A fast, patchwork repair of the collapsed retaining wall at a Northwest Side neighborhood won't be enough for city officials. Any fix by builder and developer Centex Homes will have to go well beyond ...

The retaining wall at my older home is in sad shape. A contractor told me that if I don’t tear it down immediately and replace it, my house foundation that’s six feet away will collapse along with the ...

Q: When we bought our 1942 house nine years ago, it came with a brick retaining wall 35 feet long and 4½-to-5½ feet tall. Holding up the stairs to our front door, it was already leaning to one side, ...

Q: A long poured-concrete retaining wall was installed when our home was built 13 years ago. We have come to discover that the home and wall were built using poor methods. Do we have to tear down the ...

Q: The retaining wall at my older home is in sad shape. A contractor told me that if I don’t immediately tear it down and replace it, my house foundation, which is 6 feet away, will collapse along ...

DEAR TIM: The retaining wall at my older home is in sad shape. A contractor told me that if I don’t tear it down immediately and replace it, my house foundation that’s 6 feet away will collapse along ...