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In Massachusetts very few sites are perfectly flat and level, so a certain amount of excavation is needed to make them “build-ready.”In addition to that, any improvements might leave a site less flat-think of the valleys and hillsides often created by highway interchanges. Yet, one has to build where the people are, and that means working with a site until its level and stable enough for vehicle access, large parking pads, and building construction.
Retaining walls have made turning steep hillsides into building pads possible. They not only shore up hillsides, stopping erosion but also allow for leveling large areas of soil for whatever construction developers see fit to build. Some retaining wall systems require a bit of setback; others make vertical wall construction possible, which allows the creation of even more flat square footage.
