Delano is a flat, tight-knit town where most homes sit on modest lots, and the retaining walls here are mostly low borders and driveway walls, not the towering hillside walls you see elsewhere.
From the older bungalows near the Delano Community Center to the ranch-style tracts off Cecil Avenue, homeowners call Bakersfield Retaining Wall because we understand that in Delano, a leaning block wall along a driveway or a settled planter box is more common than a major slope failure. We fix the small stuff fast and the big stuff right.
Retaining Wall in Delano (93215)
Delano's terrain is flat, so the retaining walls here are mostly low border walls, planter walls, and driveway retaining walls that hold back a few feet of soil. The soil is sandy loam and silt, which drains reasonably well but can settle over time, especially where lawn irrigation keeps the backfill saturated. Most walls are tan slump block or split-face CMU, and many are original to the 1940s and 50s homes near the Delano Community Center or the 1970s and 80s tracts off Cecil Avenue. We see a lot of settled block along driveways, cracked planter walls, and timber walls that have rotted out. The flat grade means drainage is usually easy to manage with proper weep holes and a gravel backfill, but when weep holes clog, hydrostatic pressure builds and walls lean or bulge. Our team has been fixing these issues in Delano and across Bakersfield for years, and we know the local building department's permit thresholds for walls over four feet.
We serve Delano and the surrounding areas, including ZIP 93215, with installation, repair, and replacement of all wall types.
Our services in Delano
- Retaining Wall Installation in Delano · Design and construction of new retaining walls for sloped northeast Bakersfield…
- Retaining Wall Repair in Delano · Repair of leaning, bowing, cracked…
- Retaining Wall Replacement in Delano · Full tear-out and replacement of failed or end-of-life walls…
- Concrete Retaining Walls in Delano · Poured concrete and reinforced CMU block retaining walls with engineered…
- Block & Segmental Retaining Walls in Delano · Segmental retaining walls (SRW) in Allan Block, Versa-Lok…
- Boulder & Natural Stone Walls in Delano · Boulder and natural stone retaining walls that blend into bluff-side and…
- Timber Retaining Walls in Delano · Pressure-treated timber walls for garden beds and low terraces…
- Slope Stabilization & Erosion Control in Delano · Hillside stabilization with terraced retaining walls, geogrid reinforcement…
- Retaining Wall Drainage in Delano · Drainage systems that make walls last: French drains, weep holes…
- Railroad Tie Wall Replacement in Delano · Removal and replacement of aging railroad tie retaining walls from the 1970s…
- Leaning & Collapsed Wall Repair in Delano · Priority response for leaning, bulging, and collapsed retaining walls…
How a Job Works in Delano
Step 1: Call us at (661) 387-2265 or fill out our contact form to schedule a free on-site assessment. We'll come out to your Delano property, inspect the wall, discuss your goals, and provide a written estimate.
Step 2: Once you approve the estimate, we'll schedule the work. In Delano, most jobs are straightforward, but we always check for tight lot access, HOA requirements if applicable, and any needed permits. We handle the permit process for walls that require one, and we coordinate with the city to keep things moving.
Step 3: After the work is done, we clean up the site thoroughly and walk through the finished project with you to make sure you're satisfied. We leave your property clean and the wall ready to do its job.
Pricing in Delano depends on the size, condition, and access of your project. For a typical low border wall or planter wall, installation starts at $30 per square foot for standard block, while segmental block and boulder walls start at $25 per square foot. Repairs, such as fixing a settled block wall along a driveway, start at $1,500. Replacement of a timber wall with a new block wall starts at $35 per square foot. For larger or more complex jobs, we provide a free estimate after assessing the site. Call us at (661) 387-2265 to get a realistic ballpark for your Delano project.
