect water and wind that cause soil erosion and protect your property against this danger. You won't have to scrape mud and soil from patios and other outdoor spaces when retaining walls do their job and stop that kind of erosion and land movement from occurring. Concrete retaining walls are an especially effective barrier against soil erosion.

You can call our team at Hardscape Pros to learn more and schedule a consultation today. We would love to tell you how retaining walls could help improve your property and make room for a patio or other outdoor living spaces. We look forward to working with you.