How to Build a Retaining wall (and why they Fail)

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We are going to show you how to build a Retaining wall by using examples of why they Fail. More info Here: dirtmonkeyu.com...
Today we cover the basics that will let you build a better wall and Land more Jobs! This Retaining wall Project near Mendota Heights MN is typical of an Installation gone wrong. You can avoid these common mistakes and Learn how to Build a retaining wall for yourself.
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@jamesshuler4703 5 лет назад

Keep your video coming, love to watch. I am at the end of my career, but still do jobs with my bobcat 863 and 337 cat E70 B and Intro dumptruck . Close to 70 years old Time, flies when you're having fun. Have a good Thanksgiving.....

@Dirtmonkey 5 лет назад

Have a great Thanksgiving too James , really appreciate you watching !

@quietone748 5 лет назад

This is a How to Not Build a Retaining Wall and How to Convince Your Client to Purchase from you. Thumbs down.

@steveoh9025 6 лет назад

This should have been titled, "How to sell a retaining wall"

@bobwilliams3112 8 лет назад

There is nothing wrong with the block that was used. It was not installed correctly. Period. Some of the reasons you gave for it failing are pure BS. Water filling up the cavity and freezing? Are you serious? Any "pinned" wall that is installed in this manner is going to fail as well. Been installing walls and planters made out of this type of block for 15 years.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

It was a combination of Poor installation and poor block choice.

@spiketube2k2 7 лет назад

Misleading title. This is not a How To video.

@danielrose1392 5 лет назад

Engineering is avoiding all modes of failure. This is an engineers how to.

@ninemilliondollars 4 года назад

@@danielrose1392 Then it should be titled: "How to Build a Retaining wall (and why they Fail) for Commercial Engineers." It implies this is for non-professional people.

@jaye9300 4 года назад

Thank you so much for the good content and great information. Have you ever done a retaining wall in a lake bed? I’m about to install a seawall in a lake bed to retain the dirt behind it. I would be curious to know if any of your process and steps are different. Thank you so much for the great videos!

@Clifford270 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing this information. Very educational.

@Dirtmonkey 4 года назад

Thank you Clifford !

@edtherockhound9944 5 лет назад

Stan the man thanks for the vids I’m learning all I can I know some of what your selling but o seem to find a gem in each video . Great idea and keep em coming

@Dirtmonkey 5 лет назад

Will do Edward, thank you !

@nicholascowherd6271 8 лет назад

I was just reading a book about that! don't put your competitor down, but instead tell them what you do differently.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

+Nicholas Cowherd Exactly. Great Point Nicholas

@_JellyDonut_ 8 лет назад

+Nicholas Cowherd I agree but i did have a laugh that professional is spelled wrong at 7:02. "It makes you look proffesional" to spell things correctly :)

7 лет назад

I see your point but there were several failures here that lead to this collapse. Most importantly, non-existant drainage material, poor compaction. Gravity should keep these blocks in place if the soil behind was stable. stone walls without back lips stand for hundreds of years through freeze/thaw cycles if correct compaction and drainage are present.

@chrisryan3770 8 лет назад

Here in the UK retaining walls would be mortared with drain pipes through the bottom blocks at intervals to drain water. The old way of doing it was called Dry Stone Dyking where each stone is picked to interlock with each other. Some dry Stone walls have survived for hundreds even thousands of years.

@bcubed72 6 лет назад

_" We still have some dry stone walls that are designed to protect from wolves."_ But did you get the wolves to pay for it? ;-)

@Harleyrk99 6 лет назад

Only that one werewolf in London.....

@doloresm7396 5 лет назад

European stonework the best around.

@dougabrams9624 8 лет назад

Hollow blocks are lighter, that is the only problem, they don't trap water. Nothing wrong with the lip system. The truth is, the right wall uses friction to keep the blocks from moving, not the lip and not the pins. Talk to an engineer if you don't think so

@jamesjenkins9968 8 лет назад

You are exactly right the pins and lip is for alignment and some strength. hollow block are good for filling with 57 or 67 stone and that will lock them together.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

These are hollow with a solid top. Not possible to core fill this style block.

@maxdecphoenix 7 лет назад

take a pan with enough water to cover the bottom entirely, invert a glass jar and place it on the tray. Put it in the freezer. Come back the next morning to an exploded jar. Water WILL infiltrate under the blocks, it will be trapped there, and, if it freezes it will likely crack the block.

@nicknoland9704 6 лет назад

The blocks are lighter, that's the only problem! HAHAHA... My word lol... The install failed. Improper base, no drainage aggregate, etc... Maybe not the best design but the block are fine, water is not an issue, bad install. Period

@markwilson9329 6 лет назад

Wow. No understanding of simple physics. There is no way these blocks can hold water. A properly installed retaining wall will work as designed. We have installed more than 30 walls with this style wall. When installed correctly these walls will last forever. Base. Aggregate. Drain. Very simple.

@mariosalas4312 5 лет назад

Totally with you man i have always used the hollow blocks and they have lasted forever is a matter of compacting and leveling properly

@andrewharris2652 9 лет назад

Nicely done Stanley! Thank you

@Dirtmonkey 9 лет назад

+Andrew Harris Your Welcome!

@jamesshuler4703 5 лет назад

Stanley , wish you were around 30 years ago..........would helped me so much..

@Dirtmonkey 5 лет назад

Thank you James !

@jayslabotsky462 8 лет назад

There's nothing wrong with the blocks that were used per se. The problem is they are not intended for a wall of that height. Misapplication of the product does not mean the product is bad. Those blocks are meant for a wall no greater than 2 feet high. I have a hard time believing that wall was built by a contractor. It looks like a DIY job to me.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

+Jay Slabotsky I have no clue who built it. Fact is I have built walls over 20 feet tall with that block. It cane done with engineering etc. I prefer solid pinned blocks any day personally.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

+oo0Spyder0oo yep. I can and have built tens of thousands of square feet with those retaining walls. Some over 20 feet high. That has taught me that Those blocks are not as good as others. This advice comes through hands on experience with both style of blocks.

@itaintrocketscience 6 лет назад

Thank god all the disco music was added to the video. I can never build a wall without thinking I’m in a club. We should use this music as the border wall building theme.

@FirstLast-ej1my 8 лет назад

New suscriber after the last and first video I watched. Great information. Waiting to find the video that explains drainage methods if using hollow blocks like the one in this video. With no experience and an upcoming DIY I am thinking of drainage pipes of some sort; I'm sure it's not as simple as that as it never is.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

I have a new video on how to install retaining walls. That might help.

@ufodude1000 6 лет назад

want to do it right build a footer with rebar tied in sticking up use concrete block fill with concrete put drain in behind it. stucco front and paint.

@peggyt1243 8 лет назад

Where I live, any concrete or block retaining wall higher than 3 feet must have concrete footings 4 feet below grade and a building permit. Needless to say, most walls around here are 3 feet high.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

+peggyt1243 Every area has different requirements. What you are describing is also a requirement around here for D.O.T designed walls, but not for residential.

@SunnyCLT 5 лет назад

This guy is a show off. No need for mechanical connection. The issue is not the lip nor the hollow space, it's impoper installation.

@itsmorowind 8 лет назад

Honestly there is nothing wrong with that style of block. Improper installation is the problem here. 1.The base blocks weren't set properly. Who knows if they even put any base rock under that wall. I don't even think they used a level.. 2. There is no drainage system in place behind the wall. No drain rock? No proper grading behind the wall to divert the water? 3. No geogrid system in place? Honestly, this looks like a homeowner, built wall. In my opinion, the style of block has nothing to do with the failure of this wall.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

+itsmorowind Good points - Both blocks and installation affected the outcome of this job.

@itsmorowind 8 лет назад

+SeaMossDesign fair enough :p

@jakee8704 3 года назад

Just glue the fu©kers together 🤣

@alexk8583 5 лет назад

music is very annoying

@thingswithed 8 лет назад

You picked a poor quality built wall in the first place. My stacked garden block wall is 7' high and very strong. Because it was properly built from the start.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

Yes. That was the point. To show how you must use good building principles and also good material to get lasting results.

@yowmemperor 9 лет назад

Great video! I would love to see one where you explain water movement with drainage aggregate. I don't completely understand it myself. In my mind, i see the water soaking down through the aggregate, to the base, but where does it go after that? Does it just sit there until it soaks into the soil under the whatever was used as a base (sand, class 5, etc.)? If it just sits there, won't it freeze in winter? I see large walls around here, both with and without drain pipes coming out of them. Help?

@Dirtmonkey 9 лет назад

+yowmemperor Great question- I think that needs a video:)

@prjndigo 6 лет назад

The hollow bottom lip blocks are supposed to be used with con-adhesives...

@jamesjenkins9968 8 лет назад

I have been building these walls for almost 8yrs and the only reason that wall failed was from a shit build. Unlevel base and they didn't back fill right and left gaps in the block. That block is 80lbs each. But I bet he is a damn good seller.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

+James jenkins These blocks can be used to build big walls but they install must be dead on. Otherwise- this happens. I was just trying to point out the differences and what they mean to the overall project.

@parkerchavis 8 лет назад

That wall failed because of its footing, and no drainage system.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

That was part of it.

@daveflynn1391 5 лет назад

Parker Chavis es

@MrJay1994 5 лет назад

That wall failed because when Home Depot showed up for the delivery....the customer had them stack it up on a curve in the backyard 🤣

@rahco.9727 5 лет назад

@@MrJay1994 lol

@SunnyCLT 5 лет назад

@@MrJay1994 lmao

@ernestoesqueda5722 7 лет назад

Does a concrete drainage be a good option?

@RebelStateSovereign 7 лет назад

Nice job brother , could not agree more

@Dirtmonkey 7 лет назад

🙂

@tmart1000 8 лет назад

That wall failed due to several installation rules not being utilized! No drainage being the most prominent! It doesn't appear to have had a proper base either, Notice how the water drainage was left to all head towards the wall. It probably should have had some Geotextile grid also! That wall is a great example of a poor installation nothing more and I would be embarrassed to use it as an example to downgrade a competitors product. I could build a wall out of that pin system block and we have used pin systems and I could build it to fail also! Were not koolaid drinkers!

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

The blocks themselves are only part of the problem. Several factors were to fault which I had pointed out.

@0011clem 5 лет назад

this is just a rambling video.

@kevinquick2101 4 года назад

The wall didn't "fail" it simply got pushed over. Had nothing to do with the blocks themselves. Your wall with "pins" will also get pushed over. Any straight vertical wall will. It needs support horizontally into the retained area so that the weight of the backfill helps to keep the wall from being pushed over.

@itspossible3390 6 лет назад

It's more like water got behind the wall and froze, then slowly tipped it over with each freeze.... so you don't let the soil get right up on it, you need a gravel layer.

@indymelo5070 5 лет назад

I use versalock block , personal I experienced problems with block shows on this picture, no two ways about it .versalock is best for retaining walls

@phildoleebowitz5335 8 лет назад

Come on dude you talk about being "professional " and you cant even spell it right.

@worktask1761 6 лет назад

He is right.... we must tell the customers what is wrong (LIES) and make the money...LMAO.. PS: Stanley is an actor like BOB VILA !!!

@guadaluj 2 года назад

Stanley, I have a contractor offering to build me a solid wall using Rip Rock (Class One) and mortar with 6” to 8” of 3/4” stone on the backside of the wall for drainage, and of course drainage pipe at the base and every 10’ on the front side of the wall. What do you think about this solid wall option vs the segmental block option in a lot of your videos? I ask because none on the contractors in my area are offering the “pinned” block option (only the lip), so it is solid wall vs lip blocks (correct drainage on each though). Would appreciate your advise.

@CFTWFILMS 2 года назад

Great information. Trees are not retaining wall friendly. Whoever constructed the retaining wall on the property we just purchased was an idiot. Planted maple trees right in the middle. No geogrid or 3/4 backfill. Having to get the trees removed and redo the entire wall. Ugh 😫

@CarrotSlat 7 лет назад

I would like to have seen a demo of "how to build a retaining wall"

@Bhappi137 4 года назад

James Hardy that’s what I came for 😭

@jcdova29 4 года назад

My sister and build a retaining wall in high school using hallow bricks and it’s still standing 20 years laters. Seems like it’s overkill to pack bricks.

@ninemilliondollars 4 года назад

Hate to be harsh, but this is a hard-to-follow video. Eliminate the music, delete the "...Pro Tip" banner after the first time using it. And try to get the sound to have the same volume from when you're standing far away from the camera to when you're holding the camera.

@HatRatt 7 лет назад

I thought I was going to see how to build a retaining wall but instead I was told why walls fail.... not what the title said.

@socialretardedwarrior899 8 лет назад

I want to hire you sir to build my golden wall.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

That would be a massive project.

@HammerDog600 8 лет назад

Labor would be cheap

@JiixlynPVP 8 лет назад

NF1LikeABoss Nope

@savoirfaire8979 7 лет назад

The wall is nothing more than a psychological barrier. No one can save America from its own internal problems. Blaming minorities is easy; white people fixing their own problems is much harder. Pro-tip: they will never admit their own faults.

@cianmannix5240 7 лет назад

Black Jesus

@nancyrountree6556 8 лет назад

Nice information...but to be a professional...you should spell it correctly. Two s's not two f's!

@FirstLast-ej1my 8 лет назад

So a professional is someone who has perfect grammar and/or spelling? I don't understand the logic there. The Egyptian masons were great builders but most of them undereducated but yet in my opinion deserve the title of professional that surpasses today's engineering in masonry.

@nancyrountree6556 8 лет назад

+First Last.....I never refuted the builders quality... However, they often refer on how to maintain a image of professionalism. I'm simply indicating for them to present such an image, they may wish to correct their spelling. As a consumer, I am reluctant to hire people that cannot be bothered to create a professional image with accurate spelling. Unlike Egyptian masons, we do have a plethora of spelling assistance, i.e. predictive text, spell-check and etc. Therefore, there is no excuse for shoddy grammar which can be construed as ignorance or laziness. Not an image I believe this company is looking for. Perhaps you believe that everyone on the internet is trolling. Not so, some of us just believe that the information being disseminated should be accurate.

@FirstLast-ej1my 8 лет назад

+Nancy Rountree So you agree that professionalism is rooted in being able to properly spell?

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

My spelling is terrible. Sorry. I mean sorrry😄👍 haha.

@flavius3896 7 лет назад

I believe the spelling of "retaining" is correct. See Rule 6: "For verbs ending in two vowels plus a consonant, add ing." www.aimpublishing.com/aimpub/spelling-rules-of-verbs/the-present-participle-form-ing-form-of-verbs

@devinmcgrath7945 9 лет назад

I've seen nice retaining walls that are sturdy built with hollow core blocks (not like these they are hollow all the way through) are these hollow core blocks I see ok if they are properly filled with drainage agg and the wall is built properly? Thanks

@Dirtmonkey 9 лет назад

+Devin McGrath It is much better if the hollow core could be filled. these can't though- they are solid on the top.

@GabrielGonzalez-ev7vd 6 лет назад

Well well well I built a retaining wall out of same exact block 14 years ago and I tell you what wall still there how do you explain that??????????

@dwaynemills2815 7 лет назад

Would a french drain pipe along the length of the wall help take the water away. with the drainage stone

@Dirtmonkey 7 лет назад

Not recomended

@cameronwigg7276 6 лет назад

Why? I'd really like to know.

@GardenViewLawncare 8 лет назад

thanks man

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

Your welcome!

@Drew6709 8 лет назад

Not to forget TREE ROOTS PUSHING UP FROM THE BASE. (current problem with one of the walls in my backyard)

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

That does ruin walls as well.

@SergioMartinez-vv2ft 4 года назад

Then why do stores sell those blocks in the first place

@Random_guy803 7 лет назад

this wall failed because it should have a concrete footer with rebar running up into the hollow blocks. bad install not bad material. you can see the blocks tipped over because there is no footer and the wall is dry stacked on uneven ground

@stanleyjones2085 7 лет назад

Bingo!!!

@nicknoland9704 6 лет назад

No! No no no... the footer is typically a compacted road base type of material. This system is engineered to be dry stacked. The base and dirt work was done completely wrong in this case but there would be no rebar or concrete footer. The only type of adhesive would be applied to the caps or top course.

@nicknoland9704 6 лет назад

This isn't a CMU wall... Did you even listen?

@joeb.5020 6 лет назад

Thumbs up for good info, but condense it down next time to under 3 minutes!! and you'll get more views, and appear even more professional. There was a lot of retelling here.

@Dirtmonkey 6 лет назад

Thanks for the feedback!

@oma51511 6 лет назад

A bit or mortar would have solved the 'mechanical' problem. Standard method for 'glueing' blocks to each other.

@svetlanikolova7673 5 лет назад

Deep rooting fruit bushes and mulch

@return2basics242 7 лет назад

That method of interlocking blocks only (still only 3:50 min mark) would be 'lucky' to last 10 years given the exact right circumstances, if that... It's a building method of "playing the lottery" (am I right? WHY do I know this & most people don't??)

@doloresm7396 5 лет назад

The comments below should 'cement' what you were explaining. It all boils down to drainage and the movement of water over the retaining wall. Yes, most contractors used the cheapest stone. I would prefer a dry wall, Pennsylvania blue stone starting with a marble base in my wildest fantasy but alas I am stuck replacing 5 retaining walls on my property. So cheap is the way to go. I have one wall that will need an engineering team brought in as it is between 12-14' height and right beside the house. The wall is now bulging out at the middle. I see where the prior owner of the house put in drainage pipe all over but the piping has now drifted to 45 degree angles toward the house. Yes, the things nightmares are made out of. Waiting for a sink hole collapse and pray every night it will wait until spring.

@aslawnscapes1253 9 лет назад

awesome freaking video. I'd like to see how stairs are built into retaining walls like the ones behind you in this video. Thanks for your time making these videos

@Dirtmonkey 9 лет назад

+A&S Lawnscapes Perfect- I will shoot a video next time we build a set of stairs ;)

@MrPilcher1 7 лет назад

most fail because they do not have sufficient drainage behind them I've built them up to 3 meters high and drainage is the key divert water a from the back of the wall with drainage rock and socked drainage hose so the hose can not get clogged with silt make silt cloth is between the soil and drainage rock

@sailinglighthouse144 5 лет назад

It is amazing the people who post below and complain about a topic and the same topic is in the video. This means they are not watching the whole video. While they watch the video, they start formulating an argument, go down and post and then leave without watching the whole video. They must have been D- or C- students or dropped out of school all together because they could not follow directions or lack patients and comprehension. These are usually the people we have to go behind and fix their crappy work/failures.

@return2basics242 7 лет назад

I'm only 20 sec's into this vid and already know what "went wrong" in that photo & I know "nothing" about building things... Nevermind... I'm listening. I'll always learn something new daily

@robertboroff8126 7 лет назад

I am building a 5 foot retaining wall. It has 9 4x6 posts with 2x6 tongue and groove for wall facing. Where would be the best place to put my reinforcement? I am using 48 inch earth augers. I was going to put one per post. Do you have any suggestions? I would like to know the angle into the ground. thanks

@mooncowthemortal 7 лет назад

When you say a deep base of aggregate, how deep are you talking about? I've watched a few of your videos and have heard some numbers on how far back to go with the aggregate (12"-24" seems to be what I remember), but I don't think that I've heard a number for how deep to go.

@nickbell3522 6 лет назад

Unless you core fill them with concrete, right? Of course at that height. It needs further specific engineering. But 3-6 courses core filled with a proper base should be fine. Shouldn’t it?

@MrBrianDuga 6 лет назад

I just had one of these walls fail. And the blocks weren't hollow. It has more to do with your other points. The contractor didn't put enough crushed stone behind the wall, built it past the 3' mark specified by the manufacturer, and didn't install geo-grid/geo-textile, compacting with a plate compactor in lifts. The failure was at the bottom of a slope where the runoff from the home's roof ran down that slope's base and built hydrostatic pressure. It's been tilting over time from freeze-thaw cycle as well. Absolute nightmare as the wall failed onto a sidewalk and street. Under pressure with the town to fix ASAP and money is not there.

@georgiaoaklandscaping7941 8 лет назад

I come behind jobs like this installed terribly... No drainage! or the footing wasn't dugout properly ...

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

Yes!

@TripleXMaster 7 лет назад

or you can remove all the block and level the dirt. Replace the block and put some bullrock between in the empty spaces and put some concrete segment on top so it won't fall anymore and save a lot of concrete segment.

@billtracey9104 8 лет назад

Looks like good info but could not watch the whole video due to the extremely annoying music in the production.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

Ok. Thanks for the feedback.

@goldgrime 3 года назад

the dubstep is too loud

@GardenViewLawncare 8 лет назад

Hi Stanley, first I would like to thank you for making all this vids that other people would not even tell you where to buy the stuff from. I have one question or you. what it's the maket price to deliver and plant a Colorado blue evergreen it's a 48 gal. about 15 feet. I know it's way to big for me to handle because I don't own a bobcat but if I don't try new stuff I'll be stock just mowing lawns. I got to start somewhere and you are a big help with your vids I watch them all.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

Try to break it down on the price of the material plus your labor to install

@danielwalsh6365 6 лет назад

I could always see why a retaining wall would fail but I didn't know what to to make it work properly. The foundation material, the type blocks and I have never seen geolock. Yes I like the detail you whet into. Thanks. I would never build a retaining wall because I did not want someone to see that failure and have it laid at my feet and my name. I noe understand what to do and what to use to make it work.

@tractorsnfasttrucks 3 года назад

Great video! Do you have any idea as to where I can find blocks like those? I have been searching all over for retaining blocks and every type I find are just like the cinder blocks you show in the video. While many blocks are solid, they all have the tiny lips on them.

@cjcjexcavating6832 6 лет назад

What do you think about the wet dirt behind the wall freezing and pushing. Then thawing settling net Year repeat push a little bit every year.

@MaxMAX-et6lw 5 лет назад

Had they used adhesive and drainage, that wall would have been perfectly fine. Your system does NOT make this lip system better. Like everything else, installation technique is key.

@kBrothatrucka 7 лет назад

what would you say is the best bang for your buck, brick retaining wall or wood. I am in the process of repairing or replacing wall and stairs. need your help in my decision.

@jerryslankard8028 5 лет назад

i have built many stone walls from heavy cut stone,usually sandstone foundations salvaged from old barns and houses.no matter the type of block used i see where this wall needed 57 limestone compacted and at least 6 inches thick and twice as wide at the bottom stone(a stone footer) i also lean my walls back a bit toward the backfill side of course.install pvc perforated pipe behind the wall with holes down to drain the water out.backfill with granular fill and cap off with top soil or even a layer of clay then topsoil.use a geotextile to keep the gran.fill from leaking through the wall.best luck to all

@vikings844 6 лет назад

The guy who built the failed retaining wall must have been smoking crack on built day! Terrible!

@craftpaint1644 6 лет назад

There are thousands of retaining walls in Japan and they are some time straght up ascending or sloped with lots of morter around the bricks. I don't recall gravely bases but drainage was always apparent.

@Bellislawns 9 лет назад

you want to separate from others? follow code...in many states you can't even build a retainer more than 3' in height without a civil engineers site inspection and approval plus site recommendations!

@Dirtmonkey 9 лет назад

+Bellis Lawn & Gardens Thats a good point but also a sad reflection of the state some contractors work under. Following code should just be status quo-but a job like this one shows that it isn't.

@offgridaction454 8 лет назад

I'm buying a Retaining wall without using Machines. I'll try to follow these guidelines

@zeckham100 6 лет назад

Brick wall on a concrete foundation is the only way to go these modern walls all move in time the lines never stay straight, cheap and nasty.

@marcmercado2085 6 лет назад

75+mph wind pushing against my vinyl fence that literally against the back of these blocks that’s filled with concrete inside. Rain, snow, skid steer trekking close on the higher grade side of these blocks and my blocks haven’t moved. I must be doing something wrong. Also, your suckers aren’t leveled.

@marcmercado2085 6 лет назад

Concrete inside the fence post so it’s got something heavier pushing against it than just a hollow post.

@j.l.truckingandlandscaping2097 9 лет назад

Cool. Good to know. What other blocks do you recommend other than versa lok? The nearest supplier that carries versa lok is 90 miles.

@Dirtmonkey 9 лет назад

+J.L. Landscaping and property maintenance Keystone is a good second choice.

@gladheateher4now 8 лет назад

Fiberglass pins interlocking the blocks,is golden!!

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

+DOUG FERGUSON yes- you need pinned blocks.

@luxuryloghome6256 5 лет назад

For a professional video, they can't even spell it right---"Proffessional" !

@OUTMORAL 7 лет назад

What is the music?!

@13bing 8 лет назад

drainage drainage drainage people ..... whatever your wall construct type ... removal of ALL ground water is the most important thing.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

Good point

@BrianSOLDit 6 лет назад

Thought I was going to learn about building a retaining wall not sell them...

@DarkRaptor99 9 лет назад

Wow, hollow blocks whats next ones made out of Styrofoam. Those blocks might be "ok" on a really short retaining wall like 3/4 courses with glue. Those bocks are more for decoration than an engineered landscaping solution they are for garden beds not a real retaining wall that's my opinion on them. Reality is though is your spending a bunch of money buy good quality materials.

@Dirtmonkey 9 лет назад

+DarkRaptor99 You actually described those blocks well. I don't use them for anything unless specifically requested.

@jamesjenkins9968 8 лет назад

Yall are way wrong no engineer is going with a solid block. They want hollow and it be filled with 57 or 67 stone for drainage and strength. The walls yall are describing are free standing. The pin system and lip system are for mostly alignment and some strength.

@786otto 7 лет назад

Those blocks sucks , only use Nicolock blocks .

@philipfassler7413 8 лет назад

It's all about the execution - smaller blocks can be man-handled so anyone can stack them up. You want to make sure you vet your installer and get someone qualified. Thing with the PMB (large, wet cast blocks) is you have to have some serious equipment to install those...which filters out a lot of the hacks. Don't get me wrong, I've seen some bad PMB installs too...to the point where the installer should be prosecuted for what he did to 3 people in the same development. When in doubt, ask your supplier for referrals - they're not going to recommend someone who stains their reputation.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

Great advice

@nylonguitar 7 лет назад

Will homeowners insurance pay for the wall?

@trooperandcooperale3057 9 лет назад

A bit of weight from someone Ride-on against that wall added to the problem. I got pulled up by a client for using the ride-on right to the edge of their narrow sandstone retaining wall. I politely said if it's was done properly it shouldn't be a problem, but I shall use the mower in that section in future.

@Dirtmonkey 9 лет назад

+Trooperandcooper Ale For the record no equipment is supposed to be driven within three feet from the back of a retaining wall per geotechnical specs. I once had a fence company drive a skid steer about a foot behind one of our walls and blow it out.

@trooperandcooperale3057 9 лет назад

omg I shall change my ways indeed. I do not need the cost of a wall blowout. Wall blowout means Wallet blowout. My ride-on is under 400 kilos = 880 pounds. Is that enough weight to cause an issue?, cause they have to hold back water? But it wont kill me to mow a boarder.

@knute71 8 лет назад

I like to use drain tile on a wall of larger size. I think I read all the comments, one thing I didn't see anyone mention. I see tire tracks from a lawn mower in the area behind the wall. Driving a 500-800# machine behind it regularly won't help it last either.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

+knute71 My Fence contractor drove straight through one of my retaining walls with a bobcat-so your right- it can happen.

@michaelhalbert1402 8 лет назад

Looks like good info but could not watch the whole video due to the extremely annoying music in the production.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

+michael halbert I will try to tone that down.

@richr1029 7 лет назад

Turn down the volume. fixed. 2 EZ.

@ryan736 6 лет назад

How would you go about building a retaining wall with a built in bench?

@quicktoesnow 7 лет назад

Why not show how to correct the problem, not just talk about it?

@matthewthompson6357 6 лет назад

As a professional engineer who designs all types of retaining walls for a living, including SRWs, I can tell you that this video is chuck full of misinformation.

@jimcolmenero3823 5 лет назад

Well I am an engineer also..Civil BTW. All the points he raised are valid for the layman. But I gather you graduated from an American University..it's a pity. The number of structural failures in the U.S.A. is ludicrous. Gives you some idea at what level of "education" your universities teach. Anyway, before you criticize, could you please let me know precisely what "misinformation" you are referring to? I would be more than happy to review your findings/comments and provide the proper technical feedback. Regards

@daynamcmillan1397 8 лет назад

my yard is sloped and ends in an asphalt driveway, water carries dirt all over the driveway. I am not sure how to solve this. I live in a very weedy area. Does anybody have an idea? If I use a retaining wall, I'm not sure where to put it.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

+Dayna McMillan Filter fabric and mulch.

@colemcleod941 8 лет назад

Nice tutorial, clear and to the point. One thing you might want to fix may seem nit-picky, but I think it may have a negative impact, right when you don't want it to. At 7:02 your onscreen captioning reads; Compliment your competition! and, It makes you look proffesional! ...Even typing that here in comments is getting red-underlined by auto-spellchecker. I freakin' know you're a professional - but you gotta spell that word right. If you freeze the frame at 7:02, it's actually kinda funny. Cheers.

@Dirtmonkey 8 лет назад

Great point that I missed during editing. Unfortunately I can't fix it now.