Salt Lake County · Point of the Mountain
Retaining Walls — Draper, UT
Draper's east bench climbs hard toward Corner Canyon, and lots up there routinely need retaining to be usable at all. The soil advantage here is real — Point of the Mountain sand and gravel drains far better than the clays further south, which takes some pressure off the wall. The slope disadvantage is equally real: steeper grades mean taller walls, more surcharge from whatever sits above, and less margin for a design that was eyeballed.
Retaining Walls in Draper — what's different here
Granular soil, steep grade
Draper's sand and gravel drains well, but steeper slopes mean taller walls and more load. The soil helps; the geometry doesn't.
Surcharge accounted for
A driveway, pool, or structure above a wall changes the load case entirely. That gets designed in, not discovered.
Salt Lake County permitting
Draper is a different jurisdiction from our Utah County work, and we're set up for both.
How we do it
Engineer & excavate
Confirm the wall design and excavate the footing/base.
Footing/base
Pour footing or set leveling base to grade.
Build the wall
Form and pour, or set block, with reinforcement per design.
Drain & backfill
Install drainage and structural backfill in compacted lifts.
Questions we get in Draper
Do you work in Draper and Salt Lake County?
Yes. Draper and the Point of the Mountain are regular work for us, and our Utah E100 and B100 licensing covers us statewide.
How tall a retaining wall can you build?
Height is a design question more than a construction one. Past roughly four feet — or lower if there's a surcharge above — it needs engineering, and we build to the stamped design.