How to Build a Retaining Wall – Step by Step
How to Build a Retaining Wall – Step by Step
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0:00 Intro
2:11 Step 1: Dig a Hole
3:24 Step 2: Geotextile
4:41 Step 3: GA Level & Pound
7:49 Step 4: First Course of Stones
11:22 Step 5: Subsequent Courses of Stone
18:39 Step 6: Water Diversion System
21:44 Step 7: Corners
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Great video training. Just remember to use your PPE and be careful with crystalline silica (dust) when cutting bricks.
You are a god send sir, you should be a multi millionaire for providing this info
Some eye protection at this point would be advisable.
“ I know how the half looks like” – 3/4 =1/2=7/8😂
what brand landscaping cloth do you use and where do you buy it??
You are great help to lots of people around the world
nice video….but…. I would recommend "safety 1st’, ‘production 2nd’. One mistake with power tools can cost you a finger, a hand, a foot, and months of recovery… Really, the risk/reward ratio is not worth the risk to save a few minutes, or even an hour.
Question for you. I bought a home in TN sign unseen. Now that I have moved in all the neighbors inform me that all the water from the neighborhood runs right through my property. There is a creek on the side of my home that is supposed to be the where the water goes but because the property and creek were "built’ back in the 60s they are in need of major maintenance however my property is in the county and the county could care less. During the last rain I was able to see some of what the neighbors were talking about. I even made short videos I so I can send them to you for advice. My question is how do I fix this huge problem? The water runs down the street then down my driveway and right up to my door. So far the rain hasn’t been heavy enough to flood however we haven’t reached the rainy season yet. My 70 year old neighbor who has lived across from my property since she was a kid was over this weekend and said my whole yard including my downstairs will flood unless I fix this problem. I originally moved here to be closer to my 93 year old grandmother however I made a huge mistake buying my first home. Can you help?
23:26 whats going on back there? lol
Great video Jeff! Guy at 23:24, top right, with you? Guitar, motorcycle, possibly gearing up to shimmy up the telephone pole.
Great job.
You should definitely wear a respirator and ear defenders while using that saw.😁
I understand your viewpoint but it’s better if you don’t have to tell your grandkids to "Speak Up" while you’re coughing up a lung.
You should after going the first row to the second place a stone unglued on top of them so the don’t move or slide
I can’t believe you give out all this information for FREE!
I wanted to say thank you , you’ve helped me on so many projects. Ps. The bathroom shower with the tile looks amazing. Yeah, your videos mean so much to so many. Becareful out there ans keep up the good work.
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Thank you for all the details and still keeping it simple
Ok but what if the area is all sand
What type of stone is this?
By way vendors have premanufacted corners.less sulcus dust in the environmental & your lungs.osh have a field day on your job site.
THANK YOU!! Excellent Teaching.
23:25 the guy behind is doing tiktok i guess
Hello Jeff I was just wondering why you chose to go with glue instead of mortar.
dont kid yourself if you are in a frost zone you better put it on a footer
No safety glasses nice. Who needs to see the wall right. Who needs all the toe’s they just get in the way right.
By far the best video on the planet on this subject for DIYers!
Thank you very much!!!
Awesome video. Im gearing up to do a retaining wall with ledger stone on the front and this helped. By the way, thats a mans man cutting that concrete without a respirator lol
Wouldn’t call that a retaining wall but you did mention that. SRW blocks have interlocking lips or assembly pieces. Those blocks should never be used for a retaining wall. Also, you should never glue your courses, only the caps.
Well it may have been said but using the quick cut you should use a respirator no questions. Ask me how I know.
Oh No No that’s to much work. But its a very educational video
Love the guy dancing in the background!
23:25 Begin photobombing! 😂
Safety glasses 🥽
I love calling the hardware stores and asking if they have any black caulk in stock.
Haha what’s he doing in the background @23:27
IMHHO, Jeff is a man’s man!! You are hard-core, hard-edged, hard-cut through and through. Thanks Jeff, for all the time and effort you expend to bring forth all your experience in a simple click of the button on a Youtube video!!
Excellent video for a step-by-step! Thanks
I’m guessing those are steel toed running shoes., dude please use eye protection when cutting stuff with the quickcut. consider face protection also for breathing… yeah you have been workign with them all your life until something goes wrong …
Why don’t you use legacy block? It locks in the backside toward your sloping hill and will never move outward from weight or water
Gonna do a 6×6 support wall, would you prep it and drain it the same as you did for the brick retaining wall? Only difference is my retaining wall will be for a driveway vice grassy area. Live in the same area as yourself. Barhavean Home Depot for the win… lol
Is there a need to angle your wall to slope into the hill. The stepping back by 1/2" or so might accomplish this – also – any reason to not use adhesive between each horizontal brick? Is the drain tile also sloped to run downhill behind? Is there an need to worry about getting down below the frost line? Sorry for the questions – I found the video really inspiring. Thanks a heap
Primo! Good job. Very informative and efficient.
TOO MUCH TALK and not enough vision.
OMG, step by step by step of constant talk.
I feel like I’m there working with you. My back is hurting. LoL
Using a consaw without work-boots or eye/ear protection? C’mon!
To the video maker, please be reminded that you have lots of machinery but only 10 toes and 2 lungs. If you are cutting up the stones like what you did in 24:44 again, wear a safety boots and a 3M dust filtering mask.
Always good learning on this channel…loved the safety piece of it…with that said, eye and ear protection would be nice. Again, Great info!
You can easily cut them with a grinder..
It was all good until you said safety second.. I was in construction for 40 years.. and my boss used to say safety second all the time.. and that was so he could get the job done quicker.. and believe me I had my share of unsafe practices.. you can do something a thousand times with no incident at all.. it only takes the one time to lose your eye without safety glasses… I was a layout guy drilling ductwork hangers in cement overhead my whole career.. to find out at the end that silica dust is almost as bad as asbestos.. so it couldn’t hurt to have some kind of protection there also.. food for thought.. stay safe.. I know people that have lost their eye from that one time in a thousand..🤔
amazing tutorial! very detailed =]
I would suggest when using that saw to cut the stone to wear ear protection and damask stone dust is particularly harmful to the lungs
Angle grinder with a diamond blade – save from having to rent that gas saw. Same idea as the jumper – works fine on small jobs. Cut around as deep as you can, hit with mallet to break the rest.
What do you do with the tarp thing sticking out in front of the wall? And the visible gravel that’s there…