Tearing Out a Failing Boulder Wall in North Conway

Demo day in North Conway. We're pulling out a failing boulder wall before it causes real damage - and this is exactly the kind of job where doing it right from the start matters more than anything else.

Here's the thing about boulder walls: when they start to fail, they don't just look bad. They shift. They lean. They let water and soil move where they shouldn't. A wall like this one is sitting right against a significant grade change next to the home, so the stakes are high. Letting it go any longer wasn't an option.

Before we can build something solid, we have to get rid of what's already there. The excavator is working along the wall line, carefully pulling boulders and stripping back the grade so we have a clean, stable base to work from. This is the earthwork phase - not glamorous, but it's where a quality rebuild actually starts. Cut corners here and you'll be back to square one in a few years.

Once the demo is done and the ground is properly prepared, we'll rebuild this wall the right way. That means proper placement, the right stone-to-stone contact, and accounting for drainage so water has somewhere to go instead of building pressure behind the wall. A well-built retaining wall protects your property, holds your grade in place, and handles whatever New Hampshire weather throws at it.

We'll be sharing more as this one comes together. Stay tuned.