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Retaining Wall Calculator

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Estimates the materials and cost for a retaining wall, including concrete, blocks, and labor.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Wall Length (feet), Wall Height (feet), Block Width (inches), Block Height (inches), Block Cost per block ($), Concrete Cost per cubic yard ($), Labor Cost per Hour ($), and Labor Hours per Foot of Wall in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Total Labor Hours, Concrete Volume (cubic yards), Wall Area (square feet), Area of One Block (square feet), Total Labor Cost ($), Total Concrete Cost ($), Number of Blocks Required, Total Block Cost ($), and Total Estimated Cost ($) in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Small Backyard Wall

Wall Length (feet): 15; Wall Height (feet): 3; Block Width (inches): 12; Block Height (inches): 8; Block Cost per block ($): 4; Concrete Cost per cubic yard ($): 120; Labor Cost per Hour ($): 30; Labor Hours per Foot of Wall: 0.5

Total Labor Hours: 7.5 hours; Concrete Volume (cubic yards): 1.665 cubic yards; Wall Area (square feet): 45 square feet; Area of One Block (square feet): 0.6666666667 square feet; Total Labor Cost ($): 225 $; Total Concrete Cost ($): 199.8 $; Number of Blocks Required: 67.5 blocks; Total Block Cost ($): 270 $; Total Estimated Cost ($): 694.8 $

Medium-Sized Garden Wall

Wall Length (feet): 30; Wall Height (feet): 4; Block Width (inches): 12; Block Height (inches): 8; Block Cost per block ($): 5; Concrete Cost per cubic yard ($): 120; Labor Cost per Hour ($): 35; Labor Hours per Foot of Wall: 0.6

Total Labor Hours: 18 hours; Concrete Volume (cubic yards): 4.44 cubic yards; Wall Area (square feet): 120 square feet; Area of One Block (square feet): 0.6666666667 square feet; Total Labor Cost ($): 630 $; Total Concrete Cost ($): 532.8 $; Number of Blocks Required: 180 blocks; Total Block Cost ($): 900 $; Total Estimated Cost ($): 2,062.8 $

Large Retaining Wall

Wall Length (feet): 50; Wall Height (feet): 6; Block Width (inches): 16; Block Height (inches): 8; Block Cost per block ($): 6; Concrete Cost per cubic yard ($): 130; Labor Cost per Hour ($): 40; Labor Hours per Foot of Wall: 0.7

Total Labor Hours: 35 hours; Concrete Volume (cubic yards): 11.1 cubic yards; Wall Area (square feet): 300 square feet; Area of One Block (square feet): 0.8888888889 square feet; Total Labor Cost ($): 1,400 $; Total Concrete Cost ($): 1,443 $; Number of Blocks Required: 337.5 blocks; Total Block Cost ($): 2,025 $; Total Estimated Cost ($): 4,868 $

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