How to build a retaining wall up hill
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2023
- How to build a retaining wall up hill - This customer's front yard had a small failing retaining wall and the grade was a steep slope. We built a taller retaining wall with Techo-Bloc semma and graded the slope. The wall has several step ups to match the grade.
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these type of things blow my mind. 200 years people wouldn't comprehend that we can just watch engineering like this while eating our donuts in the morning. Great work.
great, now i have to go out and buy donuts because you reminded me i haven't had any in a while
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If everyone would do construction work like this in the US, there would be much less problems. Great work.
Thank you and I agree!
I feel like these yards are always difficult to landscape in a way that appeals to me, personally. But you guys did a solid, professional job as always, and it looks great.
Thank you
This show case wall will break after a few months or after rain
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@@abhis568you keep saying that yet my hubby and brother did a crappy job quickly umm 10 years ago and it’s still standing but I’m getting ready to do adjournment and fixing so if it’s going to fall please explain how or 🤐
Let's face it, the 3 foot wall gives the yard the correct pitch away from the house. Great job guys and thanks for taking us through the steps involved
Thank you
Nice work gentlemen. It's hard to find skilled craftsmen in this day and age.
Thank you, I appreciate it
Shout out to who ever did the paving., this is a outstanding job all around..!!
Very nice job, but neighbor should have considered replacing those 6x6 wooden posts with a step down wall as it would have given their house a very clean / classy look compared to having that failing wooden structure.
Thank you, I agree, we tried to sell them on it but they declined.
the wood matches there brown colors and neutral tones of their house
Great work! I don't understand why that property is the only one with such a high front lawn.
Thank you, there's a few homes on the street with similar elevation. They think when the older homes were built the builder just piled the dirt up on the other empty lots.
I wondered the same thing!
If the developer way like my neighborhood’s developer, then it’s definitely the “extra fill” piles
Mud flood
That was the style back in the day when that home was built.
great job! my only suggestion would be to use solid abs or schedule C perforated pipe which moves water much better an doesn't get crushed.
This
I landscaped during the summers in college. It’s hard but very rewarding work! I always liked the before and after pictures of a week long job!
Nice work guys!
Thanks !
how much does a project like this cost? just a rough idea
+1 to this question
Beautiful job! Always nice watching competent professionals at work
Thank you
This show case wall will break after a few months or after rain
Love that wall and the re-grade of the yard!
Very nice job. The only thing you missed was adding a drain cap on the pipe coming out from the wall to prevent debris and animals from entering the pipe. It also gives it a nice finished look.
Yeah... honestly, that drain pipe is the biggest fail in my opinion. Should have been further over to the corner, so as to drain onto the edge of the driveway and out into the street gutter.
Even better would be to run it under the sidewalk to the street.
When it rains all the water from that lawn is going straight out of that pipe. Who wants to walk across that sidewalk with a deluge of water pouring out of that drain? It's all going to end up pouring across the grass on the other side.
@@insertphrasehere15My thoughts exactly
@@insertphrasehere15*improvement opportunity 😂
What a premium job. Amazing. Wish more folks like you are in the business all over the country.
It's always a blessing to work on solid ground, like your Delaware River area. Down in New Orleans area, where the earth more fluid or isn't so solid, we usually pile down anchors at minumum a couple feet, especially on the ends and cornersand make sure everything stay put overthe years.
The home has great curb appeal now; great work!
Thanks!
Beautiful work! Professional job!
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PS - It would be great if the neighbor hired you to continue the wall on his side.
Thank you
Man, we've done thousands of square feet of these block walls don't miss them at all..😂😂 That being said you guys did an excellent job...💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Thanks I appreciate that! I've seen your some of your videos, its great content. Looks like you do a lot of large scale projects.
Wow. Great job man. Came out really good. That homes value just went up ⬆️ 💴 thank for sharing your work man and in the process revealing some of your tricks. God bless you brother.
Wow that looks amazing, what a transformation
The value of that property just jumped by atleast 40k if sold on the market
totally blown away by the finished product. that's truly impressive. lots of hacks on youtube etc but this has all the marks of a really professional job.
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Yeah, the wood should go! I am suprised that the next door neighbor didn't join in on the project for a few dollars while they watched your magnificent engineering take place!
I’m so glad the customers paid y’all to take the yard down a little it looks so much nicer. Hell of a job y’all did great job.
Thanks 👍
Great video. What an amazing improvement for the property. I always wondered how retaining walls were laid...I was always under the assumption you'd have to tie it into the hillside somehow so the wall wouldn't heave and buckle...the barrier of wash stone and drain tile behind the wall must be the secret, in that it keeps it dry behind the wall to aid in frost prevention and or water-logged soil pushing against the wall? Back-breaking work you guys do...my friend is my age (45) and does this for a living...Idk how he still does it. My back slumped over all day lifting heavy block couldn't take it!
Hi. Its recommended to use geotextile sheet fabric to separe the gravel from the ground material. That guarantees a clean gravel all over the time.
I wonder how much a job like this costs, the work looks amazing!
Looks awesome, nice work guys. A City guy who has had to build many retaining walls mostly out of 6X6 beams with crew of two lol
That's just beautiful. You even put French drain pipes in. Now neighbor needs the same built.
Thank you
Turned out awesome brother.👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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1. Quality work fellas
2. Just added lots of value
3. Night and day diff
4. 4’ would have been an eyesore …. Retaining walls can be such a great addition as clearly shown here
Thank you
The best part of your wonderful job, is how you come about an inch or so off of both of your inside corners of your top 2 cover stone on the each corner, total of 4, for a great miter cut. Love those miter cut top stones, looks sharp and complete the apparent look of the finished product. Great Job!
Absolutely an amazing job, I can't give you 5 stars because it would be unfair you deserve 100. Great work
Thank you!
Amazing work. Y’all make ease of some pretty difficult projects.
Solid job. Looks really nice; I like that block.
Looking good for the house and neighborhood 😊
The "after" looks so nice!
Thank you
Amazing, this wall will outstay this house for centuries.
Not likely.
The house looks so much better and its a much better use of the space. Great job.
Thank you
Amazing workmanship.
That looks amazing! Now come to Indiana and do mine at the apartment complex I manage!
Looks great. Now they need the city to come along and replace the sidewalk to match. 😄
Nicely cleaned up that front area
Cleanest construction site I’ve ever seen!
Amazing transformation 👏🏽 well done. Keep up the great work. Thanks for sharing this video 💚🌿
Thank you! Will do!
Looks amazing great job guys!
This was cool man, thanks for sharing this. It’s something new and cool.
I live right behind that little green house right on the river. Good job . I like the music.
Thank you, it's a small world!
Perfect balance and you have a great place to sit. 👍
Best thing to ever happen to that house. Looks great.
Great looking outcome. Looks absolutely perfect. Good job
Thank you
The wall really does look amazing. Nice work!
Thank you
Wow! You guys did an excellent job! Impressive! ❤❤❤
Thank you so much!
Art at its finest! Impressive job, guys.
Thank you!
Just amazing !! I wish you could come to Des Moines and do this exact same project at our home !
Thanks!
Same!
This looks 100x better and now my landscaper brain is running wild with how they could design that space where the lawn used to be
Thank you
I installs paver and the method I used to have a level ground is the same one you did with the pipe. I do plenty of retaining walls as well but never thought of using the same method I use to install pavers to install pavers. I’m going to try it next time I install a retaining wall
Fantastic work! realy beautiful wall! Thank you for sharing with us!
Thank you very much!
Awesome work and explained very well keep making videos like this I’ll keep watching!
Thank you!
Looks cool. Drain cloth over the drain pipe would help with potential clogging
Very impressive workmanship that is a pleasure to watch from beginning to end. Your attention to detail makes the best and most beautiful wall for your customer.
Thank you, I really appreciate it
That was a load of work! But the results are fantastic. Well played lads.
Thank you
Beautiful neighborhood!.
incredibly impressive
quick work for just two people. heavy machinery, sure, but still a lot of precision effort here
very nice
Thank you 👍
looks great, why no filter fabric around the pipe to prevent infiltration from the soil horizontally? you placed it on top to address soil vertically into the clean stone but nothing to stop horizontal and into the pipe?
What a great job! Looks wonderful...
Thank you
Outstanding job gentlemen
What a nice transformation
that wall looks amazing!
Thank you
Nice work
Excellent craftsmanship
I really like that system with the gas line pieces to get a lvl surface, its simple and effective...darn good stuff
That looks really nice.
Really good job with the leveling looks really good.
Thank you
Awesome! I don’t have or need a retaining wall, but I really want one just like this put in.😂
Thank you
Great video! nice job clean work
Looks great. At the end of your videos, do some before/afters
You guys do excellent work The wall looks beautiful. I only have one thing to say drain cover
Thank you
Looks great. I will have to do it here in Georgia. But, they try to cheap and bet you down here.
Fantastic job!
Outstanding job, it looks fantastic. 👍
Thank you
I just love this type of work, great job.
Thank you
10/10. Good work, Sean.
Thanks!
nice job looks beautiful! why is there a gap between new wall and existing sidewalk?
Looks great. How much value did it add to their property?
Finish job was nice, but you nicked up the existing sidewalk pretty good with the jackhammer blade. I would at least laid in a thin stiff board and filled in those gaps well.
A very worthwhile improvement for that home. It would have added more value than it cost. So everyone happy.
Beautiful work!
Thank you very much!
Looks great!
Thanks for some more tips and also short cuts, I’m not using our big boy toys. Getting ready to order bricks. Yet thinking even doing 3 foot wall might use geo only because I want to redo steps there that go down in between that and down grade slope lawn which eventually will have shallow wall and a planting area curve to quarter wall down drive way.
Glad it was helpful! Adding Geogrid is always a good idea
This is exactly how my house is, my retaining wall is on the side of the driveway, would love if you guys worked in NYS
Some jurisdictions do not allow walls above a certain height, like 3' possibly, they need to be recessed with a second wall start, so a 4' wall height would not be possible and then only with some form of fencing to prevent accidental falls. Nice job though that you did.
how do you prevent the walls from sliding forwards from the weight of the land it is retaining back? Should you put the stones slightly back a millimeter or so from layer to layer, bottom layer being the most forward and top layer of stones being the most back?
That ended up looking really nice.
Thank you
Project turned out great. I wish you were in my area. It’s hard to find quality contractors.
Thank you, good luck with your project.
Awesome video! Subscribed. Look forward to more.
Thanks for the sub!
But how'd you get the mini-ex up on the lawn? 🤨
@ 5:41 I about passed out when you said that! 😅
Amazing work. In this day and age of crappy contractors this is a breath of fresh air to see.
Beautiful job y’all did
Thank you
Fr uk. I enjoyed watching your video. Very neat tidy strong looking! I really love it!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️you are truly professional. I wish you can do mine. My garden is slightly sloped too. 12 out of 10 . God bless you all 🙏🙏🙏