Retaining Walls

Cowan & Thompson is one of California’s leading retaining wall contractors.

We own and operate equipment for earthwork and the construction of surface improvements, and provide complete services for the construction of Masonry, Gravity reinforced Earth, Soldier Pile and Gabion Retaining Structures.  Our typical project ranges from single family subdivisions of 75 to 250 lots located primarily in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.  We work for several companies including, but not limited to, Christopherson Homes, De Nova Homes, Delco Builders, Taylor Woodrow, Shea Communities, Lennar Homes, AD Seeno, Toll Brothers, Inc., Braddock & Logan, and more.

Concrete Masonry Walls - view examples

Cowan & Thompson offers full service CMU installation. From footing, to rebar, to grout, to caps, to final grade we offer the turn key wall.

Gravity Walls - view examples

Cowan & Thompson offers a full service gravity wall installation.  We can help with the design choice of the gravity wall style system that would work best for your particular project.  From Keystone to Lock and Load we are experienced installers of most gravity wall products on the market today.