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Texas Stucco
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Serving Start, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 1998

Texas Stucco has been serving the Mid- to Southern Louisiana areas since the late 90's, and has over 15 years experience in Stucco Siding, Plaster, Painting and Concrete & Masonry. Our knockdown Stucco is unmatched. No job is too big our small. We are a complete one stop shop including painting service. Please call us today for a free and honest quote. We guarantee no mess. Please call us to have us tend to your residential changes you will find our professional experts willing to help out in any way.\n\n

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Miracle Crete II
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Serving Start, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 2012

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As for concrete work, Miracle Crete II has over 25 years experience you will be impressed with the solid craftsmanship of your concrete. There's no job too big or small for us. We can do anything! Upon finishing your job, we always try to leave the work site cleaner than when we got there. Call Miracle Crete II, and we can provide you a same day estimate.

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Concrete Works
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Serving Start, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 1975

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At Concrete Works, we take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality and customer service that we provide to meet the consumers needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction from start to completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.\n\n\n\n\n

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Retaining Wall Installers questions, answered by experts

Small retaining walls still require a foundation of some kind, typically a concrete footing. This helps to ensure the wall is structurally sound and prevents the ground from shifting over time, especially during those winter freeze/thaw cycles. The footing helps spread the weight of the wall and the load it carries over a larger area of the ground, thus assisting with stability. This is true of small retaining walls, larger rock garden walls, and the like. 

Failure to compact the soil during construction is the most common cause of leaning retaining walls. In addition, poor drainage can lead to excessive water pressure behind a retaining wall, pushing against it until it begins to move forward away from the soil it is holding back.

Depending on who you hire to build a retaining wall, the average cost, including demolition and reconstruction, for a 50-foot wall that's 4 feet in height is between $7,000 and $24,000.

To maintain the integrity of your landscape, a retaining wall must be installed if the slope of the angle exceeds 35 degrees. The lean of the wall must be 1 inch per 12 inches in height to disperse the weight of the soil uniformly and guarantee the correct drainage of the soil.

Railroad ties can be good for retaining walls, but it depends on the area. They have a desirable rustic look and are durable. The problem is they’re treated with creosote, a preservative the EPA says poses a risk to humans and wildlife. Over time, the preservative seeps out of the wood and into the ground. Many areas have banned the use of creosote-treated wood on residential properties. If your area does allow it, never use railroad ties near an edible garden or drinking water source. Instead, use wood that’s treated with an EPA-approved preservative or a wood-alternative composite material.

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