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Brynion Excavation installs Eco Block retaining walls for industrial yards, commercial properties, and large-scale earthwork projects throughout Kelso, WA, Longview, and the wider Southwest Washington area. Eco Blocks are reclaimed 2×2×6 concrete blocks — heavy, dense, and built to contain massive lateral loads without the cost of poured concrete structures. These aren’t decorative landscape blocks. Eco Block walls are the right tool for material bin walls, aggregate stockpile containment, heavy equipment yards, large grade transitions on commercial sites, and anywhere that raw holding strength per dollar is the priority. Brynion Excavation has the excavators and material handling equipment to place these blocks efficiently.
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Each Eco Block weighs approximately two tons. Placement requires an excavator with the reach and lift capacity to set each block accurately — this is not hand-stacked or crew-lifted work. Brynion Excavation evaluates your site’s access, soil bearing capacity, and drainage conditions before layout begins. Block courses are staggered and the base course is set into grade to resist sliding. For taller walls or walls subject to heavy surcharge loads, Brynion designs a battered stack angle and may add a crushed rock drainage layer behind the face to manage hydrostatic pressure. These walls are fast to build and effective at containing massive amounts of material on Kelso, WA commercial and industrial sites.
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Brynion Excavation has over 15 years of heavy earthwork and retaining wall experience operating out of Kelso, WA. We work with industrial property owners, contractors, municipalities, and agricultural operations across SW Washington that need practical, durable containment structures. Eco Block walls cost significantly less per linear foot than poured concrete retaining walls and can be modified, extended, or removed as site needs change. If you’re managing aggregate stockpiles, building a material yard, or need a heavy-duty grade change wall near Kalama or Woodland, contact Brynion Excavation for a free site evaluation and estimate.
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Eco Blocks are large reclaimed concrete units — typically 2 feet wide by 2 feet tall by 6 feet long and weighing roughly two tons each. They are stacked by excavator rather than set by hand. Ultra Block is a precision-cast interlocking modular block used for decorative and structural landscape walls. Standard retaining wall block is hand-stacked for walls typically under 6 feet. Eco Block is in a different category entirely — it’s an industrial product sized for containment walls, large grade transitions, and heavy commercial applications.
Common applications Brynion Excavation sees in the Kelso, WA and Longview area include aggregate and topsoil bin walls at material yards, slope containment on large commercial grading projects, heavy equipment storage yard perimeters, agricultural commodity storage, and temporary or permanent grade separation walls on industrial sites. If a project involves moving or containing large volumes of material at minimal cost per retained cubic yard, Eco Block is usually the most practical solution.
Yes. Even though Eco Blocks are extremely heavy, hydrostatic pressure from saturated backfill significantly increases the lateral load on the wall base over time. Brynion Excavation includes a crushed rock drainage zone and outlet pipe behind Eco Block walls when the wall is retaining earthen fill rather than dry aggregate. Walls used for dry material bins with open bases typically don’t need a dedicated drainage layer, but we assess drainage needs on each project individually.
Yes — this is one of the practical advantages of Eco Block over poured concrete. Because each block is a discrete unit placed by equipment, the wall can be extended, reduced in height, or fully deconstructed with an excavator without demolition equipment or concrete breaking. This makes Eco Block a good choice for staging areas, temporary containment walls, and sites where the layout or use may change over time. Brynion Excavation can handle modifications as your Kelso, WA site requirements evolve.
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