Abernathy is a small town north of Lubbock where the lots are flat, the wind never quits, and a lot of the homes were built before anyone worried much about drainage. Drive through the older blocks near the high school and you will see plenty of timber and railroad tie walls that have been holding on for decades.
When those walls start to lean or the ground stays wet after a summer storm, homeowners in 79311 call us. We know the caliche under these yards, the way water moves across a flat lot, and what it takes to build a wall that will still be straight ten years from now. We serve Abernathy and the surrounding Lubbock County area from our base in Lubbock.
Retaining Wall in Abernathy (79311)
Abernathy sits on the same flat high plains as Lubbock, but the lots here tend to be a little wider and the housing stock a little older. Many homes were built in the 1950s through the 1970s, with brick ranches and simple frame houses on long, level lots. The soil is a mix of caliche hardpan and pockets of expansive clay. Caliche does not drain well, so water from a roof downspout or a driveway can pool against a wall and push it out of line. Expansive clay swells when it gets wet and shrinks when it dries, which cracks block and pours and makes old timber walls rot from the bottom up. Summer downpours and sudden freezes finish the job. We see a lot of failed railroad tie walls, bulging block walls, and walls that have settled because the footing was never deep enough for this ground. When we build or repair a wall here, we account for the soil, the grade, and the water. That usually means a proper gravel base, a compacted backfill, and drainage behind the wall so hydrostatic pressure does not build up. For taller walls or walls that hold up a driveway or structure, we follow the local building department rules and can coordinate with an engineer if the job calls for it.
Our team has installed and repaired walls across Lubbock and the surrounding communities, including Abernathy. We are fully insured, and our lead installer holds NCMA Segmental Retaining Wall Installer Certification, so the block walls we build are set to a standard, not just stacked up.
Our services in Abernathy
- Retaining Wall Installation in Abernathy · New retaining walls for Lubbock canyon-rim lots; playa-edge yards…
- Retaining Wall Repair in Abernathy · Repair of leaning; bowing and cracked retaining walls across Lubbock and the…
- Retaining Wall Replacement in Abernathy · Full tear-out and replacement of failed or end-of-life walls…
- Concrete Retaining Walls in Abernathy · Poured concrete and reinforced CMU block retaining walls with rebar…
- Block & Segmental Retaining Walls in Abernathy · Segmental retaining walls (SRW) in Allan Block; Versa-Lok and Keystone systems…
- Boulder & Natural Stone Walls in Abernathy · Natural sandstone; limestone and caliche-rock boulder walls that blend into…
- Timber Retaining Walls in Abernathy · Pressure-treated timber walls for garden beds and low terraces…
- Slope Stabilization & Erosion Control in Abernathy · Canyon-slope; playa-bank and lakeside stabilization with terraced retaining…
- Retaining Wall Drainage in Abernathy · Drainage systems that make walls last on Lubbock caliche and clay…
- Railroad Tie Wall Replacement in Abernathy · Removal and replacement of aging railroad tie walls from the 1980s and 90s…
- Leaning & Collapsed Wall Repair in Abernathy · Priority response for leaning; bulging and collapsed retaining walls around…
How a Job Works in Abernathy
Step 1: You call us at (806) 298-6516 or send a message, and we set up a free on-site assessment. We walk the property with you, look at the wall, the grade, the drainage, and the access, and talk through what you want to fix or build. You get a written estimate with the scope and the price before any work starts.
Step 2: We schedule the work and pull any permit the City of Abernathy requires for your project. On the day, our crew protects the area, removes the old wall if needed, and builds the new one. Tight alley access and narrow side yards are common here, so we plan equipment and material delivery around your lot. If a wall needs engineering, we coordinate that before we dig.
Step 3: When the wall is done, we clean up the site, haul off debris, and walk the finished work with you. We do not leave until you have seen the drainage, the grade, and the finish, and you know how to keep water away from the wall.
Pricing in Abernathy depends on the size of the wall, the access to the site, the condition of what is there now, and how soon you need it done. As a ballpark, block and segmental retaining walls start around $25 per square foot, concrete walls around $35 per square foot, and boulder or natural stone walls around $25 per square foot. Timber walls start around $20 per square foot. Repairs start around $1,500, and leaning or collapsed wall repair starts around $2,500. Drainage work starts around $2,500, and railroad tie wall replacement starts around $35 per square foot. Replacement starts around $35 per square foot. These are starting figures, not a quote. The best way to know what your wall will cost is a free estimate at (806) 298-6516.
✅ NCMA Segmental Retaining Wall Installer Certification, fully insured for work in Abernathy and nearby areas.
