Retaining Wall Blocks

A slope washing mulch onto the walkway, a wall that has started to lean, or a garden bed you want raised all point to the same material. Retaining wall block gives you a wall that holds its line and looks like it belongs to the house, and you can see it at full size alongside the rest of our hardscape products at our Norfolk and Williamsburg showrooms.

Match the Wall Block to the Job in Your Yard

What you want the wall to do determines which block suits it. A few common yard jobs point toward different faces, textures, and unit sizes.

Stone wall on cobblestone path bordered by grassy hill, perfect for rustic landscape and garden design inspiration.

Hold Back a Sloped Yard

A grade change that eats usable yard calls for a wall that can carry weight. A block retaining wall cut into the slope gives you flat ground on both sides and a face that stays put as the soil settles.

Vibrant garden with colorful flowers and stone retaining walls under the sun.

Frame a Raised Garden Bed

Raising a bed puts the soil at a comfortable working height and keeps it from spilling into the grass. Smaller wall block stacks into a low border that can curve around an existing tree or follow the line of the bed you already have.

Charming suburban home with lush landscaping, brick retaining wall, and white picket fence under a clear blue sky.

Define a Property Line or Courtyard

A low wall marks where your yard ends without closing off the view. Wall block in a single color reads as one clean line along a driveway, a courtyard, or a property edge.

Outdoor patio with round table, wicker chairs, and brick walls, adorned by vibrant flowers and lush greenery.

Build a Seating or Fire Pit Surround

A short course of block around a patio doubles as seating and gives the space a defined edge. Fire pit kits come in from our paver vendors as order-in items, so when you want the wall and the fire pit to match, it helps to plan the two together.

Compare Wall Block Colors and Textures in Person

Color is the part of this decision that resists a screen. A gray that looks cool in a product photo can read warm in coastal daylight next to your brick, and texture is harder still to judge until you are holding the piece in your hand.

We carry wall block from:

Belgard
Hanover
Keystone
Techo-Bloc
Nicolock
Unilock

These blocks are available to order across a range of faces, colors, and unit sizes. Most concrete retaining wall block comes with a split or tumbled face, and the color blends vary by manufacturer, which gives you room to match a wall to concrete pavers on a patio or to the natural stone already in your yard.

So bring something with you. A loose brick or a paver from the hardscape you already have gives our team a real reference to work from, and we can set samples beside it and narrow the field to the two or three that suit the house. If you are replacing a section of an older wall, a piece of the original is the closest starting point for a match.

Get the Rest of Your Wall Materials in One Trip

The common worry with a block retaining wall is that it leans or bulges a few years in. Most of the work that prevents this issue happens out of sight, which is why block retaining wall drainage and a compacted base take as much planning as the units themselves.

We carry the companion materials a wall job calls for, so one trip covers more than the block:

Everything on that list is available to order, and our team can look at your plan and tell you which of it your project actually calls for. Drainage stone and pipe behind the wall usually come from your contractor or excavator, so it helps to settle who is supplying what before you place an order.

Know When Your Wall Needs a Contractor

Man in yellow vest working on a retaining wall

Some block work is reasonable for a careful homeowner, and some of it is not. A low garden bed border or a short seating course is a project many homeowners take on themselves, given a level compacted base, the right tools, and safety gear.

Anything holding back a real grade change is a different job. Once a wall rises much above waist height, carries a driveway or a structure above it, or collects water behind it, the load and the drainage belong with a contractor or an experienced mason.

If you take on a wall yourself, the right equipment and safety gear come first, and it can help to walk your plan through with a contractor or an experienced mason before the first course goes down. Different designs carry load in different ways, and gravity, cantilevered, and anchored walls each suit different sites. When you are unsure which side of that line your wall falls on, our team can look at the plan and help you decide.

Why Homeowners and Contractors Buy Wall Block from Our Batchelder & Collins Showrooms

Picking wall block is as much a color and texture decision as a structural one, and neither settles easily from a photo. Standing in front of the block at full size, with your options lined up next to it, is what helps.

Two Showrooms Where You See the Block Before You Buy It

At our Norfolk and Williamsburg showrooms, you can compare full-size wall block side by side, hold a color against a photo of the house, and see how a texture reads before you order. We carry wall block from six manufacturers, so the color and texture range runs wider than a single supplier’s catalog. Whether the plan is finished or still forming, our team helps homeowners and contractors narrow the options and put together a free quote.

Client Testimonials

“What an amazing place. I brought in a brick that was from my 10yr old house… they matched it pretty well. They have 2 yards full of brick and stone.” — Jacqueline K.

“Visited to buy tools for my son’s new job as a mason apprentice… Great staff, very helpful. Thank you.” — Victoria L.

“I love this place. They always have what I need and all the staff is so very helpful ! Keep up the good work.” — Debra L.

Get a Free Quote on Retaining Wall Block in Norfolk or Williamsburg

By the time you know which wall you are building, the decision usually comes down to which block looks right against your house. At Batchelder & Collins, we carry wall block from six manufacturers along with the mortar, sand, and tools the job calls for, and we set out full-size samples to compare in person. Bring a photo or a loose piece of your existing brick or paver, and we can start a free quote from there.

Visit our Norfolk or Williamsburg showroom, call Norfolk at 757-625-2506 or Williamsburg at 757-220-2806, or fill out our contact form for a free quote.