How to Build a Retaining Wall, Minneapolis (Time Lapse Video)

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www.axellandscape.com --- Here's a recent two-tiered retaining wall design and installation in Minneapolis, MN. This is Versalok retaining wall block, with Willow Creek pavers for the sidewalk.
The project took three days, 8 tons of class 5 base, 12 pallets of block (about 15 tons worth), three pallets of pavers (4 tons or so), 6 tons of rock backfill for the walls, sod, and mulch.
Below is info on some of the tools we use every day:
For gluing concrete products, we use Loctite PL Premium or PL MAX adhesive.
About the Ziplevel--- it's the best elevation measuring device there is. We haven't used laser levels in 12-13 years. Only ziplevels. They are so much quicker and easier to use. Powered by one 9 volt battery.
Ziplevel Pro 2000: amzn.to/2DetMOt
Ziplevel Pro 2000B: (Shorter cord, does not come with accessory stuff you'll need): amzn.to/2rRgw9P
Stabila Levels: The best levels I've found. I still have and use my original Stabila 72" level from 16 years ago. Amazon has an amazing deal on a full set (78", 48", 32", 24", 16",10"), which costs about what two big Stabilas would cost! amzn.to/2LvehSM
Milwaukee Cordless 1/2" Impact Wrench with case and batteries. We used this to remove the fence in the video. I also use it to get tires on and off our trucks and Bobcats. I'm amazed how much power it has: amzn.to/2CuQ4cn
Stihl TS700 Cutoff Saw: tinyurl.com/y8...
Jobsite Toolbox-- I'll be making an entire video on how awesome this is. We replaced the one in this video with this one. It's 74" wide, 5' tall, and holds an insane amount of stuff. Load and unload all your tools in one shot with your Bobcat. Acme Tool has the best price I found, and free shipping: tinyurl.com/y7...
See hundreds of photos of landscape projects sorted by budget(cost) and project type at axellandscape.com

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@Axellandscape 12 лет назад

Coming from someone with your experience and training, that comment means a lot. Really! What a compliment, and we surely appreciate it! Thanks for taking the time to see the video (it took me a lot of hours to put together, as you can imagine) and for making such a nice comment. I have about 12 other projects filmed and ready to edit into videos like this, and your comment makes me excited to get them made. Thanks again!

@TIMELANIE 3 года назад

Beautiful job. Really transformed that property!

@chrisscott5354 10 лет назад

This video is fantastic! Fun and informational.

@forrestchurchill 11 лет назад

I like seeing all the details

@ScottishNSRailFan 7 лет назад

Nice job. What an improvement. That was a big compactor

@chris3m98 11 лет назад

As a senior I would have to have the hand rail put back, otherwise what a great video, keep up the good work. Also it shows how much hard work it takes to do things right and maybe it would show why the price is maybe more than what people think it should be!!!!

@deconteesawyer5758 2 года назад

Na. Seniors can just dig their fingernails into the concrete blocks to get up and down those steep stairs.

@chris3m98 2 года назад

@@deconteesawyer5758 Sorry your ill.

@deconteesawyer5758 2 года назад

@@chris3m98 Don't confuse old with ill.

@phenomena4237 5 лет назад

Legend has it that their neighbor was still mowing their hill lawn!

@raqueld.4698 6 лет назад

Amazing editing and descriptions. Thank you!!

@pb5038 5 лет назад

Very nice!!!!!

@rippspeck 5 лет назад

That first song is great.

@Thorpedot 10 лет назад

Looks Great!

@RetroBandCT 6 лет назад

Wow! Amazing job! Makes my project look like easy. Thanks for the inspiration.

@hitman21315 12 лет назад

that was so cool...i wish it went by as fast as the video did

@ADE1000SON 10 лет назад

Beautiful !!!

@AvoDJ 9 лет назад

nice work guys!

@moosedrummer1 11 лет назад

Looks really good!

@homercalg 10 лет назад

Awesome video

@mateocarlos2674 5 лет назад

Nice job!

@moepizl 5 лет назад

Great work brotha. Instead of 2 small caps u buy a corner cap n put the cut in the middle. Especially if not usin a miter cut on the corner cap. Jus switch the cuts on each end so it doesn't attract the eye. Looks cleaner too. Well dun

@neckarsulme 6 лет назад

good job....now the next neighbor wants his house done!

@hazlotumismoazucarillo3.0 4 года назад

Muy buen video y bonito final

@stephenclark5812 5 лет назад

With no concrete footing or rebar, I predict that the wall has a less than 20 year life span. Frost heaving and water undercutting will destroy this thing. But then you will get paid to do it again!

@Jinchot 5 лет назад

Thought the same thing, planned obsolescence, especially in MN. As my man Mike says, 'There are 3 kinds of retaining walls. Those that have fallen over, those that are falling over and those that will fall over.'

@Axellandscape 5 лет назад

It's been there nine years so far and it's still looking great. We'll see what happens. We're working near there soon so I'm going to go get some video to post as a nine year later revisit. Thanks for watching!

@hankscactus3973 6 лет назад

Great video... Great project! ^^

@argon805 11 лет назад

wow, nice job. wish my workers were as fast as yours, LOL! :>

@tinymompj 2 года назад

Fun video. But don't care for the huge weep holes. Any way to minimize those or move them lower would look better. Enjoyed watching. Very informative.

@Axellandscape 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed the video. And thankfully nowadays they make those drain outlet covers in many different colors, so we can use ones which match the block colors and don't stand out as much. Thanks for the comment!

@dolsen1975 11 лет назад

what did that retaining wall cost?

@samalj313 3 года назад

Is that base deep enough to counteract frost heave?

@thomasdavid3109 10 лет назад

You don't know how many times I have seen people put modified (instead of clean stone) behind a wall only to have the wall push out in a few years. I have made a living repairing SRW's and this is one of the most quality examples of the way it's properly done. Their is still hope after all. Good Luck

@Axellandscape 11 лет назад

There are plastic grates in the face of the wall which allow the water to get out. The length of drain tile which collects the downspout on their house goes directly out a grate in the lower wall and onto the sidewalk.

@alexkane5123 11 лет назад

Nicely done, just a few tips.... the picture of two walls joining.. the cut cap is not aesteticly pleasing. Next time, cut one larger cap to make the fit. Also, the walls should be the same height so they match but they are not which again does not look right. Thirdly, the drainage pipe can be installed in the drainage rock, not in the soil and the depth of the drainage rock should be more. The more drainage rock, the more stability and strength the wall will have. All things considered,good

@artdecco8617 5 лет назад

Nice work..........I live on a Sand hill at the beach...........Ever build a retaining wall in Sand?

@speng01 11 лет назад

I am a home owner and never truly realized that there was so much work involved in getting a retaining wall done the right way. Thank you for your time on this video. I learned so much from the video!

@mikefalk9332 4 года назад

At the 2:42 mark, what is the tool plugged into the extension cord the employee is using?

@Axellandscape 4 года назад

That is the Ziplevel, the best elevation measurement device on earth, IMO. amzn.to/2DetMOt We haven't used laser transits in at least ten years. Ziplevels are the best. They can see around corners, use only one 9 volt battery.... much more compact and easy to use.

@peter9477 4 года назад

@@Axellandscape Looks like a super fancy water level on steroids!

@richardbooth9383 10 лет назад

Great job, thanks for the video, appreciate you all.

@TheCraigvogt 11 лет назад

What is the cost of this project?

@stevecameron85 10 лет назад

great video man- glad to see people who know what their are doing!

@donibeh 5 лет назад

This is not a wall but a stack of bricks. No mortar, just tiny stick connectors and a tiny line of glue on top. Build like this in germany and prepare your ass to get sued big time. Even a lego wall of the same dimensions would be stronger.

@curtzeek8818 4 года назад

I voted thumbs down because I don't care for the way you did this video. You're showing snapshots of people building a wall.

@stevepfefferle7095 2 года назад

no geogrid??

@tyronekim3506 5 лет назад

Nice looking job maintaining continuity with the neighbor's restaining wall, except for color. Maybe it's the video quality, but I didn't see rebars going along the length of the retaining wall. How does the retaining wall get lateral support from tipping over?

@nicknoland9704 5 лет назад

Rebar would deteriorate and fail in this type of system. This is a Versa-Lok wall, specifically a Mosaic wall. It's a pinning system. Every block in pinned to the ones below it. The pins are a type of polymer or plastic that won't corrode like rebar.

@Axellandscape 5 лет назад

@@nicknoland9704 Yes, you are quite right. Also each row of block steps back 1" from the row it's set on. So the wall has a natural slight lean back into the hill. It would take a lot of pressure to push the wall forward, and with all that drainage rock back there, there's no way to generate that sort of pressure. Now, WITHOUT drainage rock, water would build up, freeze, and cause a ton of pressure.... which is why we always use lots and lots of drainage rock. ;)

@nicknoland9704 5 лет назад

@@Axellandscape - You would be what we call a professional! Not an internet warrior lol.. I work for a company in Colorado who manufactures and sells Versa-Lok.

@martygray4726 9 лет назад

I see some problems with the construction of these retaining walls. 1st the embedment is not deep enough, Versa-lok references NCMA and NCMA requires 6" embedment. For the drainage pipe, I would have used one that was already wrapped in filter fabric, rather than lay a filter fabric over the pipe. The drainage rock should have been 12" deep per Versa-lok, Drainage rock performs 2 functions to allow water to flow and so you do not need to compact immediately behind the wall causing the wall to budge during construction. The top wall base was placed on top soil. If you ever seen a wall that has a dip in it. It is because the soil below the footing was soft or was placed on inappropriate soil. Again the drainage rock on the upper wall was not deep enough. What will happen here is the soil that was placed up here will settle (because it was not packed properly) and the sod will sink over time causing a channel behind the retaining wall. In the lower wall you will not notice this because of the mulch, But in the area behind the upper wall you will notice this. The final comment I have about his project is because this is a tier wall the distance between the 2 walls should have been twice the total height of the lower wall (including buried and cap). Because they are closer than that, the lower wall thinks that the upper wall is right above it. So instead of a 3 foot wall and 2.5 foot wall you really have a 5.5 foot wall and a 5.5 foot wall without geogrid can stand up for a while, over time that chance of failure is greater.

@shaymoose17 8 лет назад

+Marty Gray You're so by the book lol If you have any background in construction or landscaping you know that you have to improvise for each site. Don't take that as me saying 'cutting corners' b/c that's not what I mean. What you're describing as the proper way is for handling serious loads. If you're going to park a car on top with a concrete slab or putting a shed on top or if the slope of the lawn was at a 3:1 ratio for example then yes you would want to take those extra measures to build with geogrid and properly spaced tiers. When you're matching up walls with step heights, you have to make it work bud.

@cncdistributing620 5 лет назад

Thats filter fabric? Is that normally used.

@Axellandscape 4 года назад

Yes, filter fabric keeps the dirt from getting into the drainage rock or into the drain pipes.

@danieldanydaniel7112 2 года назад

What did you charge for this job?

@Axellandscape 2 года назад

This was almost 10 years ago. I think at that time this cost $12,000-$13,000 including the paver sidewalk and landscaping up top. Nowadays I'd expect this to be more like $15-16,000. (Cost of everything has gone up.) Thanks for the question!

@MetaView7 5 лет назад

That's a fantastic job. You guys are not just builders, you are artists.

@Thegobstopper61 5 лет назад

MetaView7 you are officially the teachers pet.😂😂👍🏼

@kangokidkidd4037 8 лет назад

You guys did a great job...

@epelowski 11 лет назад

Great job guys !! Thanks for taking the time to put together this video, I enjoyed it. One of my previous homes in Rochester MN, had a very similar front yard and I built a retaining wall very much like this. Watching this reminded me of how much work goes into projects like this.

@AllAccessConstruction 12 лет назад

How Long was the wall. How many days did it take to complete the wall part....Nice Work

@atlred 6 лет назад

You forgot to put the rails back up, they looked like older people, they may need those hand rails.

@allanlucas8962 4 года назад

I was always under the assumption that aligning vertical seams of one course to the next higher course is an engineering no-no as it creates a local source of weakness and damages the load sharing continuity of the all. There are several places where vertical seams align to the a lower or higher course of blocks. Is there a reason why you did this?

@Axellandscape 4 года назад

This block (called Versalok Mosaic) is designed to be installed that way. It has 6" and 4" pieces which combine to make a 10" tall panel. The panels alternate so you don't have vertical lines taller than the 10" of each panel. Blocks are all held to the one beneath with pins. Good question you had-- normally you would not have vertical lines but in a "Mosaic" style wall (you can make these with natural stone, too) you can. www.versa-lok.com/products/residential/mosaic/

@SignalB 4 года назад

Great video on how to engineer a retaining wall to withstand a load: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iDzp6xEAT2I.html

@Michaelzeleznik4765 7 лет назад

What is the tool you used to measure the base of the wall to make sure it is level? ( 2:43 ) thanks

@MrKco63 9 лет назад

Ok my guess is this was a $20k to 30k job.

@LDSKIPPER1911 4 года назад

ALLxoxoxoxo did mine for less than $3k and it’s a 75ft terraced retaining wall with steps. Pretty simple but took an entire summer to finish.

@pmallawong 10 лет назад

awesome job -- thank you for posting

@benoitbeaudry4640 4 года назад

Nice video, now I know who build the pyramids .

@AirborneRATT 5 лет назад

As a DIYer, is there enough gravel behind the walls to prevent frost heave?

@Axellandscape 5 лет назад

Yes, that gravel allows most of the water from behind the walls to get out. So generally, walls like this won't move at all over the winter, as far as what the eye can see. Obviously as the ground freezes and thaws it will flex a little, but that's the whole idea with segmental retaining wall block.... it can flex. Poured concrete can't, which is why we don't typically build walls that way in our climate.

@Its_steve_bro 8 лет назад

maybe i missed it but where is the geo grid? sure would be a shame if the wall gave because lack of anchoring.

@paulbetka2966 6 лет назад

Steve Sanchez 😰 That's what I'm thinking ❓ Where's the tie back's ❓ Some type of anchor ❓

@robetheridge6999 6 лет назад

Steve Sanchez I have a few more questions; 1. Why was there no geo grid? 2. Why did they use fabric that will cause an extra load on the wall? 3. Where‘s the 12“ base on the upper walls? 4. Why not encourage using a similar color stone with walls at the same level so that the walls could be spliced together? The walls look good, but are not stable, I guarantee.

@bryanborja9834 6 лет назад

you do not need geo grid in a wall under 4ft UNLESS there is a surcharge.

@bryanborja9834 6 лет назад

rzl dzl yes but I also took the Ncma certification class and icpi lol

@robetheridge6999 6 лет назад

BTW I do more drystack work and am not a huge fan of this type of wall system. I know that many times, it is a matter of time and money and you do what you need to.

@bwuh 11 лет назад

This is awesome. Really well done (video and construction!).

@tomkent4656 5 лет назад

Any chance of a revisit vid in 2019?

@ChadKovac 5 лет назад

yeah, I'd like to see how this wall held up... how much soil can you hold back before you need to brace the walls or anchor them under the dirt?

@Axellandscape 5 лет назад

Great idea! I drive by there fairly frequently. They still look great. I'll collect some after video and post a followup. :)

@Axellandscape 5 лет назад

@@ChadKovac You can build block walls like that four feet high before you need to use geogrid (google it) to reinforce the wall. Really though it comes down to solid base preparation. If our base is super solid, and there's plenty of drainage rock behind the wall, the wall can handle the stresses put upon it. :)

@ChadKovac 5 лет назад

@@Axellandscape Thanks Axel!

@melissaleggett7761 4 года назад

You guys do awesome work 👍🏽

@firecloud77 10 лет назад

A truly awesome video. Thanks!

@rcp916 11 лет назад

Where does the drain pipe run to?

@AtlantaTerry 11 лет назад

I will be doing some photography and videos for a large manufacturer of blocks for retaining walls, pavers, etc. I hadn't thought about setting up a GoPro to create time-lapse videos. Thank you for doing a great job with both the wall and the video. I will also pack rain gear in my car, too. LOL! Terry Thomas... the photographer Atlanta, Georgia USA

@lisafeck1537 5 лет назад

Citrec. Maybe back problems, a million different, good, reasons to have someone build for you. Life is too good to be so cynical and unkind. There are a lot of good people in this world some can pay some can't.

@RVFreeDa 8 лет назад

What happens if those people need wheelchair access? But the wall looks fantastic! Good job guys,

@LAactor 12 лет назад

Okay, dude. It just means it's visually higher regardless of equal brick numbers. That is all. It's just funny. And you never heard of neighbors comeuppance to outdo one another? It's an American thing. Watch popular culture.

@shadowmatrix01011 8 лет назад

Could someone please tell everyone, including myself, how much this project cost? No sense in posting a video of how wonderful your project turned out for others to possibly hire you if we have no clue how much it cost. And yes, I know that every project is different depending on height, length, width of the wall, type of stone used, etc. etc. but could we at least get a ballpark figure??

@shaymoose17 8 лет назад

+Rose C That's why you call them for (usually) a free estimate. Settle down.

@craftychild2242 6 лет назад

probably around 10,000

@drinkspecials 6 лет назад

$32,500

@manit77 6 лет назад

I’m gonna say 25k

@michaelpalacio6116 5 лет назад

Approximately $55k. Give or take $5k.

@gotogoable 11 лет назад

this is real life of minecraft

@benshivd 12 лет назад

Whats that mean ? The yards are clearly higher than the right side. So therefore the wall has to be. I doubt it has anything to do with oneupmanship as you are implying. Also if that was the case why bother to even match the neighbors wall at all ?

@brantsimms6914 5 лет назад

No concrete, no foundation.The wall will come tumbling down🙄

@alo2681825 5 лет назад

Said the guys who knows nothing about free standing block walls.

@Andre78923 5 лет назад

This retaining wall is just cosmetic can't withstand floods or heavy rain it will burst like a watermelon

@RetainingWallExpert 11 лет назад

Excellent work - and excellent video. Regarding the railing it is always better to avoid coring into the block and attaching a railing to the top block (there's just not much weight there to resist overturning). So, your recommendation to bury the 6" PVC behind the wall is good!

@benshivd 12 лет назад

Of course ive heard of it. I still doubt it has anything to do with it. I think its higher so they want to level it off to make it easier to maintain. Why does it always have go to some nafarius reasoning ?

@fermagal 12 лет назад

Im a retaining wall contractor in Dallas , TX your workmanship is awesome , Im very impress with your professionalism . Tumbs up to up

@LAactor 12 лет назад

Evenness. Continuity. Lines. Attractiveness to the eye. Things are better when symmetrical. Why even comment... why anything.

@Axellandscape 11 лет назад

Thanks a lot for the comments... it is hard to see in the video, but the two neighbors' walls are different heights because the neighbor on the left is at a higher elevation. Also the clients didn't want their walls the exact same height. The drainage pipe is in the drainage rock, with fabric over and behind it. Then the drainage rock then fills as high up behind the wall as possible, while still leaving space for plants and mulch. Thanks!

@pescadorbrent 11 лет назад

Great Video Axellandscape! I'm a home owner in Salt Lake City and I'm trying to figure out what kind of retaining wall options to use in my backyard. Your video makes me want that one. I love the old europe look of those blocks. Great Job!

@MommyOfZoeAndLiam 11 лет назад

Your work is beautiful! I'm curious would it be possible to put a handrail back? If prefer it mounted on the edge of the wall. Or would it need to be attached to the concrete steps to be secure/study/up to code? What if you used adhesive on all of the layers off the wall under the area the rail would go? Would it be solid enough? I would need a rail for kids, grandparents, even myself carrying heavy things etc. I think it would look nicer mounted on the wall's edge next to the steps.

@smokeylake3150 4 года назад

Lot of money for such a project

@thequattro20v 12 лет назад

Man you have to get an excavator for your business, would have helped a lot on this job. Very nice retaining walls btw.

@Flash25296 10 лет назад

What was the estimated cost of this wall to the home owner?

@lisafeck1537 5 лет назад

I live in Virginia. I'd like to know the cost too. Lol. I want one.

@kangokidkidd4037 8 лет назад

Nice music too

@ValleyViewConstruct 11 лет назад

I'm a Custom Home Builder / Contractor: Located in South West S.D. I'll be doing an 80' retaining wall with the 4" Decrowall product about 3' Steps / Tapers down to 16, your video showed me some great points, once successful, I can see doing a lot more. Thanks for providing an overall instructive video.

@heathums78 11 лет назад

have you done a project where you have a fence above the retaining wall?? I want to see how to make that happen. Do you install sleeves or? I want to do a wooden fence.. Thanks!

@Silly540 8 лет назад

and thats how you make around 8000 dollar profit in a week max good job buddy

@mjb12141963 8 лет назад

and thats how they retire with a bad back at 50

@Silly540 8 лет назад

+ALLxoxoxoxo thats why you visit your chiropractor every month..

@manit77 6 лет назад

ALLxoxoxoxo what are you a pussy?

@olegk11 5 лет назад

What is budget for job like this

@davidr4332 7 лет назад

Don't like the idea of the drain hole going straight out on to the footpath, should of went under the footpath to the road gutter ..

@renatomoreno735 5 лет назад

Great job !!!... very good drainage work!.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@sancasmiadas1 9 лет назад

how much do es a contractor charge the customer for a rataining wal? per block? per sqare feet? how?

@LAactor 12 лет назад

HAHA Thwy made it taller than the neighbor's! LOOL they cannot ba happy about that!! baha.

@bobbiehousand5166 10 лет назад

And just why didn't you make the walls and the neighbor's wall meet? Weird how one is higher than the other!

@fordmanmal 10 лет назад

I was going to ask that too, but look at the top steps where the top of wall stops. If second house matched first house, it wouldn't be level with the step and would look kind of odd - and I also think it may be because the second house lawn was higher too. See 12:45 & 12:55.

@Axellandscape 10 лет назад

The property on the left was higher than the property on the right! If the walls were the same height, the wall on the left wouldn't be high enough to support the lawn.

@robski5777 4 года назад

I need this don to my back yard, wow

@jonathanffff5979 4 года назад

Let me know l do retaining wall

@joeavelar2222 5 лет назад

Was it me, or did it appear you installed to horizontal rows of drainpipe with the bottom wall?

@avasonsyn 9 лет назад

Fantastic!!

@AllAccessConstruction 12 лет назад

sweeeet

@corneilcorneil 5 лет назад

Buy yourself a sod cutter ... time and back saving

@22657dodgeman 10 лет назад

Awesome job!

@SuperSwimmingman1 10 лет назад

What brand is the measuring tool you are using????

@MBMCincy63 11 лет назад

i enjoyed it somuch i fb'd and watched it three times.. now to sleuth out mor of ur vids! u rock with rock?! lol

@TheGrecco123 5 лет назад

Excelente trabalho Axel!!!Beautiful job!!!👏👏👏👍🙋‍♀️

@Axellandscape 11 лет назад

Thanks! They are a lot of work, aren't they? We're fortunate to have a lot of equipment to help us.

@seanm3226 8 лет назад

The retaining wall looks fantastic. But let's be honest, the money spent on this project should have gone into the house itself. What a dump.

@waynewetterhahn 7 лет назад

There's always one d-bag who has to leave a worthless comment.

@fivelands1 12 лет назад

I Will hope you have opening in the wall where you discharge any accumulation of water in the winter time. You are not allow to send water to the next neighbor down street. You must be sure, the water do not freeze during the winter.