Our Work: Retaining Walls, Patios & Rockwork in the Shuswap

This is a gallery of retaining walls, paver patios, walkways, steps and rockwork built by Everything Earth across Salmon Arm and the Shuswap. Every photo is our own work, taken on our jobs between 2021 and 2026. No stock photos. If you see something close to what you want, send us a photo of your yard and we'll tell you what it would take.

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Retaining walls

Retaining walls in block and natural stone

Engineered block and natural stone walls holding real slopes. Anything over 1.2 m (4 ft) in this region needs a permit and an engineer, and we build to the stamped drawings. How we build retaining walls →

Long charcoal block retaining wall below a slope of boulder rip-rap, Shuswap BC — **Block wall under boulder rip-rap**A long engineered block wall at the toe of a slope, with boulders armouring the bank above.

Two-tier grey block retaining wall stepping down beside a house, Shuswap BC — **Two-tier block wall**Two walls stepped beside the house to hold the grade in two shorter lifts.

Curved block retaining wall with built-in block steps beside a lawn, Salmon Arm area — **Curved wall with built-in steps**A curved block wall with the steps built into it, so the access is part of the wall.

Natural quarried stone block retaining wall under construction, Shuswap BC — **Natural stone block wall**Big quarried stone blocks, set course by course.

Stone block wall with slab steps set into a rocky slope, Shuswap BC — **Stone wall and steps**Stone block wall with slab steps climbing through the rock.

Low charcoal block wall along a deck, ready for planting, Shuswap BC — **Low wall along a deck**A low block wall finished along the deck line, ready for soil and planting.

Patios & walkways

Paver patios, pool decks and walkways

Pavers laid on a compacted, sloped base so they stay flat through the freeze and thaw. More on paver patios →

Large-format paver patio around an in-ground pool, Shuswap BC — **Pool-side paver patio**Large-format pavers laid around an in-ground pool and covered patio.

Red-toned paver walkway with charcoal border beside a stone-clad house, Shuswap BC — **Walkway with a border band**A paver walkway framed with a contrasting charcoal border.

Grey paver walkway between a house and a cedar hedge, Shuswap BC — **Side-yard walkway**A grey paver path down the side of the house, between the wall and the cedars.

Paver patio under a covered deck with timber posts, Shuswap BC — **Patio under the deck**Turning the space under a deck into a usable paver patio.

Steps & rockwork

Steps, paths and natural rockwork

Boulders set into the grade, river rock and paths that tie a yard together. Natural work, set rather than stacked.

Timber-framed steps with gravel treads climbing through a rock-covered slope, Shuswap BC — **Timber steps up a rock slope**Timber-framed steps through a slope dressed in rock.

Stepping-slab path through river rock beds beside a house, Shuswap BC — **Slab path through river rock**Stepping slabs set through river rock and planted beds.

Feature boulder set in a river rock bed with planting, Shuswap BC — **Feature boulder and river rock**A single big boulder set into a river rock bed.

Gravel path curving past boulders and planting beside a lawn, Shuswap BC — **Boulder garden and path**Boulders set along a curved gravel path and lawn edge.

Featured projects

A few of the bigger jobs

Retaining walls and lighting in Eagle Bay, a commercial floating-slab patio, a lakeside yard built around water, and a dry riverbed in stone. See the featured projects →

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