Landscaping and Retaining Walls in Gatlinburg, TN
Walls, drainage and planting for steep Gatlinburg lots, with jobs run for owners who live out of state.
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Steep lots, cabins, and owners who live somewhere else
Almost every Gatlinburg property we work on sits on a slope. Many are cabins, and a lot of their owners live out of state. So the plan has to hold on a hillside, look right to the people renting the place, and run without anyone standing in the driveway.
We’re based in Sevierville, about half an hour down the road, and Gatlinburg is one of the towns we work in most. Recent jobs there include engineered retaining wall plans, clearing an overgrown lot, and a full planting install on a cabin property.
What Gatlinburg jobs usually need
- Retaining walls, often with an engineered plan first. Walls here tend to be tall and close to a driveway or a foundation.
- Lot clearing, so there is room to work and to see what the ground is doing
- Planting and mulch beds built for a grade, with 8 oz geofabric underneath and edging that keeps the mulch from sliding downhill
- Drainage that catches water coming off the mountain before it reaches a wall or a foundation
- Walkway, step and flagstone repair
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Retaining Wall Design and Installation
Garden Design
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How we work on a mountain lot
Access sets the schedule
A wall on a steep slope takes longer than the same wall on flat ground. There is less room to stage block and gravel, and the equipment has to get in and out safely. We look at access on the first visit and build it into the plan and the price, so it isn’t a surprise halfway through.
Water off the mountain
On a Gatlinburg lot the water usually starts above you: a road, a roofline, the neighbor’s grade. We trace it to where it begins before we price any pipe. Our drainage page tells the story of a Gatlinburg condominium that flooded every time it rained, where the real problem turned out to be a parking lot.
A yard that works for guests
If the cabin rents, the yard is part of the listing. We lean on tough, low-maintenance plants like hollies and junipers, and on mulch beds with fabric underneath, so the place still looks cared for between visits.
Running the job from out of state
Most of the property here is owned from out of state, and we’re used to it. You get the plan and the quote by email, you can sign online, and changes get approved by you before we make them.
Permits and engineering in Gatlinburg
Whether a wall needs a permit depends on its height and on whether the lot is inside Gatlinburg city limits or out in the county. In Sevier County it’s any wall over 4 feet. We check which rules apply before we price the job. If the wall holds up a driveway or a structure, the engineered plan comes first.
We also work in Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Kodak and Seymour. Call (865) 280-4642 or use the form below for a free estimate.
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We serve Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Wears Valley, Kodak, Seymour, Boyds Creek, Pittman Center and Knoxville.
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