Small retaining wall repair

So I have a small retaining wall where it looks like the footing and gravel is getting washed out.

Just wondering my best course of action, should I:

  1. take falling parts of the the wall, dig it up and replace lost gravel and reset blocks

  2. add some reinforcement 6”-12” in front of the wall and add dirt gravel then do #1

Curious as to thoughts here. If it was a wall not on a slope, I wouldn’t be having this issue I’m pretty sure. I’m unsure of the type of drainage behind it, if any.

Thanks for any input

picture of wall in question

Posted Jul 22, 2022, 3:39 PM UTC

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dohru•

I’d just do #1, and investigate the source of the slumping while it’s apart (water, gophers, etc), and then come up with a solution to address the issue.

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