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What we build

Retaining walls, ponds, waterfalls, and full excavation. Four disciplines, all in Calgary stone, all built to hold through decades of Alberta winters.

A long ledgestone retaining wall on a Calgary estate, built by Phat Construction

Retaining Walls

Natural rock · engineered block

Dry-stacked natural rock (Rundle, armour stone, local fieldstone) or engineered block, set on a compacted, free-draining base and pitched back into the slope. Every stone is fit by hand, so the wall reads like it grew out of the hillside and holds like it.

Why it lasts

A retaining wall lives or dies on what you can't see: the base, the drainage, the batter behind it. We build all three to outlast Alberta freeze-thaw, so your wall won't bulge, lean, or creep. With engineered block we follow the spec, geo-grid, backfill, and compaction, so you can put a driveway, a deck, or a hillside on top of it.

Ponds

Lined · balanced · stone-edged

Lined, balanced ponds sized to your property, with the right depth, shelving, and circulation, edged in natural stone so they look like they have always been there.

Why it lasts

A pond that is too shallow, poorly circulated, or badly edged turns green and becomes a chore. We build for clarity and low upkeep from the dig up, so the water stays clean and the edge stays convincing.

Waterfalls

Stacked stone · tuned by hand

Stacked-stone waterfalls and streams engineered for the right flow and the right sound, with pumps and plumbing hidden where they belong. Built to pair with a pond or to stand on its own.

Why it lasts

The sound is the whole point, and it comes from how the stone is set, not just the pump. We tune the drops by hand until it sounds right, then hide the mechanics so all you see is water on stone.

Full Excavation

Grading · drainage · site prep

Digging, grading, trenching, and site prep, done clean and to grade. Foundations, drainage, regrading a lot, hauling out the bad fill and bringing in the good.

Why it lasts

Get the earth wrong and everything on top of it moves. We grade for drainage and compact for stability, so your wall, patio, or build sits on ground that holds. We run our own machines, so the dig and the stonework answer to one crew.

Not sure what your property needs?

Tell us what you are picturing and we will walk the site, talk through the options, and send a detailed quote. On-site assessments are always free.

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