The retaining walls are being installed to better manage the sloping site and will be xeriscaped with native plants that will do the best job of absorbing water runoff.

Water management in the construction of any structure is job No. 1. A “green” house must be built to last. If you need to tear out and redo the work, then more global resources and energy are wasted. If the house is not built to last for several generations of homeowners with only reasonable amounts of maintenance, then again, resources potentially... [Read more...]