North Hills slopes and retaining walls in Ross Township
Ross Township's streets climb in every direction off McKnight Road and Perry Highway. Hillside lots, retaining walls and 1950s block foundations are the setting for most of our work here.
Ross is a North Hills township of about 31,000 people, and much of it was built in the 1940s through the 1960s: brick Cape Cods, ranches and two-stories on steep, terraced lots with stone or block retaining walls holding back the front and back yards. Those walls and the slopes they hold are part of the foundation picture.
The house walls we see in Ross are mostly concrete block, and the complaints follow the slope: the uphill wall bowing, the downhill corner settling, and water running along the top of a retaining wall and down into the basement. Where a retaining wall has started to lean, it can push water and soil toward the house in ways that make a basement leak worse every year.
We look at the lot as a whole: house walls, retaining walls, how the yard drains, and where the downspouts go. Then the plan addresses the house with bracing or piers as needed, and the water with waterproofing and better drainage.
What we see most in Ross Township
Bowing uphill walls
Block walls holding back terraced yards.
Settling downhill corners
The low corner of the house on fill or softened soil.
Retaining wall effects
Leaning yard walls redirecting water and soil toward the house.
Basement seepage
Water following the slope into the cove joint after storms.
Parts of Ross Township we cover
- McKnight Road corridor
- Perry Highway (Route 19)
- Babcock Boulevard
- Evergreen Road
- Highland Avenue area
- Ross Park area
- Cemetery Lane area
- Thompson Run Road
Services for Ross Township homes
- Crack repair, bowing walls and settling, with piers where the footing needs firmer ground
- Basement waterproofing, interior drains and sump pumps
- Crawl space repair, slab leveling and a free foundation inspection
Ross Township questions
My retaining wall is leaning. Does that affect the house?
It can. A failing retaining wall changes drainage and soil pressure around the house. We assess it as part of the inspection and tell you whether it needs a specialist.
Do hillside homes in Ross need piers?
Only when a part of the house is actively settling. Many hillside houses need bracing and drainage, not piers.
Do you need to dig up my terraced yard?
Rarely. Most repairs are done from inside. Anchors need small holes in the yard, and we restore what we disturb.
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