Geez, you build yourself a wall that came out as nice as this. So you figured you'd share some pictures and then half the people commenting are beating you up over details. It's your home Anthony, so if you like it I like it. It's a beautiful job! Everyone's entitled their own opinion, I just hope you're not paying to much attention to the "know-it-alls."
Thanks! I'm no expert but this wall is ten years old and looks as good as the day I built it. We liked it so much I extended this wall in 2009, then built a third wall a few years later in 2014.
Good for you! I live in New England and have been a mason for more than 33 years now. I love it when people take the initiative to build their own things. Hey it's the 21st century now and with Google we are all experts at what ever we'd like to be:-)
@@georgelamoree1569 I bought a 13 yard dump truck load of "gabion" stone. I honestly don't know what kind of rock it is, basalt maybe. Whatever is commonly available in our area. It was supposed to be 4" to 8" stones, but my load had everything from 12" down to tiny pebbles. As for the mortar I used this: www.homedepot.com/p/Quikrete-60-lb-Mortar-Mix-110260/100318487
You obviously know nothing about it. This wall will fail in short order depending on his climate. See my full comment for details. My point is that you have no foundation to state whether he did a great job, mediocre job, or plain ignorant job.
Thank you very much Mr. Watson for sharing your work, for me it was very inspiring, I saw him many times to notice the way he did it, then I applied those tips and built a similar wall at the entrance of my plot, I still do not finish it because I had an accident in my truck and I am recovering the strength in my hands, but I hope to finish it soon and share my work with you, cordial greetings from the end of the world, Chile
Really nice job! I’m building a wall like this myself and so I know how hard it is. It’s grueling work lol it’s not easy! So if anyone has anything bad to say about your wall, they obviously don’t work with masonry at all themselves! Good job my friend!!!
I used the piece of plywood to have something to build the wall against. It ensured the wall was vertical, and prevented stones and mortar falling behind the wall as I was building. I filled the space behind the wall with a drainage pipe, gravel, and landscape fabric for drainage.
Very nice wall Anthony Watson. Thanks for the ideas I have been looking for. I am finishing my 14 x14 log cabana. The grounds not level and my structure in on round footings and I need to make up for the un level ground! Thanks again. Around Seattle out.
great job! you have a beautiful peoperty. I got a chuckle out of the ups guy watching you. I have a background in the landscape industry but now I'm a letter carrier for the postal service. I catch myself scoping out my customers landscape projects on the route too. many plants have been planted based on my recommendation :) thanks for sharing your project.
+jason shuler Thanks! Yeah, the UPS guy visited several times during the project and was always interested in my progress. My mailman just kept saying he couldn't believe I was doing it. :)
Wow, who knew a real stone wall could be done in less than five minutes, and so nicely done at that! My stone mason crew would spend a few days - and that's three guys! Well done sir! 👍
You obviously know nothing about it. This wall will fail in short order depending on his climate. See my full comment for details. My point is that you have no foundation to state whether he did a great job, mediocre job, or plain ignorant job.
That came out fucking awesome... people who do this kind of stone walls are artists and my man u are an artist I don't think the average person knows how hard this type of work is... because it's hard very hard...u did an excellent job hats off to u...
Just a couple of things: We had a lot of stonemasons immigrate from the "old country" into the area where I grew up, and their retaining walls, over 100 years old now, still stand in perfect order - some more than eight feet tall. They always placed terra cotta pipe "weep holes" through the walls, so they could bleed off water from behind, preventing the soil from freezing, expanding, and toppling their walls. They also put rubble between the walls and the hillside, also to drain water down to the weep holes and to prevent frozen ground from shoving their walls from behind. I don't see those here. Are you in an area that doesn't freeze? Have you had any problems with the above? Thanks.
I have a 4" perforated pipe behind the wall that redirects any water to the other side of our property. That is surrounded by stone and landscape fabric to keep soil out of the drain. Only the top 8-10 inches or so is soil. The wall is over 12 years old now and there have not had any issues. I'm in SW Washington state.
Holy cow man that's awesome 👍😎 I'm glad I came across this video. Makes me think I can do it too. Would great to see a follow up 15 years later. How did it hold up?
Yes! It's been ten years! Is the pretty rock wall still there? I wonder if it's actually retaining anything? A lot of walls built like that tend to lean over as time goes by.
@@davidlango1850 i think the leaning is due to water expension and contraction behind the wall. Gravel, a sheet of sediment retaining film and a pipe at the bottom behind the wall to carry the water collected should help.
I didn't want to be the first to say it but don't build a wall like that if it actually has to retain anything. He built a wall that has probably already been replaced.
@@eggplanthose Google building a Deadman retaining wall. There are different types depending on how high your wall will be. Having a drain behind the wall could be needed also. The height of the wall your base and the local conditions all need to be taken into consideration.
Creating order from chaos. The highest calling of man. Excellent work.
Geez, you build yourself a wall that came out as nice as this. So you figured you'd share some pictures and then half the people commenting are beating you up over details. It's your home Anthony, so if you like it I like it. It's a beautiful job! Everyone's entitled their own opinion, I just hope you're not paying to much attention to the "know-it-alls."
Thanks! I'm no expert but this wall is ten years old and looks as good as the day I built it. We liked it so much I extended this wall in 2009, then built a third wall a few years later in 2014.
Good for you! I live in New England and have been a mason for more than 33 years now. I love it when people take the initiative to build their own things. Hey it's the 21st century now and with Google we are all experts at what ever we'd like to be:-)
@@AnthonyWatsonDIYhey Anthony! May I ask what kind of rock and mortar did you use? And how much rock did it require?
@@georgelamoree1569 I bought a 13 yard dump truck load of "gabion" stone. I honestly don't know what kind of rock it is, basalt maybe. Whatever is commonly available in our area. It was supposed to be 4" to 8" stones, but my load had everything from 12" down to tiny pebbles. As for the mortar I used this: www.homedepot.com/p/Quikrete-60-lb-Mortar-Mix-110260/100318487
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Intricate, detail oriented and shear will power rule. A true legacy wall that inspires others too. Great work!
You obviously know nothing about it. This wall will fail in short order depending on his climate. See my full comment for details.
My point is that you have no foundation to state whether he did a great job, mediocre job, or plain ignorant job.
@@DiffEQ he has had it for over 9 years..he says it looks the same as day 1...what do you have to say to that??
Build in 2008, uploaded in 2015, watched by me 2020.
We aren't rushing into things.
lol
And im watching this in 2021
2024!
@@BuynLargeCorp Whoo-hoo! Still going strong!
2024 and it's best to take things slow. 😉🤭😆
Ahh plumb as you like..what a sweet job ..how very satisfying..good man.thats a forever wall...for generations to come..
You made that wall look absolutely beautiful.
Very nice stone wall, Mr. Watson. It was a really good job. It's for all your life. Thanks for sharing it. Congrats!!
Thank you very much Mr. Watson for sharing your work, for me it was very inspiring, I saw him many times to notice the way he did it, then I applied those tips and built a similar wall at the entrance of my plot, I still do not finish it because I had an accident in my truck and I am recovering the strength in my hands, but I hope to finish it soon and share my work with you, cordial greetings from the end of the world, Chile
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Looks fantastic, good job. Should still be their in a hundred years!
Really nicely done. The moving MDX backing wall is a great idea.
NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME HOW A PILE OF RUBBLE CAN BE MADE SO BEAUTIFUL..CONGRATS!
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Look my vide amazing!!
The wall ain't so bad either!
Really nice job! I’m building a wall like this myself and so I know how hard it is. It’s grueling work lol it’s not easy! So if anyone has anything bad to say about your wall, they obviously don’t work with masonry at all themselves! Good job my friend!!!
Amazing work. I never would've thought to use plywood to keep it flat. Great idea!
I used the piece of plywood to have something to build the wall against. It ensured the wall was vertical, and prevented stones and mortar falling behind the wall as I was building. I filled the space behind the wall with a drainage pipe, gravel, and landscape fabric for drainage.
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Great job and a beautiful property! I've been wanting to do some stone work, and this has inspired me!
Very nice wall Anthony Watson. Thanks for the ideas I have been looking for. I am finishing my 14 x14 log cabana. The grounds not level and my structure in on round footings and I need to make up for the un level ground! Thanks again. Around Seattle out.
beautiful, thanks for sharing.
very impressive sir slowly but surely your end product is awesome great job sir
+iwantosavemoney Thank you!
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Just wait for the frozen soil to start pushing this winter, not going save much then. Should have watched a u-tube video on how to do it right!
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I can't wait to try this at home. Thank you so much sir. You did an outstanding job
Nice job, that looks great. You've inspired me!
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Wow, great looking wall Anthony. Congrats! Thanks for posting.
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Wow, amazing job man, so impressive!! Looks great, standing ovation!!
Very nice!! That wall turned out great! Thanks for sharing this video.
great job! you have a beautiful peoperty. I got a chuckle out of the ups guy watching you. I have a background in the landscape industry but now I'm a letter carrier for the postal service. I catch myself scoping out my customers landscape projects on the route too. many plants have been planted based on my recommendation :) thanks for sharing your project.
+jason shuler Thanks! Yeah, the UPS guy visited several times during the project and was always interested in my progress. My mailman just kept saying he couldn't believe I was doing it. :)
Vous êtes un artiste Monsieur! Magnifique!
Amazingly beautiful construction
massive respect - great video and even better wall. thank you
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Quality job. Well done.
Great job. Looks beautiful.
Hey Ese this great video. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful job Mr. Watson! That is Art!
Beautiful!!
what an accomplishment!
Incredible- a lot of hard work, but the results were worth it!
Wow, who knew a real stone wall could be done in less than five minutes, and so nicely done at that! My stone mason crew would spend a few days - and that's three guys!
Well done sir! 👍
You obviously know nothing about it. This wall will fail in short order depending on his climate. See my full comment for details.
My point is that you have no foundation to state whether he did a great job, mediocre job, or plain ignorant job.
amazing, you are a true craftsmen.
Great art takes time and persistence, fantastic result mate~! :)
Pięknie, końcowy efekt super.
That is impressive work. gorgeous end result.
Very nice ! - Well done Anthony , Good job Retired Bricky from the UK
Perfect! Props, man!
Great job, man!
Unbelievable pal,that looks absolutely amazing 👍
That came out fucking awesome... people who do this kind of stone walls are artists and my man u are an artist I don't think the average person knows how hard this type of work is... because it's hard very hard...u did an excellent job hats off to u...
Thanks so much!
Excellent wall, great job!
Great job Anthony, thanks for sharing!
+3gue Thanks for watching!
Great wall looks extremely nice.
Great work Anthony! Congratulations!
Awesome brother that wall will last for many decades
Beautiful place and beautiful home!
you should back fill with rock for drainage great job
hi ! Thanks for advice ! Also, would you leave some little "gaps" between some stones to drain water too ?
Looks good brother. Not gonna lie, that footer had me worried. Glad to hear there are no issue to date!
Lots of hard work! Congrats!
Looks good, and that's a badass piece of property you have there. Jealous!
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Very beautiful, planning to start same project soon. I love the way you decline it very nice.
Great job !! That's how things get done , a day at a time with perseverance.
Parabéns! Ficou muito bom.
What a great-looking wall!
Felicitaciones .. Muy Bella Pared.
Very nice LOTS of HARD work, WELL DONE!
Beautiful place, love rock walls because there are never two alike !
Thank you Lavonda!
great wall beautifull house and i love your cars ;)
4:39, Un trabajo bonito y con un toque de glamour.
Nice work!
The great wall of watson good job sir that will be around for hundred's of years.
Man your methords is very unique and impressive. I like it Mate.
+Foday Turay I don't remember how I came up with the method I used, but it seemed to work well. Thanks for watching.
Excellent video. Throughout the video we can see you loose weight and gain muscle 💪🏼 well done.
Thanks from Australia ✌🏼🇦🇺🌏
Amazing work!
Excellent job Anthony! 👍
great job! a labor of love
Very nice nothing beats stone wall the best of all material
buenos videos
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work #1
Beautiful wall with beautiful creativity mind
Veo este vídeo y me motiva a echarle más ganas a mi terreno,ojalá y primeramente dios y cumpla mis objetivos cómo estás personas.
absolutely incredible, so so impressive
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Beautiful ..
I love natural beauty..
Great Job.
Love from Dharmshala Himachal India.
That wall looks great!
Very nice and inspiring. I'd like to make one myself too
I love this kind of stone wall pure art
Such a nice job man!! This looks great!
Beautiful wall nothing looks better then stone .
Just a couple of things: We had a lot of stonemasons immigrate from the "old country" into the area where I grew up, and their retaining walls, over 100 years old now, still stand in perfect order - some more than eight feet tall. They always placed terra cotta pipe "weep holes" through the walls, so they could bleed off water from behind, preventing the soil from freezing, expanding, and toppling their walls. They also put rubble between the walls and the hillside, also to drain water down to the weep holes and to prevent frozen ground from shoving their walls from behind. I don't see those here. Are you in an area that doesn't freeze? Have you had any problems with the above? Thanks.
I have a 4" perforated pipe behind the wall that redirects any water to the other side of our property. That is surrounded by stone and landscape fabric to keep soil out of the drain. Only the top 8-10 inches or so is soil. The wall is over 12 years old now and there have not had any issues. I'm in SW Washington state.
Nice Job!
back fill with large crushed limestone and slope the soil so it is a wee bit shy of the top ,,lots of work there !!! how long of a job?
Thumbs up on your wall sir,I like it.it very impressive
i love your wall mr anthony...
great 💡 putting the cement first to keep all the
roots ect oway from the rocks
I love stuff like this.
Beautiful work
Amazing work of skill and art.
Holy cow man that's awesome 👍😎 I'm glad I came across this video. Makes me think I can do it too. Would great to see a follow up 15 years later. How did it hold up?
Bravo! Amazing...
Nice looking job
It is really a good quality of video on how to build stone retaining wall
Hard work paid off. Good Job.
I have so many questions! Great job!
Wow inspiring! Great job mate
Beautiful wall!
Nice job...thanks for sharing.
very nice work! thank you for this video!
HIi Antony Watson. Very nice job! Post one picture now. Ten years later! Where´s it stay?
Yes! It's been ten years! Is the pretty rock wall still there? I wonder if it's actually retaining anything? A lot of walls built like that tend to lean over as time goes by.
@@davidlango1850 i think the leaning is due to water expension and contraction behind the wall. Gravel, a sheet of sediment retaining film and a pipe at the bottom behind the wall to carry the water collected should help.
I didn't want to be the first to say it but don't build a wall like that if it actually has to retain anything. He built a wall that has probably already been replaced.
@@twal5299 There are a number of comments like this but none that actually point to what specifically was wrong or where to find better information.
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Google building a Deadman retaining wall. There are different types depending on how high your wall will be. Having a drain behind the wall could be needed also. The height of the wall your base and the local conditions all need to be taken into consideration.
beautiful job!!! thats a lot of work!!