Geogrid Retaining Wall FAQs
Geogrid Retaining Wall FAQs — MSE Walls for Tall, Steep, and Loaded Sites
Geogrid (mechanically stabilized earth, or MSE) retaining walls are the engineered standard for tall walls, steep slopes, lakefront sites, and any wall carrying surcharge load. Geogrid is a high-tensile polymer mesh layered into the compacted backfill behind the wall face, turning the soil mass itself into a reinforced earth structure. Properly designed MSE walls routinely perform for 75+ years and can be built to 20+ feet of exposed face when site conditions require. Engineered Retaining Walls® specializes in geogrid-reinforced MSE walls and builds them throughout the Western North Carolina, North Georgia, and East Tennessee mountains — including on the steepest hillside and lakefront lots in the region. Below are the most common geogrid wall questions.