Going backwards to go Forward on the retaining wall build fun fun 🙄 

Glad to see the Captain back. Always nice to see the boss to manual work when the help watches you. The video's are more entertaining when the Captain is there.

My compliments on how effectively you use the time lapse in your videos. You show all the repetitive work that is required but allow it to speed on through. The second block on the second wall clearly shows a cold joint in the concrete that illustrates that they are made from left-over concrete.

Great video! No material is perfect. You do what you can to make the best of it. At the end of the day this was way cheaper for the strength than any other option.

This is the first video that I have watched that includes the semi- famous Capt. K, hearing the name before then found he was the recipient of the notorious 555 gifted from C&C. Up to date on that and here he is finally. Keep in mind that you have a voluminous backlog of videos mostly about an hour long, so I’m trying to catch up with years of DP. Like the guy! Fits in and the dialogue isn’t quite as toxic as it is with other employees. Like 👍

I like the large precast blocks far better than concrete block. It appears to be much stronger and probably more resistant to ground movement. Do they make capstones or do you have to pour it? BTW, don't worry about Kleeman's stomach. If he has been a fire fighter for over a year, his stomach has mutated to where it can pretty much process anything. Day old coffee, unidentifiable 2 week old refrigerator contents, etc.

If block lean to one side make that the side towards dirt just like stack block set back each level to help counteract dirt pushing wall over

I'd say that doing a job "just good enough" means having to do a lot of warranty work, and that creates one time customers, which will guarantee you're not going to have a successful business. I like it that you take pride in your work, which is difficult to find these days.

That is what I look for, rather than freshly painted equipment like you mentioned in the other video, someone who cares enough to do it right, and if it doesn't fit, re-do it. Well done.

I really appreciate your attention to detail in leveling those blocks. They aren’t perfect but your wall is great.

As I thought Kleenman wasn't qualified to operate that rake. Lol God bless

3 videos it is. Glad to see Captain survived the 6 month old Pringles. 😂

I really like the big blocks as a retaining wall. It makes sense so the home owner is not having to replace every ten years or so. And you're right, the owner can come in and put whatever they choose to either cover them or leave it as is. I think I'd leave them as is, I like the bulk of them.

Perfect afternoon for me Mr DP and frends good video and good job Stay on the safe side

When. I pour retaining walls I like to pitch them into the high side by 1/4" per foot. If it's leaning it should lean into hill. That way if it moves it can settle back into place. If it is level it can my go one way, once it's past plumb it can't settle back into the hill. Take care from Canada where the frost pushes every wall.

Great result in the end, amazing how much they were out of square! Loved Captain Kleeman with the blower haha. It’s nice that you did not just stack the blocks and leave them leaning out! Nothing worse for your business than having to keep going back to fix it as the customer is not happy!. Word soon gets around that you have had to go back.! Reckon it will be a great job when you have finished. Take care and be safe, have a safe day. Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍👍

Another throughly enjoyable video thank you 🇬🇧

As I see it,you know what your doing,so go for it.

I don’t care what anyone says, I really like Captain Kleeman. He makes any video better be merely appearing in it. He’s a hard worker and the perfect foil for Dirt Perfect. I can just see Dirt Perfect telling the Captain he has a softball team but the players have funny names. Who is on first, What is on second and I Don’t Know is on third. The Captain takes it from there.

Improvise, adapt, and overcome. The Marines would be proud of y'all DP.

The humor you put in.... makes it seem more like playing than working! I like it!

It looks so much better when one side mirrors the other and taking the time to keep it all level

I like that you also show that everything does not always go according to plan, that is what you learn the most from.

Concrete block are fantastic! You just need to work with their limits. Retaining walls, parking lots and ranch projects can use the blocks. Looks great, like the gravel and drain. Nice solution to a difficult situation. Interesting bumps along the way.

It’s your job you’re taking the risk we sitting here in our armchairs trying to tell you what to do. a very few out here could actually do the job themself . You guys always do a good job it looks great when you leave and that’s what matters. You guys be safe out there☕️👍🍀

Great video Mike!

Both you make it fun to watch

Good to see Capt with you.

I’m glad you took the wall apart to fix it right. When you start letting the quality go down on one job it will become easier to do it on the next one too.

I'd love to take a poll to see how many commenters have been on any equipment bigger than a lawn tractor? Some of these comments are just embarrassing. Next time I start to miss residential work I'll throw this video on 🤣. Another awesome project!

That video is the perfect example of why it takes the time and money to get the job done it's never as simple as it looks before you start the work 🇺🇸

Well Mikey... I was wrong... no critters in this side... just a bad footer job and one gnarly root! Watching the Cap’n blow the stone and half of it coming back at him... reminded me of watching my grandson blow leaves out on a corner. He looked like Pigpen except he was in a cloud of leaves instead of dirt. The shim fix worked well.. it leveled the wall and insured that whoever demo’s the wall will have discs for their washer toss game at home! Mikey, I like how you plan for the future!!! Partlll here I sit... come to PawPaw!!!!!!

Kudo's to you guys having fun on the job. Makes the day sooo much better.

Nice! You’re right, they could easily put cultured stone on them. They look great the way they are.

hey guys up here in Illinois they make the same blocks, and use them for material bunkers, gravel, mulch, ect. The also make nice ones for big projects, like retaining walls around bridges, walls in water for erosion control, and so on. they take alot more time on those all are flat and square, they also have a decorative face on one side, for a nice finished look. The only problem with those is they are 10 times the price. The bottom line is " you get what you pay for " Have a great day, I have to get myself a cold beverage I'm worn out from typing. keep up the great videos!!!!!!!!!!!!! '

Thanks for sharing your video. Great job. Reading the comments is almost as entertaining as watching you do the job. I can never understand people who are critical of a job on a video that was basically free entertainment for them. You sure have a great audience out there though who are beating you to the punch and striking down the criticism. I might not comment every time but it’s often because I’m not qualified to have an opinion or when I am qualified someone already beat me to it. Thanks again just wish I lived in the area and could work with a great crew like you have put together. Stay safe, wishing you and your family the best.

Good video again the wall is looking good be safe my friend

Good work guys!

Nice job solving the limitations of your materials. From what I see the dirt is perfect.

Great video there Mike. Looks great. At least the new trailer is getting to be used. Thanks again for a great video.

Hats off making it right. Most ppl would leave it. Thumbs up boys

Good save But galvanized washers will rust out over time I build granite block walls and stairs and I like to use lead flashing for shimming

Boy I dont know who was blowing more air the leaf blower or kleeman lol. Excellent job looks awesome also excellent video thanks for your time in making it

Tree roots follow water especially on drain pipes that slightly leak. Working on a golf course you see it all. We ad one root grow all the way into the green by growing in the French drain. We couldn't figure out how or why the green wasn't draining so we sodded up the entire green and started working our way down two days later we had everything back to normal. On a irrigation pipe about 3 feet down a pine root split into a V than grew around the pipe until in suffocated and broke the pipe. Mother nature is crazy

It needs a kleeman to be as smart as to check the sides of the block for level(only thing that matters) instead of the top

Had me worried when Kleeman was between the block and the wall. Nice work today.

It must be a pleasure to work with 2 of the nicest guys in construction (the other two guys DP !). But, you do know how to pick em !

Another great and very entertaining video. I've never seen any of those big blocks used in residential use so it was pretty cool.

I agree Stucco hides a lot of sins. This is the way I would have gone. Crazy job. One day a skunk and the next a Capt

Appreciate you are simply replacing the old poorer blocks but that driveway looks a bit narrow. Presume client wanted it just the same? I would have suggested putting the second wall just a bit further over to where you have taken out the soil. Presume client was happy with the status quo. Your skills with these blocks is well known !!!! Stay safe and well guys!

You can work more with a small machine. However you can't shrink a big machine. God bless

Another awesome video with a little humor thrown in. Love the “how do you get so much done? Mainly OSHA violations”!!

What would have been the price difference to pouring a concrete wall vs all the extra work you did repositioning blocks and having to grout or face the blocks in the end?

When I encounter blocks like those, I switch around every other row and it works like a charm

Looks good.

I’m going to have to say that this is probably my favorite video that you’ve done so far! And that’s not just because the captain was wearing one of our shirts in the video! LOL 😂 I’ve used those blocks quite a bit on different sites and you are absolutely right they are hit and miss on size. It’s coming along nicely like can’t wait to see the finished product. 👍

At 18:49. True meaning of TRUST!

Good work I am amazed at all the different. Kinds of jobs u do and your mechanical ability

Captain Kleeman’s Rake-O-Vision didn’t pan out but nice video. I wish I was closer to you I would almost work for Dr Peppers and Canadian bacon pizzas just to work with a crew like that again. Makes the days better when you can have fun while getting the jobs done.

I thought I heard captain yapping in the background. Idk who I enjoy more...?? Captain or man behind the Scenes..? Both are hilarious and also both are awesome workers! I really enjoy watching y’all work together!!! Definitely my kind of work environment. Would love to be part of the crew. If you are ever in the Nashville area working let me know. I have all the experience ya need.

Wish everyone took as much pride in thier work

those leftover concrete blocks work great. We've used them to build our salt bin on our property. cheaper then cinder block, solid core filling the cinder block

You have to work with what you have.

Seeing those blocks makes me feel better about mine

Nice job man!

I like that trailer, nicely flagged and marked. Like you said OSHA & DOT hahaha

Troweling grout into those cracks would not be difficult technically. They could even slide in those galv metal strips to have hanging tabs toward the inside if they need them (for rock veneer securement).

Captain could have the next TikTok Dance trend with that time lapse 🤣

If you had a small piece of plywood, you could place it against the block next to the bucket to direct the rock into the ditch with less clean up.

Your inner strength is fortitude and it reflects on the men that you have working with you. They are a happy go lucky bunch and love who they work with or wouldn't be there day in an out. Every little job like that seems to have a "Achilles Heel" and for you a two day job if pushing is going to reach into that forth day its looking but surprise me and mop it up monday morning... and don't listen to any old beatles songs or your going to be singing monday monday, what happened to that day... try to get that out of your head.... don't thank me, I can feel the heat now./LOL

I drove a Concrete mixer for one winter in 08 . I used to set up the molds and bend the rebar for those. After a while the molds get really dirty And banged up . It’s the part of the job that nobody really cares about Because it’s usually hot junk mix And a lot of them are Half poors Or somebody forgot to use the vibrator. So they’re Honeycone

Looks great

I'm absolute flabbergasted .. you try to make a nice wall and then Kaptein Caveman comes along and tries to blow everything away .... LOL

18:50 You got a lot of faith in mike LOL!

That's a tight fit for sure like always you nailed this one . One day I'll have a bigger machine and I'm sure I'll miss my zero swing machine.i will say from the standard swing machine you have much more stability it's worth the right squeeze....thanks for the video and happy holidays.(diggerjon)

I build a lot of walls. And yes worn out forms are a pain. I just tilt my first course back three or so degrees.then theres no need to shim. Corners are a bit tricky, but not too bad after you do a few

Wow that looks so fusterating off and on again and again

Theses blocks would already be better then the retaining wall I've got. It's made out of hollow cement blocks. Go take a guess at what the ground did to them with the freeze and thaw cycles... Yeah, that's right, the entire wall is now leaning quite a bit. Fortunately, if it does end up falling, the only thing that it will crush is a bunch of weeds.

Yes, it is time for y'all to be on HGTV,DIY,!!! Or just keep youtube .. great video!

I'm surprised the leaf blower hasn't been used to blow the cab out on the 140 yet 👍

How do you get so much done. OSHA and DOT violations. Lol God bless

I like you take the time to do it right Good Job

It is funny how different cement companies do those blocks different. My uncle owns a cement company and he actually batch pours the blocks because he said he can't keep them in stock. I had no idea he even did them or how. I see why your cement company does them with leftovers but also see the value in batch pouring also.

Instead of checking for level, I believe in that case you should check for plumb.. If you want a straight wall.. If the blocks ore out plump & level.. To my mind's eye.. That would be the best course of action to take.. I by trade am a master carpenter, when building a wall I always first check plumb, then after that is done I address level, if it is needed.. I know that wall will be covered with stone or stucco, so being perfect don't really matter.. I have OCD, so perfection is never up for a debate when I did anything, LOL.. Sorry if I sounded a bit critical, it was not my intent.. When you are just watching something it is easier to see what the problems are.. I know being there doing it is a complete different animal... All an all I enjoyed it a lot and love to see people actually trying to correct mistakes other then trying to cover them up... On to the next one...

Just catching up on your videos been trying to finish all my own projects before the holiday.Great job!! That music doesn’t match your channel but,since the captain is there it will be pass lol 😂

Another Excellent Video

Aloha mike have you talked to chris of lets dig 18, I think there's a way to increase the power of that thumb !!!! He had too adjust the power setting for that articulite bucket he has !!! Sorry for spelling mistakes !!!!

You guys must have played with building blocks as children. Great job guys. So interesting.

Nice job for what you got. To bad those walls could not be 3 layers look much better, but lawn is just to high. Your getting there..

You guys sure do brighten up up bad day! 😜

When I block form runs little short. They use broken up pieces of concrete and throw it in form to increase the volume of concrete in form. Done it million times.

They are poured 90% of the time with a hot mix before the rest is thrown away. I made these blocks for 15 yrs. After each job we was sent out on all extra mix got poured into blocks. After beating up the concrete for hours and adding so much water to them. You get blocks. A customer already paid for this concrete so making blocks with it just allows concrete CO. To get paid twice

Good to see the operator using the goon spoon.

Looks good

Thats why your company is pro's , you take the time to fix something when your not happy with it !!

It should be "Dirt Surgeon"...

Hey, Mike, nice job. One question: why not put some mortar on top of the blocks around the outside edges? That way, all your gaps would disappear when you placed each block.

At the concrete place I work the drivers fill the block forms and they don't all have the same idea how full to fill them. No matter how many times you tell them to fill it to even with the top of the form, not all are filled to the same level. So that effects the width of the block so even stacking them in the yard is frustrating.

Good job guys the walls are looking good at least the skunk was gone.

If you're concerned about leaning in or out I'd suggest putting your level on the face of the block, not the top.

Nice job, but you forgot the drain from the rear of the house and the front gutter.