Retaining walls in Westover
Wall repair and replacement for the small city on the west bank of the Monongahela.
Westover sits directly across the Monongahela River from Morgantown and takes its name from that spot. It was incorporated in 1911, covers about a square mile and a half, and had 3,955 residents at the 2020 census. Over the years it grew by taking in neighborhoods like Riverside, Morgan Heights, Fairmor and Maple Grove.
What do Westover homes run into?
Westover is mostly older houses on small lots climbing up from the river, so many walls were built decades ago by hand, often with ties or dry stone and little thought for drainage. Typical calls include:
- Railroad-tie walls that have rotted and started to fall forward
- Short walls between neighboring yards that are leaning onto the lot below
- Front-yard walls along the sidewalk that are cracking or shedding stone
- Water from the street or the house uphill soaking a backyard wall
Walls on the property line
On tight lots, a wall may hold up your yard and the neighbor's too, or sit right on the line between them. Before replacing it, find out where the line is and talk with the neighbor, since the work may affect both properties.
Permits
Westover is its own city, separate from Morgantown, so ask your contractor to check Westover's requirements for your project.
Common questions
Do you cover all of Westover?
Yes. Call with your address and we'll connect you with a contractor that works there.
My wall holds up my neighbor's yard. Who pays to fix it?
It depends on where the property line is and who owns the wall. A survey and a conversation with the neighbor are good first steps.
Services in Westover
- 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.