Started building my mom a monster garden on Monday that will end up being about ten yards of dirt for Trex planters and raised beds. Not much with equipment, but my equipment comes with a wooden handle attached. Gonna be awesome.
@@Dirtmonkey I'm curious if I can pick your brain. Bought my house forever ago and back yard is always swampy. Previous owner had installed paver patio against the house in the middle. A good 15x20. Weeds grow through them like crazy. Started pulling them up to fix and found like 2 feet of sand underneath. Why would they have done this? I live in Raleigh, NC. Doesn't make sense. What should I replace it with when I reinstall pavers?
Such A Great Group of Guys, It’s Hard to Find Competent Help. It’s Obvious They Take Pride in Their Work, Worth Their Weight in Gold. Keep It Safe Out There, God Bless
@@Dirtmonkey So true! When a business owner finds good help, they need to treat and pay them well to keep them engaged in the business as an invaluable asset. A good employee that enjoys working and doing what he does and helps your business succeed is worth at least 2x as the newly hired man off the street, and helps keep your business in the green. (Not brown like dying grass or red, ha ha!)
This is so far one of my favorite sites on your TH-cam channel! Nice pick Tim. Thanks for another awsome video Stan! Hope everyone has a great rest of the week!
One of the largest issues we face with local towns here in MA is what to do with the directed runoff that results from a well built drainage system. Can you show some of how you guys manage that aspect of these projects?
I am from Canada and have done some drainage projects The general rule is you have to take the 2ater to a natural watercourse or a ditch That could be tough to do in a subdivision. But there has to be street or catch basin some where or a natural area
The way you are showing this build is more helpful in a instructional way than any other video I have seen done yet. I can see how it needs to be done and you or Sam has explained what and why on the only few questions I have had as a refresher because I haven't built a retainment since 1994.
I have been watching your videos consistently and I am always impressed by your attention to detail and professionalism. I have learned a lot, especially since I've been going beyond my trades and venturing into landscaping (for my own acre yard, not others). I thought my background in physics and engineering would be adequate, but watching your projects has been really educational. Thanks.
Just starting watching you and after my brother had overheard your video, I realized he watches you too. Love the content and the info from the videos. Just started listening to the podcasts while I’m working. Awesome stuff. Please keep it up.
Learned so much from your videos. Everyone in my neighborhood was shocked that i built my own 6 course high by 130 ft long retaining wall myself. Texas dirt is no joke.
Hi from Scotland 🏴 Great Britain 🇬🇧, your not not kidding that was a massive stump/root system, surely when the tree was taken down they should have taken away the root, your guys are hard grafters, never see them hydrating do they take breaks, thanks for great entertainment, Dale
Its nice to see such care given in the way yall build walls. When I was younger I worked for a guy who "built" retaining walls and he would never use geo grid or pack every so often like yall do. He crumbled a wall that was 10 blocks high once driving a tractor too close to it on the top side before it was completely backfilled and packed. I wound up quitting after that lol
When you have to keep engine door on mini excavator open while running so doesn’t overheat , I think it’s time for a new machine . Thanks Stan your the man 🤙
That really was sketchy. Your videos are so great to watch and look forward too. THe editing on your videos are awesome. SInce I have been filming and editing for my own videos, I now have a new appreaction of your quility videos. I just can't wait till I get to 1k subs myself.
Everything is important, the comment for the algorithm and substance to keep us coming and along the way someone is in danger ..... danger of learning something that is. I think that in five years, this channel will grow to a million of us subscribers... not a dream,,, for real!
Well the geo-grid courses addressed my concern and questions. It's been many years isince I'd have to build such a wall on sand. The dirt we had at the time was if you get approximately a foot of soil and mixed it with eight feet of sand. Fantastic to dig in since you could knock out a ten by six by seven foot (w,l,d) hole by hand in just about two hours give or take. But the walls of the hole would shear/crumble easy if you looked at them hard enough. At the bottom was hardpan packed pure sand. Wasn't quite sandstone hard but it was fairly close unless you hit a limestone riser. I remember using a roll of chainlink fencing as an anchor point and connecting a pile of stainless cable to epoxy coated rebar that we buried inside the retaining wall and concreted in. Cut a trench fa third of the way from the far edge of the fence, fill with 4"- ballast stone Lay the fencing down flat, lace in your cable across the full width of the fence. Drive 2' angle spikes through fence and tie in. Link cables to rebar ceneted into blocks for the retaining wall, bury and pack dirt. Repeat again in another five feet. Keep safe and stay hydrated.
Years and years ago, an old neighbor of mine had a wall built. It's failed numerous times now. The contractor has put sand and gravel behind the wall for drainage. I watched the whole construction as a child, and kept saying the wall was going to fall. It's good to see it done correctly!
If I hadn't said it before, I'm saying it now. You can't place a price or any value on good, well-planned, thought-out, and execution of "Teamwork." Utmost respect to the guys for displaying that in every job they do. Why I continue watching these videos is on those bases, and they're entertaining to watch, too. It had to be said. It should give the viewer a prime principle to ask the question: what did we learn?
@@stanleydirtmonkeygenadek.4126 I don’t live here im here working on line 3. Do you leave weap holes in the block to allow for water to drain? Or use peanut pipe with an outlet?
I hate to be Capitan obvious but I see a new mini ex in your future. the attachments and capabilities of new miniature equipment is astounding!! I guess I preaching to the Choir.. Back to work!
The hill makes it harder for you but it really helps show us the process. Since you are filling in negative space rather than carving it out of a hill.
Questions would be more details on planning for and maintaining the running bond with 90 degree corners. I'm doing my own wall with inside corners and think I have it figured out but more details on how to plan and cut the corner blocks to make it work would be great. It looks like your guys worked into the corners and had at least one 1/4 block in there. Your other videos say to build from the corners out.
ok 3.7 thousand people like this video and we have 28 people who did a thumbs down, I have to ask the question WHY? I know it is a stupid question but really why don't you like the video? why are you even watching the video if you just want to put it down? OK off my high horse just saying some people are really arrogant about videos. I like these videos because they inform me about stuff I really never thought about before. Thank you Dirt Monkey for your informative videos even if you try to destroy mowers in your spare time.
Seeing you're videos makes me wanna switch trades, I'm an general foreman for laying fibers in the Netherlands but thinking about switching because the only thing we do is dig a trenche throw some plastics in it en close the trench. Keep up the good videos mate!
It’s so weird the way you guys work the dirt up there in Minnesota,here in Puerto Rico we do use some products for the dirt but nothing crazy like you guys .
Maybe talk about the small gap between blocks on the bottom layer ? I assume for drainage - Why you chose that point in the wall and how many you recommend putting in etc. Thanks Stan 🙌
Do you need to be careful not to put too much weight with a machine behind the wall as you build so you don’t blow the wall out? Is there a limit or guide you follow?
With the geo grit it doesn’t matter but if it’s a 4 foot wall without geo grid I wouldn’t get within 10 feet with a skid loader I’ve seen a wall collapse when a guy drove next to the wall.
@@sbron99 generally, the drainage pipe behind a retaining wall such as this is a 3in perforated corrugated pipe that is covered in landscape fabric to prevent clogs and allow for proper drainage in the event of a very heavy rain
You should look into using screed bars it’ll make the process of laying that first row much faster. I usually dig that footer slightly wider than 2 feet. I then put the screed bars down then screed with a 2 foot level. A 2 foot wide base is more than sufficient for a 10 inch wide block.
12” of crushed stone behind wall will do the trick standard to follow unless extra water then an engineer will design the water to flow and not build hydraulic pressure on the wall face which will cause failure
I've started doing gardening/landscaping with my cousin over here in the UK, it's soo much different as alot of our jobs are in tight access points, shovel and barrow and the key over here
First off this is pretty cool. I’ve use to do commercial construction like bridges. Secondly I’d love to see how you would plan on draining and or diverting water away from your wall. P.s. your guy are very professional and I would like to say they are good and mad respect to them. Gg👍👍
Started building my mom a monster garden on Monday that will end up being about ten yards of dirt for Trex planters and raised beds. Not much with equipment, but my equipment comes with a wooden handle attached. Gonna be awesome.
That’s freakin awesome 👊👊 Hope it goes well & keep me updated! Keep up the great work 😉
Hell yeah. Get it done man
Been there, moved 5 yards of dirt with a shovel. Only took 3 hrs when soaking wet from a week of rain
@@Dirtmonkey I'm curious if I can pick your brain. Bought my house forever ago and back yard is always swampy. Previous owner had installed paver patio against the house in the middle. A good 15x20. Weeds grow through them like crazy. Started pulling them up to fix and found like 2 feet of sand underneath. Why would they have done this? I live in Raleigh, NC. Doesn't make sense. What should I replace it with when I reinstall pavers?
@@Dirtmonkey p.s. love watching your videos man. I'm not big on following people and subscribing but had to subscribe to your channel. Great stuff.
Such A Great Group of Guys, It’s Hard to Find Competent Help. It’s Obvious They Take Pride in Their Work, Worth Their Weight in Gold. Keep It Safe Out There, God Bless
True! After all the sh!t I’ve been through with hiring people I am unbelievably grateful for this crew 😄
@@Dirtmonkey So true! When a business owner finds good help, they need to treat and pay them well to keep them engaged in the business as an invaluable asset. A good employee that enjoys working and doing what he does and helps your business succeed is worth at least 2x as the newly hired man off the street, and helps keep your business in the green. (Not brown like dying grass or red, ha ha!)
Stan...yo bucket teef is loose. LOL Love watching the guys work. You have a great crew assigned to the wall, you're blessed to have them!
Stan. What a great crew you have built. A testament to your humanity and leadership skills. Always a pleasure to watch you and the crew do it right.
That is so cool to hear 😊 Thanks for your awesome support brother. God bless!
Hi Stan, I love watching the walls go up, I don't know why. Maybe just the labor and craftsmanship to do it right.
God bless & shine on!
Can’t argue with ya there! Appreciate it louis & right back atcha buddy
This is so far one of my favorite sites on your TH-cam channel! Nice pick Tim. Thanks for another awsome video Stan! Hope everyone has a great rest of the week!
Love to hear it 👊 Thanks Oliver we appreciate ya
Thank you Stan for another great video 👍
Thanks for bein here 😄
Keep doing what you're doing. These are my favorite videos. Projects from start to finish, love them...
One of the largest issues we face with local towns here in MA is what to do with the directed runoff that results from a well built drainage system. Can you show some of how you guys manage that aspect of these projects?
@Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek 🌟 Just in case it wasn't obvious, scam don't message lol.
I am from Canada and have done some drainage projects The general rule is you have to take the 2ater to a natural watercourse or a ditch That could be tough to do in a subdivision. But there has to be street or catch basin some where or a natural area
Gotchu!
The way you are showing this build is more helpful in a instructional way than any other video I have seen done yet. I can see how it needs to be done and you or Sam has explained what and why on the only few questions I have had as a refresher because I haven't built a retainment since 1994.
I have been watching your videos consistently and I am always impressed by your attention to detail and professionalism. I have learned a lot, especially since I've been going beyond my trades and venturing into landscaping (for my own acre yard, not others). I thought my background in physics and engineering would be adequate, but watching your projects has been really educational. Thanks.
I can’t even tell you how long I’ve been watching your content and loving it and just realized I wasn’t subscribed lol. Keep up the great work man
lol appreciate your support brother 👊
watch out TH-cam has unsubcribed me twice now.
Your vids let me discuss walls more intelligently with contractor friends when the subject come up. Thank you Stan for intelligent vids.
Just starting watching you and after my brother had overheard your video, I realized he watches you too. Love the content and the info from the videos. Just started listening to the podcasts while I’m working. Awesome stuff. Please keep it up.
Hahah that’s awesome 👊 Appreciate your support guys
Nice job! Looking great! 🚜🪵👍🏼🤣
Thank you!! 😊
Very smart when filling in that stump hole to compact it ,I've seen sink holes happen from people not even thinking about that stuff
Love these kind of DM vids. 15 minutes and details on how to build a good wall. Great stuff.
Gotchu 👍 Thanks for supporting bud!!
Good Evening. How is the day going so fair. Keep up the great work. Lemon water today.
Having an awesome day myself hby? Gotta try out that lemon water 😁
@@Dirtmonkey Day is great myself. It simply and cut up a lemon put in a cup and add some ice and water. Then enjoy!
Another great vid from you and the guys..........
Learned so much from your videos. Everyone in my neighborhood was shocked that i built my own 6 course high by 130 ft long retaining wall myself.
Texas dirt is no joke.
No questions from me. I sure enjoy watching this. Take care and thanks.😊
Looking good as always brother!!$$$ keep it up!
Nice introduction to tall walls.
That geo-grid stuff is pretty snazzy.. like a full length-ed deadman every few courses.
Jobs coming along nicely, cant wait to see the rest.
@Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek secret password??
@Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek fake
@@brianweber4154 it’s a fake account spamming
I love seeing progress
Looking good bub, cant wait for the 40 loads of dirt...
Hi from Scotland 🏴 Great Britain 🇬🇧, your not not kidding that was a massive stump/root system, surely when the tree was taken down they should have taken away the root, your guys are hard grafters, never see them hydrating do they take breaks, thanks for great entertainment, Dale
Its nice to see such care given in the way yall build walls. When I was younger I worked for a guy who "built" retaining walls and he would never use geo grid or pack every so often like yall do. He crumbled a wall that was 10 blocks high once driving a tractor too close to it on the top side before it was completely backfilled and packed. I wound up quitting after that lol
That is one very big project ur guys are doing and I'm sure not east at all u got a good group working for ya
Another great video. Love watching the boys build walls. Need more Alex content lol!
I've worked with a lot of guys in a lot of different situations, and you have a great crew there. I love watching you and your team.
Hope to see that mowing video the friday
Nice looking wall start
Great video! The teeth on the excavator bucket don’t look like they’re bolted on very tight
@Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek fake
@@olivercurren35 appreciate your help
@@Dirtmonkey
Yep missing a few bolts there. Bout ready to snap off. Surprised the guys there didn’t notice and fix it.
When you have to keep engine door on mini excavator open while running so doesn’t overheat , I think it’s time for a new machine . Thanks Stan your the man 🤙
I can’t wait for your snow plowing videos!!! I know we are excited to plow some snow #girlscansnowplowtoo
What do you run when your plowing? truck. skid loader? something else?
@@Dirtmonkey I typically run a truck, with a western wideout, but I have ran a skid loader with a pusher as well!
The boys are not only landscape pro's but heavy equipment mechanics also👍👍👍👍👍🤗
That really was sketchy. Your videos are so great to watch and look forward too. THe editing on your videos are awesome. SInce I have been filming and editing for my own videos, I now have a new appreaction of your quility videos. I just can't wait till I get to 1k subs myself.
It definitely takes energy outa me but feedback like this shows me it’s worth it 😊 Keep up the great work Dan, sounds like you’re right on track 👊
@@Dirtmonkey Thank you Stan. You reckon you could please give me a shout out sometime?
Everything is important, the comment for the algorithm and substance to keep us coming and along the way someone is in danger ..... danger of learning something that is. I think that in five years, this channel will grow to a million of us subscribers... not a dream,,, for real!
Well the geo-grid courses addressed my concern and questions. It's been many years isince I'd have to build such a wall on sand.
The dirt we had at the time was if you get approximately a foot of soil and mixed it with eight feet of sand. Fantastic to dig in since you could knock out a ten by six by seven foot (w,l,d) hole by hand in just about two hours give or take. But the walls of the hole would shear/crumble easy if you looked at them hard enough. At the bottom was hardpan packed pure sand. Wasn't quite sandstone hard but it was fairly close unless you hit a limestone riser.
I remember using a roll of chainlink fencing as an anchor point and connecting a pile of stainless cable to epoxy coated rebar that we buried inside the retaining wall and concreted in. Cut a trench fa third of the way from the far edge of the fence, fill with 4"- ballast stone Lay the fencing down flat, lace in your cable across the full width of the fence. Drive 2' angle spikes through fence and tie in. Link cables to rebar ceneted into blocks for the retaining wall, bury and pack dirt. Repeat again in another five feet.
Keep safe and stay hydrated.
Years and years ago, an old neighbor of mine had a wall built. It's failed numerous times now. The contractor has put sand and gravel behind the wall for drainage. I watched the whole construction as a child, and kept saying the wall was going to fall.
It's good to see it done correctly!
If I hadn't said it before, I'm saying it now. You can't place a price or any value on good, well-planned, thought-out, and execution of "Teamwork." Utmost respect to the guys for displaying that in every job they do. Why I continue watching these videos is on those bases, and they're entertaining to watch, too. It had to be said. It should give the viewer a prime principle to ask the question: what did we learn?
@Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek🌟
Looking good nice to have workers that know what there doing and don’t have to be watched over all the time
Looking great so far can’t wait to see the next one. Brilliant work and thanks for sharing this with us take care
Thanks Hayden 😊👍
@@Dirtmonkey You’re welcome bud 👊🏻👍🏻
I love your videos keep them up Sam I think the tripod is good for you LoL
It looks like you have a very great crew that knows what they're doing. Keep up the great work!!!
That’s a solid built wall. Looks good. Also it never rains in Minnesota at least in northern mn lol.
@@stanleydirtmonkeygenadek.4126 I don’t live here im here working on line 3. Do you leave weap holes in the block to allow for water to drain? Or use peanut pipe with an outlet?
Nice to see you have more than one bucket for the mini. Interesting hitch system it has though.
God bless your staff your family and friends everybody part 3 please At least 30 minutes
I hate to be Capitan obvious but I see a new mini ex in your future. the attachments and capabilities of new miniature equipment is astounding!! I guess I preaching to the Choir.. Back to work!
The hill makes it harder for you but it really helps show us the process. Since you are filling in negative space rather than carving it out of a hill.
👍👍
great video, vary interesting how the guys pull this together
Questions would be more details on planning for and maintaining the running bond with 90 degree corners. I'm doing my own wall with inside corners and think I have it figured out but more details on how to plan and cut the corner blocks to make it work would be great. It looks like your guys worked into the corners and had at least one 1/4 block in there. Your other videos say to build from the corners out.
They did good getting it out. Hopefully it slid out of the truck without much screwing around haha
Stan that is going to be a nice backyard when finished 👍
🤞😁👊
They do make bi directional geogrid! Thanks for another great video
👊👍👍
I can’t wait for new snow plowing videos they are just so satisfying idk why they just are 👍👍
Good video.
Another great job from that great crew.
Good video, really enjoyed it.
ok 3.7 thousand people like this video and we have 28 people who did a thumbs down, I have to ask the question WHY? I know it is a stupid question but really why don't you like the video? why are you even watching the video if you just want to put it down? OK off my high horse just saying some people are really arrogant about videos. I like these videos because they inform me about stuff I really never thought about before. Thank you Dirt Monkey for your informative videos even if you try to destroy mowers in your spare time.
Just love these vids mega skill well done.👍😎👍😎👍😎
@Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Gènadek🌟 what do numbers stand for.
Looking good guys
This wall build is already turning out to be EPIC!
Love the videos Stan
Thanks Clay!! 👊
Awesome great work guys
Nice job, will be a nice wall with a good yard when you finish
Good stuff Stanley!
Stanley, it would be interesting to see the engineers plan for the wall.
Seeing you're videos makes me wanna switch trades, I'm an general foreman for laying fibers in the Netherlands but thinking about switching because the only thing we do is dig a trenche throw some plastics in it en close the trench.
Keep up the good videos mate!
This is almost a mirror image of my backyard...I'd be interested in a ballpark price for a job like this...ymmv
Loving the series!
So the geogrid is acting like a deadman in a timber wall? Pretty cool!
Thank you!! this is great information.
the the landscaping side u guys do some jobs that i would not know how to begin on hahah that's y I like lawncare.
It’s so weird the way you guys work the dirt up there in Minnesota,here in Puerto Rico we do use some products for the dirt but nothing crazy like you guys .
Maybe talk about the small gap between blocks on the bottom layer ?
I assume for drainage -
Why you chose that point in the wall and how many you recommend putting in etc.
Thanks Stan 🙌
Do you need to be careful not to put too much weight with a machine behind the wall as you build so you don’t blow the wall out? Is there a limit or guide you follow?
A question I wonder as well
With the geo grit it doesn’t matter but if it’s a 4 foot wall without geo grid I wouldn’t get within 10 feet with a skid loader I’ve seen a wall collapse when a guy drove next to the wall.
What kind of drainage do you put in? Or am I jumping the gun on that?
@@sbron99 generally, the drainage pipe behind a retaining wall such as this is a 3in perforated corrugated pipe that is covered in landscape fabric to prevent clogs and allow for proper drainage in the event of a very heavy rain
If putting a track machine with 5psi behind a wall make sit fail the wall was going to fail
Awesome video bro 👍
Appreciate that 👊
Man. Does he want a steel wrist business card? I’m pumped for ours on our 35g deere next year!
You should look into using screed bars it’ll make the process of laying that first row much faster. I usually dig that footer slightly wider than 2 feet. I then put the screed bars down then screed with a 2 foot level. A 2 foot wide base is more than sufficient for a 10 inch wide block.
I do the same I screed all my straight runs and laying your base course goes so quickly !
Thanks for another great video Stan. My question is: How come you didn’t do any weeper at the bottom? How are you managing water against the new wall?
I saw some french drain pipe installed at the base of the wall, not sure why they didn’t show it
12” of crushed stone behind wall will do the trick standard to follow unless extra water then an engineer will design the water to flow and not build hydraulic pressure on the wall face which will cause failure
Another great one 💪💪
@Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek🌟 why are you leaving phones numbers in the comments?😂🤣
HI ITS ME SAWYER SEE YOU NEXT WEEK
I really missed Sam and Blaine. Awesome content!
Love the content and I learn a lot from this channel
Can’t wait for the next upload my man
Okay…?
How is that bobcat excivator still alive 😂😂 can we get a video f the bobcat getting some TLC maybe some new parts and some things fixed?
Looks good!
looking awesome
This project is crazy!!
Keep em’ comin’ lol:)
Sam: it’s been so freakin hot here the last few days
Sam again: wearing a black sweater.
Ahh Minnesotas state plant the Hosta. Also I spoke to soon on the 325.. jinked it. ...
I've started doing gardening/landscaping with my cousin over here in the UK, it's soo much different as alot of our jobs are in tight access points, shovel and barrow and the key over here
Hi I woch your videos everyday tell the team I said hi and I woch thor videos everyday I love you guys I love the video
i just got the noti for this... sorry im late!! Keep up the great work! thanks for posting today!! Stay safe out there!
That 325 has seen better days
Stan old sloppy took a leak it got scared after you made it dig out that stump I would of paid to have the larger excavator moved to that site💪
You should have a million subs
Great channel
Let’s do ittt 👊
First off this is pretty cool. I’ve use to do commercial construction like bridges. Secondly I’d love to see how you would plan on draining and or diverting water away from your wall. P.s. your guy are very professional and I would like to say they are good and mad respect to them. Gg👍👍