Advice on digging behind retaining wall

I got my last post taken down and I wanted to be more clear this time. I would like advice on how to safely get get behind my retaining wall rather than advice on repairing the leak. I've got a leak from water draining into the house behind my retaining wall. I'm not sure how to tackle it. Last time I had a leak I dug a hole down next to my house and then patched up the crack. I'm confident i can fix the leak. But I'm concerned about how to get the crack and displace the dirt behind the wall The deck above the wall doesn't provide any room for leverage to dig. I don't know if the wall will collapse once I remove the dirt. Any advice would be immensely appreciated. submitted by /u/Scolipoli [link] [comments]

Mar 29, 2025 - 22:30
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Advice on digging behind retaining wall
Advice on digging behind retaining wall

I got my last post taken down and I wanted to be more clear this time. I would like advice on how to safely get get behind my retaining wall rather than advice on repairing the leak.

I've got a leak from water draining into the house behind my retaining wall. I'm not sure how to tackle it. Last time I had a leak I dug a hole down next to my house and then patched up the crack. I'm confident i can fix the leak. But I'm concerned about how to get the crack and displace the dirt behind the wall

  1. The deck above the wall doesn't provide any room for leverage to dig.

  2. I don't know if the wall will collapse once I remove the dirt.

Any advice would be immensely appreciated.

submitted by /u/Scolipoli
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