Retaining walls in Morgantown
Wall building, repair and drainage across the city, from the old streets above downtown to the newer homes up in Suncrest.
Morgantown is the Monongalia County seat and home to West Virginia University, with 30,347 residents at the 2020 census. The city rises steeply from the Monongahela River, and many of its blocks are built into hillsides where walls hold up yards, alleys and sidewalks.
What do Morgantown properties usually need?
- Rebuilding old stone and tie walls behind houses in South Park, First Ward and Wiles Hill
- Walls for off-street parking on narrow, steep streets, especially at rentals near campus
- Leveling backyards on sloped lots in Suncrest and Evansdale
- Drainage fixes where street or uphill runoff soaks the ground behind a wall
How common is slide-prone ground in the city?
A statewide landslide risk report from WVU's GIS center counted 919 primary structures inside Morgantown in high or medium landslide susceptibility areas, and about 7 miles of city roads at risk. If your street has had slips before, mention it when you call.
Who issues permits?
Inside city limits, Morgantown's Code Enforcement office at City Hall on Spruce Street reviews building permit applications. Rental properties and lots near the right-of-way can bring added questions, so let the contractor confirm what's needed before work starts.
Common questions
Do contractors work near the WVU campuses?
Yes. Call with the address and you'll be connected with a contractor that works in that neighborhood.
I own a rental with a failing wall. Can you help?
Yes. Landlords call us often. A contractor can look at the wall and quote the repair or replacement.
Services in Morgantown
- New retaining wallsBlock, stone and concrete walls that turn a steep lot into a flat yard, patio or parking spot.
- Retaining wall repairReset shifted block, rebuild a bulging section or fix a cracked wall before it gets worse.
- Failing wall replacementTear out a collapsed, rotted or badly leaning wall and rebuild it with real drainage and support.
- Block, stone and timber wallsCompare segmental block, natural stone, poured concrete and timber for your slope and budget.
- Hillside drainageDrain pipe, stone backfill, swales and downspout lines that take water off your wall and slope.
Nearby areas
Wall bowing out, or the hillside behind it slipping?
Call now and a local retaining wall contractor will come look at it and quote the fix.