How to build a retaining wall on a slope
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ธ.ค. 2021
- How to build a retaining wall on a slope - This customer's backyard has a pretty steep hill so we installed a retaining wall to give them a level portion. We built a 3' retaining wall with geogrid reinforcement. The wall we built has curved corners and steps built into the wall. We also built a paver patio with a fire pit.
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Nice wall. ALLEN BLOCK IN SANDSTONE. NICE COLOR. I worked at a cement plant in Edmonton, Alberta Canada & we made those blocks & other blocks in the Allen Block collection. Ran a forklift & had to stack the pallets in the yard for the Yard guys to load trucks with. I did my whole yard with seconds( blocks that had defects that could be seen. Hell, I did not care. It was free. Saved me $ thousands. I have AB Courtyard along my driveway & AB Jumbos in Rocky Mountain Blend around my house. Took about 12 pickup loads & loading & unloading by myself. Thought I was going to bust the springs on the truck. Build good muscles working with that stone. Take care & God bless!
Now this is a properly built retaining wall. You have a new follower in me.
Thank you!
Great video! I think this is the best video I've seen on how to build a retaining wall correctly.
Finally someone puts in some geogrid!
Great craftsmanship, attention to proper practice, and handsome execution. Thanks for sharing.
I appreciate the use of a proper structural retaining wall block. This looks like AB classics. Should last many years with no issues.
Are they, thought, or they just resemble one? I can't see any interlocking feature, nor they were cemented, or had vertical bars holding them in place: what would prevent them to slide away at the first heavy rain?
@@Beregorn88 these are filled with clean gravel which “interlocks” them together. You can drive a piece of rebar or rod if you would like but it’s not required. Allan block walls are meant to flex for freeze thaw cycles.
Looks amazing! You are truly the best at what you do. Thank you for another very informative video.
Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it!
Actually, it’s hard to say if they’re the best because they’ve never competed in the retaining wall national championships. Until then Fred is the best.
I was waiting to see if you guys put in the Geogrid. Nice work. That wall will last. This is the difference of you get what you pay for.
Wow , that looks so nice and it looks like it will last as long as the house. The homeowners have a functional a pretty back yard now! Great work !
Thank you!
Great work! I appreciate you taking time to do the video. Thank you
All looks good from here !!!! Great job fella's!!
You and Stone Cold do some excellent work
Awesome job.
Love the tunes too.
Very nice work! Wow, a lot of labor involved in that wall vs the Redi-Rock.
Thanks, the one downside to the redi rock is it looks like plain concrete. A lot of home owners want something a little nicer. These are Alan Block but like you said it's a lot more labor intensive.
Absolutely Amazing!
Well done!
Thank you I appreciate it!
great job - love the stairs!!
Thank you!
Man what a beautiful job
That's gorgeous, bro!!
Man that looks great
Beautiful work just trying to get some ideas for my sloped yard looks amazing
Thank you
First time viewer and I liked your work. Just subscribed, and look forward to more good stuff.
Beautiful job
Looks good, you definitely build them to last!! I'm in! subbed and waiting for more good stuff!
Thanks for the sub I really appreciate it! More to come
Over building never fails. 😊
My dude in red hitting 95% compaction for sure 😂💪🏼 Nice video sir!
You always have to put the big guy on the compactor! Thanks for watching
Nice job man is professional 👏
Peace Family,
"Magnificent build."
Respect
Thank you
Step one: Buy a 40,000 excavator
Rent one, bobcat e42 excavator 350$ daily / 1100$ weekly .
Step one- Get a 10.00 shovel and put it to work!😊
😂
You forgot the 55k skid steer and that ex is about $60k new
An 80 series would be perfect for these projects…Bobcat E85( 19K lbs with thumb) Komatsu PC88(19 lbs with thumb) Any of the *MIDI* series machines are great for tight spaces without giving up too much lifting/breakout force capabilities.
Just found your channel great content and the wall looks fantastic 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thank you!
Love watching a master tradesman work! Is there a follow-up video to this one?
Great job! ❤️
Thank you!! 😊
Great job - very impressive
Thank you
Awesome 👍😎
great footing as a foundation, that is how u build retaining wall footing.
👏🏻👏🏻 amagazing
That’s some hard ass work but buddy packing that gravel looks jacked af lol. Looks great!
Nice work guys. Looks like that’ll last for a good 50yrs barring anything catastrophic.
Yes it will, Thank you
This is great work. I wish you were in my area. I'd hire you.
Srm . Kompany, 💪👏👍,very good job s 👍, thanks youuuu 👍. Me working England seven years, same jobs, thanks,
💯💯💯 Good job
Thank you!
Good stuff buddy.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great job! That’s a hell on a lot of rock! 🥵
Thank you! It sure was
Your crew does great and artistic work, and where does the water that is being drained off by the drainage pipes coming from.
Very nice and great video . I have a question on the 4” water drain, where do you place on the other end ? I see it drain down the hill
I wish you were in my area. That's exactly what I need.
Best of luck finding someone
I LOVE IT! Do mine next!?!?
Nice beautiful
Somebody actually respomds to their comments.
. nice work.
Beautiful
Thank you
Very good job, can I ask where to get that top block cutting machine please, that is very useful.
deer just chilling in the background lol
Looks good
Thank you
Looks great! Very nice. Do you have a video on the patio?
Thank you, I did a time lapse of the patio. Let me know what you think
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😮😮25 years ago, I built a 4 foot wall with no knowledge, hand tools, and a 4 wheeler to pull rocks from the land. I wonder if it is still standing. Wish U tube had been around back then. Lol.
also, the hollow portion of the blocks must be filled with cement mortar to create adhesion for each block further strengthening each block with the rebars of course.
No. This wall is intended to let the water flow through. What you’re suggesting defeats the design and structural needs of the wall.
So no concrete fill is needed? How do the blocks stay in place, with the weight of the rock filler and gets stronger as time and water goes by?
The work is pretty awesome. However, it would be better to have dug deeper so the drain would be deeper.
It looks good...
Man I wish your team was in my area for work
Bravo
That was a great tip on the benchmark. I would have screwed that up.
In one of your Retaining wall vedio, which is 4 feet tall, you have provided some slop ( approx 30 degree) in front of wall( leveled area). Here I don’t see. Does it mean the taller wall require some slope or it depends upon surcharge ?
I need to do something similar for a carport.
One end of the carport will be on a poured driveway but the other end extends past the driveway and down a dirt berm.
I’m wondering what I need to do to secure and build up some block so that the carport is level with the driveway from the dirt drop off.
It’s not a big drop really.
I was thinking of getting some railroad ties and dead manning them into the berm and just building it up with ties as needed then filling the rest in with dirt and a gravel top coat.
Any thoughts?
Looks like the older homes were built on more level ground. You never see slopes like that here in south Florida. retaining walls are rare too as many areas the ground is coral rock and is its own retaining wall if you cut the grade.
It's a mix where im at, some areas are flat farm land and others are neighborhoods built on a mountian. What part of FL are you from? I used to live in Ft lauderdale when I was in middle school. I still have family in Palm Bay.
@@srmcontracting Key Largo and Miami. Mostly coral rock here.
@@srmcontracting I am in Cape Coral and if you’re in the area , maybe you can do one for me .
Looks very nice. Whats the approximate quote for a job like this?
Appreciate the video, very detailed.
Just wanted to ask any reason why you didn't use a fabric to seperate the soil?
Also wouldn't it be beneficial to use geogrid in the base?
Thank you, We never use filter fabric behind walls in our area. Our soil is mainly clay, that will clog the fabric and end up putting pressure on the wall. The only time engineers recommend fabric behind the wall is if the soil is very sandy. You can put geogrid in the base but it's not necessary, just make sure you have good compaction.
nice
Baller!!
09:30. smart move to add soil over fabric
My daughter has a retaining wall 75' across, made of 8x16x8 concrete bricks, 6 courses high. With a 1' x 12"x75' concrete pad under the build.
(Sd.,Ca.) . I came from phx and this would of been 3' x 12" x 75' and phx is flat, present wall contains (in my dreams) 18' with a 12' rise behind it. scary!
Amazing work! How much does this cost on the average. Need to do this for our mew House. Thanks for the info
Yeah all good, the problem as homeowner i can't budgeting 40k to get my backyard done , at some point i need it DIY with a helper
awesome work just curious as to how that tree will do with those roots being cut out?
Luckily the tree is still holding up. The home owner knew there was a possibility the tree could die. Thanks for watching
Hi looks amazing job Thanks for sharing this kind of videos with us I have a Curious how much is the cost for that job Just example doesn't have to be exactly priced
Ballpark for a retaining wall like this is $20k. Your region and site accessibility play a big factor in pricing. Thanks for watching!
Very nice work. Did the slope of the hill prevent you from going out farther?
Thank you very much, the slope got pretty drastic after the wall. Moving it out 5 more feet would have more then doubled the cost of the project. Plus the customer didn't want to lose the tree if they didn't have too.
gute Arbeit..
You ever consider in investing in a tilt rotator?
SWEET!
Thank you
I was really curious to see what you guys were gonna do it the mystery drain but you edited it out.
In the UK the footings would be field with concrete. Then the blocks layed on top. And that tree would be removed. As the root's would Destroy the brickwork very quickly.
Nice work! What was the cost of this whole project with material and labor?
Thank you, ballpark for a retaining wall like this is $20k. Your region and site accessibility play a big factor in pricing. Thanks for watching!
Nice video. How long did it take for this project and do you stay booked up throughout the year?
This kind of project looks like it may take some time.
Thank you, yes I'm always busy year round. We also did the paver patio, fire pit, and small stepping wall. It took about 3 1/2 weeks me and 1 guy. Thanks for watching!
What type of cinder block did you use please?! Love your videos - beautiful work. Thank you!
Thank you, it's Allan Block
Questions about that big tree root you cut during the digging phase. With that tree being on a slope, could cutting a root of that size kill the tree, potentially knocking it over in a storm? Its so close to the wall im afraid it might pull up the soil and destroy the wall too. Would it have been better to leave a gap in 1 block on the base layer to leave space for the tree root? Just fill and level the gap in the blocks with stone over top and around the root? Or would that make the wall deform as the root grew bigger over time.
Reason i ask is because i have an old drystacked flagstone retaining wall on a slope, also supporting a flagstone patio. Its probably 50 years old, and is in need of repair. There are massive trees right up against the retaining wall, and im going to have to dig near them, but im also concerned with killing the trees. Not sure if i should just slap some morter inbetween the dry stack to help it hold awhile longer, or just rebuild completely and dig.
That tree is definitely dead. Just running heavy equipment within the tree drip line can potentially kill the tree.
Nice work !! I like the stairs. The lights behind wall, Solar or Home light ?
Thank you, they are low voltage lights. They tie into a transformer which plugs into a electrical outlet near the deck.
How many centrifugal pound compactor is that ? Thanks. You do badass work!
Thank you very much, The compactor is a wacker 2540 and it's about 5600 lbs of centrifugal force.
Looks nice. Wondering, why no concrete in the stones, instead of gravel? Just thinking concrete would hold more?
Stone drains water..
Curious. If your only putting 3/4 clear from the drain up, won’t you have freeze thaw issues with all the water that will stay under the drain?
I'm wondering what a job like this cost. I have a similar job that needs to be done
Great job! When you build the steps do you place them on top of other blocks and glue them together or do you put each step on a bed of gravel?
The way this wall was designed the first step was one of the courses of the wall and the other three sat on the compacted stone base. Thanks for watching!
Everything looks good except you should a block that pins together
That looks like a menards style block with the tiny lip on the back
if u are not wrapping that pipe like a burrito with the rocks above and below then pinned together on top with a non woven fabric that system isnt going to last. the non woven material prevents dirt from getting under it so no dirt in the rocks and no dirt in the pipe. keeps it free and clear for decades of use.
Is it possible to build this but multiple levels up his yard slip say four times
I would have used geotextile reinforcement on the the third course up.
What's the cost of a wall like that?
You guys don't do a thin layer of concrete under your first course?
Do you set the grade frok the lowest side?
So, what is the technical names for the types of gravel you used for the base and then the "clean" you used behind the wall?
The clean stone is 3/4" stone with no fine material mixed in. Some areas call it 57 stone. The base is 3/4" modified, which is 3/4" stone down to stone dust. Thanks for watching
Is the drainage pipe drained from the spouts of the house?
That wall looks amazing dude. Im about to build one myself. 25' sloping at one end. The block im using is Clifton beveled edge, fairly similar to the ones you're using in the video. The wall will be about 50" tall at its highest point.. about 7.5 courses high, first course below ground. The blocks are 17 x 8. Question is, with this style block, should I use adhesive on each course or do you only glue the cap? Also, I plan to run geogrid after 2nd course and 4th course.. does that sound reasonable? Im putting a poured stamped patio at the top when done. Thank you
Thank you I appreciate it! These blocks don't get glued, only the caps. You can double check with the manufacture to be sure but most actual retaining walls are designed to have some flex. I would put the geogrid every 2 courses (rows 2,4,6). Also depending on the slope you may need to bury another row. Best of luck, let me know if you have any more questions.
@@srmcontracting , ok, that's kinda what I thought, just wasn't sure. I will be using the geogrid as well. Talked to a friend about this today and he said the hollow core block just aren't durable enough to withstand a tough climate and such, he's got me all worried now... I have 155 blocks sitting in my driveway with no real way to return them... maybe you could give me some insight on this? Im nervous. I wish I could show you what I'm doing. But the best way i can explain it is, right now i have a deck on the back of the house, I'm tearing that off, building the wall on one end extending from the house out 30', then filling in about 48" to 55" to level the area behind the house, then putting in a patio in place of the old deck. Hope that makes sense. One more concern I have.. these block don't have a septum down the center at all... so to achieve a staggered joint wall I plan to cut and use a half block to start every other row. Can I do that safely being that there isn't any center support once I cut it? Sorry to bother you with this but it's good to have some insight from someone who has experience with this style block. Thanks for your help, I appreciate it greatly.
Get a block that pins together not the blocks with the lip on the back
@@jamesbuege6911You 100% should not be using a hollow block for such a massive wall. Those are for small garden walls.
I liked the work very profissional , what brick you used for that wall ?
Thank you, it's Allan Block
I’m currently in the process of building a block retaining wall 20ft long by 3ft tall. I’ve got my trench dug and leveled. I’ve looked online and I’m confused by the type of base gravel type I need. So do I need to put fabric on top of the dirt, then fill with gravel, then start my base block layer. Then do I keep putting gravel behind the wall or do I backfill with dirt? If anyone could help or guide me in the right direction that would be much appreciated
No mesh/fabric for base layer unless you have sandy soil