Enjoy the video everyone! If you want to learn more about the wall block we used in this video - (Techo Bloc) (Semma), Check out this video in which I explain the wall blocks in much more detail 👉ua-cam.com/video/ItwOcda8CqM/v-deo.html
I’ve watched a bunch of your videos. You must be my favorite hardscape channel!😂 I like all your jobs and the double accent lines and this is actually how I found your channel “paver accent”. Your videos are very fun to watch and to see the final product. And Benny definitely adds to the fun 😂
That's awesome, glad to hear it! We love what we do and have a blast doing it. Sharing these videos has been a very fun journey too. Feedback like this is what keeps me motivated to keep sharing. Thank you! ✌
I pay him fairly for sure, I appreciate everything he does and couldn't do it without him. We have been friends for many years and work very good together. It is a blessing ✌
Just found your channel few months ago. I’m hooked on em. Thanks so much to you an Benny. For a starter for hardscaping you think a Bobcat T100 is well worth it for a 1 man team ?
That's awesome, glad you are enjoying them! Those MT 100's are excellent machines. But there are also very comparable ones from other manufacturers that may save you money. Ditch Witch, Kubota and a few others too. Just do some good research before buying. But also remember you will still be breaking pallets down in 1/3rds or 1/2's to move them around. ✌
5/3/2023 what kind of glue or caulking is the one you using to glue the blocks, also do you make footings for the walls or just sitting on gravel? Thanks… beautiful job
We use (Concrete Adhesive). There are quite a few manufactures that make it. The particular one i am using is made by (SRW Products) And the wall is built on 3/4" clean, crushed stone. No concrete footing
Awesome work guys -- subscribed to your channel and enjoyed watching your work. I live in NC (non freeze zone). I am trying to DYI build a 10X12 patio with concrete paver along with a wraparound sitting wall (20" high) with couple of columns. Need a bit of advice -- I have clay soil in this area. Do you think it would be ok if I use paverstone base gravel 3" deep with 1" pea gravel (from homedepot) and lay paver on top of it? I love your idea of not using sand - don't want to use brock paver base but trying to minimize digging effort. Appreciate your advice and recemmendation.
Thank you, glad you are enjoying the channel! I would recommend doing the base prep the same way I do all my projects. It works especially good for clay subsoils. The clean stone does nothing but help your lawn drain better, it will not make it worse. Here is a link to a video where I explain the method in more detail 👉ua-cam.com/video/ChaJe3JqD6I/v-deo.html
@@TheChristianHardscaper👍 thanks for responding in your busy schedule. I was just giddy when I visited a local quarry and they also explained the new vs old method. Cancelled HD paverbase and pea gravel and ordered 3/4 and 3/8" -- I might need to dig a little more but do it once and do it right the first time.
Very well done. At 11:06 when you ended the wall block but still used the cap as the border how did you restrain it? You guys definitely did it right by using the cap for the border. We have done the same thing just curious if you did a concrete edge against the cap like its a paver or how you guys do it. Thanks
Yes it does, it is strands of plastic woven together. And when backfilled with stone or gravel, it opens the strands up and lets water pass while keeping the soil separate. ✌
It is more than ok to use clean stone for the base, but the geotextile fabric under it is key. I have been laying walkways, walls, patios, steps, etc... on clean stone for 4+ years now. No issues with over 150 installs. Here is a link to a video I made which explains the method in much more detail 👉ua-cam.com/video/ChaJe3JqD6I/v-deo.html
There is a 1 block high wall / cap along the house to protect the siding and trim work from the pressure of the backfill. It creates a barrier to prevent any issue in the future. Check out this video which explains it more 👉ua-cam.com/video/PIHGXFqp9NM/v-deo.html
Hey bro! I love your work. I would love to learn from you in person. Can I work for you for two weeks to a month for free? I love your attention to detail. I wanna learn from the best! Cheers
@@TheChristianHardscaper no sir! I live in Alabama. I like the idea of learning from the best. Your videos are very informative anyway. I just really like hardscaping but don’t have much experience with it. We mainly do softscapes
Why do you fill the wall blocks with rocks? I dont think it's in the manufacturers guide to fill the holes? Also why are you not using the plastics the blocks come with to stack them up on top of the glue?
Core filling helps lock everything together and ultimately gives the wall more weight. The glue is more than enough on a 3 block high wall. I would definitely use the plastic locking connectors if it was a retaining wall. But I have found that when you use them, it is hard to keep the blocks perfectly straight dur to the imperfections of the blocks. Just using glue allows you to keep the face of the blocks very straight.
@The Christian Hardscaper okok i see thanks One more question. Arent the walls suppose to be lined in a way where theres no gap in between them? ( the V). I mean shouldnt you rotate them 180 degree so theres no space
@@OMGKRU You would do that for a double sided wall. These blocks are designed to be built with those V gaps in the back if you are building a single face wall. If you are building a 2 face wall, you would rotate them. But with glue and stone in the V gap, those blocks are locked in tight. If you were to rotate the blocks, the project would cost a lot more money.....
@@TheChristianHardscaper I want to do a retaining wall that also doubles as a sitting bench. Do you have any videos showing how to build a retaining wall? Would you essentially build it the same as this wall or would you compare each layer and make it double sided? Any rebar or concrete needed for say an 18” retaining wall? Is there specific capstones you like to use if it’s acting as a sitting bench? Or would you just use the same ones in this video?
In the first minute you said “does that look good bud” I fast forward it to 22: and I hear “that look good bud” lol Shouldn’t you be out with JLo On an island Ben Affleck ?
Great vid as always dude! Hey do you have an Instagram?? I’d like to show you a vid I made a few months ago of a paver patio and fire pit I built all thanks to your videos man!
Enjoy the video everyone!
If you want to learn more about the wall block we used in this video - (Techo Bloc) (Semma), Check out this video in which I explain the wall blocks in much more detail 👉ua-cam.com/video/ItwOcda8CqM/v-deo.html
You guys make it looks easyyyyyyy!!
Thanks, they say "it doesn't get easier, you just get better." 🤷♂️✌
Awesome work as usual guys! Can't wait to see the end result! Blessings!
Thank you, God Bless!
That looks so darn good
Thank you ✌
I’ve watched a bunch of your videos. You must be my favorite hardscape channel!😂 I like all your jobs and the double accent lines and this is actually how I found your channel “paver accent”. Your videos are very fun to watch and to see the final product. And Benny definitely adds to the fun 😂
That's awesome, glad to hear it! We love what we do and have a blast doing it. Sharing these videos has been a very fun journey too. Feedback like this is what keeps me motivated to keep sharing. Thank you! ✌
Benny you got the act Brother 😂
Love those Keens! Great videos and instruction.
These boots are awesome. I have wanted to try out a pair of them for a few years... I am so glad I pulled the trigger, Love them!
You guys are really good with this blocks. I like all yours videos.
Thank you very much, glad you enjoy the videos ✌
Turning out awesome brother can’t wait to see you finished.👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thanks brother!
great work💪
Thanks ✌
Looks awesome dude! I love the double border and you’re right, the genest/ techo blend is perfect 👍🏻
Thanks brother, I appreciate it! I was very happy with how the blends worked together. ✌
👍👍 Looks awesome!!!!!!
Thanks Paul ✌🏻
great video!!
Thank you! ✌
Benny reminds me of the guy on the jobsite at 615 when quitting time was 5 lol
🤣🤣👌
You both work well to gether
For sure, we always have. We've been friends since freshmen year in high school.
I do believe this is the first video I've seen you guys wear gloves !!💪
😂 Yea, it was a bit chilly…. ✌🏻
I hope you are paying Benny what he is worth. Not often you get reliable people with skills like him.
I pay him fairly for sure, I appreciate everything he does and couldn't do it without him. We have been friends for many years and work very good together. It is a blessing ✌
Just found your channel few months ago. I’m hooked on em. Thanks so much to you an Benny. For a starter for hardscaping you think a Bobcat T100 is well worth it for a 1 man team ?
That's awesome, glad you are enjoying them! Those MT 100's are excellent machines. But there are also very comparable ones from other manufacturers that may save you money. Ditch Witch, Kubota and a few others too. Just do some good research before buying. But also remember you will still be breaking pallets down in 1/3rds or 1/2's to move them around. ✌
Any videos on how much gravel chip stone and pavers to order?
5/3/2023 what kind of glue or caulking is the one you using to glue the blocks, also do you make footings for the walls or just sitting on gravel?
Thanks… beautiful job
We use (Concrete Adhesive). There are quite a few manufactures that make it. The particular one i am using is made by (SRW Products)
And the wall is built on 3/4" clean, crushed stone. No concrete footing
Awesome work guys -- subscribed to your channel and enjoyed watching your work.
I live in NC (non freeze zone). I am trying to DYI build a 10X12 patio with concrete paver along with a wraparound sitting wall (20" high) with couple of columns.
Need a bit of advice -- I have clay soil in this area. Do you think it would be ok if I use paverstone base gravel 3" deep with 1" pea gravel (from homedepot) and lay paver on top of it?
I love your idea of not using sand - don't want to use brock paver base but trying to minimize digging effort.
Appreciate your advice and recemmendation.
Thank you, glad you are enjoying the channel! I would recommend doing the base prep the same way I do all my projects. It works especially good for clay subsoils. The clean stone does nothing but help your lawn drain better, it will not make it worse. Here is a link to a video where I explain the method in more detail 👉ua-cam.com/video/ChaJe3JqD6I/v-deo.html
@@TheChristianHardscaper👍 thanks for responding in your busy schedule. I was just giddy when I visited a local quarry and they also explained the new vs old method. Cancelled HD paverbase and pea gravel and ordered 3/4 and 3/8" -- I might need to dig a little more but do it once and do it right the first time.
Very well done. At 11:06 when you ended the wall block but still used the cap as the border how did you restrain it? You guys definitely did it right by using the cap for the border. We have done the same thing just curious if you did a concrete edge against the cap like its a paver or how you guys do it. Thanks
Thank you! We did concrete the edges of that cap around the corner. I love that cap and I think it made this area pop! ✌
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Why do you invert the wall block next to the corner block?
does that underlayment (under the 3/4" clear stone) allow water to pass through it?
Yes it does, it is strands of plastic woven together. And when backfilled with stone or gravel, it opens the strands up and lets water pass while keeping the soil separate. ✌
Мне тож такая дорожка нужна была крутая
So it’s okay to put 3/4 clean stone for base?? Or Is 3/4 modified stone better for base? What’s your opinion?
It is more than ok to use clean stone for the base, but the geotextile fabric under it is key. I have been laying walkways, walls, patios, steps, etc... on clean stone for 4+ years now. No issues with over 150 installs. Here is a link to a video I made which explains the method in much more detail 👉ua-cam.com/video/ChaJe3JqD6I/v-deo.html
is that a wall cap border?
also is there a benefit to doing rice up against the house between border instead if easy joint?
There is a 1 block high wall / cap along the house to protect the siding and trim work from the pressure of the backfill. It creates a barrier to prevent any issue in the future. Check out this video which explains it more 👉ua-cam.com/video/PIHGXFqp9NM/v-deo.html
Hey bro! I love your work. I would love to learn from you in person. Can I work for you for two weeks to a month for free? I love your attention to detail. I wanna learn from the best! Cheers
Thanks brother, I appreciate it! I'm not too sure about that at this moment, do you live in Massachusetts?
@@TheChristianHardscaper no sir! I live in Alabama. I like the idea of learning from the best. Your videos are very informative anyway. I just really like hardscaping but don’t have much experience with it. We mainly do softscapes
Why do you fill the wall blocks with rocks? I dont think it's in the manufacturers guide to fill the holes? Also why are you not using the plastics the blocks come with to stack them up on top of the glue?
Core filling helps lock everything together and ultimately gives the wall more weight. The glue is more than enough on a 3 block high wall. I would definitely use the plastic locking connectors if it was a retaining wall. But I have found that when you use them, it is hard to keep the blocks perfectly straight dur to the imperfections of the blocks. Just using glue allows you to keep the face of the blocks very straight.
@The Christian Hardscaper okok i see thanks
One more question. Arent the walls suppose to be lined in a way where theres no gap in between them? ( the V). I mean shouldnt you rotate them 180 degree so theres no space
@@OMGKRU You would do that for a double sided wall. These blocks are designed to be built with those V gaps in the back if you are building a single face wall. If you are building a 2 face wall, you would rotate them.
But with glue and stone in the V gap, those blocks are locked in tight. If you were to rotate the blocks, the project would cost a lot more money.....
@@TheChristianHardscaper I want to do a retaining wall that also doubles as a sitting bench.
Do you have any videos showing how to build a retaining wall?
Would you essentially build it the same as this wall or would you compare each layer and make it double sided?
Any rebar or concrete needed for say an 18” retaining wall?
Is there specific capstones you like to use if it’s acting as a sitting bench?
Or would you just use the same ones in this video?
In the first minute you said “does that look good bud” I fast forward it to 22: and I hear “that look good bud” lol
Shouldn’t you be out with JLo On an island Ben Affleck ?
🤣 Nice! It gets boring always out on vacation with her sometimes, it's nice to have a good old fashion hard day of work here and there...LOL ✌
Nothing worse than pouring concrete w 20mph winds
I bet.... It makes it set up quick right?
Great vid as always dude! Hey do you have an Instagram?? I’d like to show you a vid I made a few months ago of a paver patio and fire pit I built all thanks to your videos man!
Thanks brother! I do not have an instagram.... But I would love to see the video. Can you email it or a link to it? (TheChristianHardscaper@gmail.com)