Sitework project workflow
Build a Retaining Wall
Coordinate excavation, segmental wall materials, drainage aggregate, backfill, trucking, and job cost while keeping structural design and permit decisions with qualified professionals.
Before you calculate
- Locate utilities and confirm property, easement, drainage, and permit constraints.
- Have soil, slope, surcharge, water, seismic, and wall geometry reviewed when required.
- Use the selected wall system's current design and installation documents.
Use in order
Connected calculator workflow
- 1
Build the wall-system takeoff
Estimate courses, whole blocks and caps, buried units, base, drainage aggregate, fabric, pipe, adhesive, weight, and cost.
Checkpoint: The calculator does not design reinforcement, geogrid, embedment, bearing, drainage outlets, or global stability.Open Retaining Wall Calculator → - 2
Plan cut, spoil, backfill, and truck loads
Convert excavation and backfill zones to loose yards, tons, loads, hauling, disposal, and delivery.
Checkpoint: Keep unsuitable spoil, drainage stone, structural fill, and retained soil in separate estimates.Open Excavation & Fill Calculator → - 3
Restore adjacent grades and planting beds
Estimate topsoil, mulch, gravel, fabric, edging, bags, bulk delivery, and cost around the finished wall.
Checkpoint: Maintain approved drainage paths and do not bury required outlets or clearances.Open Landscape Materials Calculator → - 4
Price equipment, labor, risk, and overhead
Combine materials with excavation equipment, compaction, access, hauling, labor burden, design fees, overhead, contingency, and margin.
Checkpoint: Separate unknown soils, groundwater, rock, utilities, and engineered changes in the proposal.Open Contractor Job Pricing Calculator →
Supporting calculators for this project
Use these focused tools when the project scope includes the matching material or decision. They supplement the ordered workflow rather than replacing its checkpoints.