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This Old House landscaping contractor Roger Cook shows how to construct a wood-timber retaining wall to create a play area. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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- 1x3 wood stakes [amzn.to/2M18dFg] and nylon string [amzn.to/2HBw0GJ], used to establish layout lines for timbers
- 6x8-inch pressure-treated landscaping timbers [amzn.to/2QbzIe4], used to build retaining wall
- wood preservative [amzn.to/2JJaXVj], to treat cut ends of timbers
- 3/4-inch stone [amzn.to/2EdQRPu], used as base and drainage material
- landscaping filter fabric [amzn.to/2LO8Wd3], used to prevent soil from clogging drainpipe
- 4-inch-diameter perforated drainage pipe [amzn.to/2HLe2BJ], for draining water away from retaining wall
- 1/2-inch-diameter (No. 4) x 4-foot-long metal reinforcing bar [amzn.to/2W9sgFy], used to stake timbers and dead men to ground
- 12-inch landscaping screws [amzn.to/2VBu9Xq], for fastening together the landscaping timbers
- bark mulch [amzn.to/2YAKsFK], used to cover the ground in front of the retaining wall
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- hand tamper [amzn.to/2JSBlfz], used to compact the soil and stone base
- wheelbarrow [amzn.to/2HlIx1Y], used to transport stone and mulch to jobsite
- shovel [amzn.to/2w3KUzU], for excavating the ground
- circular saw [amzn.to/2VwSi0W], used to cut timbers
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@jaredboice231 3 года назад

literally no way Kyle made that cut at 45 degrees without rogers permission

@michaell6645 Год назад

😂

@jonathanmatteo2120 Год назад

Haha

@swirledworld340 Год назад

Who do you think did the cut

@Mr11Charlie Год назад

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@middy774 Год назад

Lmao, I was curious what this comment was about 😂

@MikeTheMaker1 6 лет назад

Always glad to see someone who knows what they are talking about and actually doing the work

@rawbacon 4 года назад

I built something like this as some landscaped parking spots, it was rather nice for what was kind of a dumpy heat treat factory.

@TheHollowBodiesBand 5 лет назад

I knew I'd see Roger burying a dead man someday

@kooskansloos4834 4 года назад

This comment deserves more likes.

@Sudz3 7 лет назад

Pressure treating doesn't go all the way through. By drilling holes into the "Twimbahs" They'll rot from the inside out.

@doloresm7396 5 лет назад

I know that! You should see the pressure treated retaining wall I have to recip out this season. Rotted...from the inside out. I didn't do it. Just sayin'.

@scorpiuswireless1 5 лет назад

They used touch up chemical. Here in Oz its right through.

@thomasleedy5632 5 лет назад

I can’t find this size timber anywhere, where do you get the timber?

@HaploBartow 3 года назад

A lumber yard, but big box stores probably have 4x6 PT timbers as well.

@jtltet 4 года назад

1/2" Rebah

@jonbar140 4 года назад

What are all these thirsty middle schools boys watching TOH videos for? Fortnite's on the other channel my dudes.

@sercanyalcin3733 Год назад

I've been a builder for many years and have seen quite a fair bit of sheds. The plans in ryan's package ru-vid.comUgkxB7IXYxLzb_Ichhe45zM3Im5xfEiSp9vB have some of the nicest looking sheds i've seen in a while.

@DBZSeanzie 8 лет назад

The video says timber but I think we all know it's Tembah

@HR66590 4 года назад

LoL you had me in the floor with that one, thanks to roger my wife no longer says container.. it’s containa now (watch the ATOH bonsi trees video)

@HoldOntoYourButts 4 года назад

🤣😂🤣😂

@thorpie2206 3 года назад

I really wanted him to say "This wall is gonna be WICKED AWESOME!"

@LHMOM.8610 3 года назад

😄👍

@LoveNLight1111 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩🤣

@deian85 Год назад

that'll keep all the waddah out for sure

@graleigh84 4 года назад

Can you imagine Roger getting pissed at Kyle?... "Put a mahk on dat mudda fahka!"

@mode1charlie170 3 месяца назад

Timbha!

@Mandokraze Год назад

Driving a 4' stake in the ground without hitting anything would be a miracle

@ryanretting8703 5 лет назад

Love how Kyle promptly snatches the level line up over his head, as he’s saying he wants to use it to check plumb.......😂😂

@Bpowers5 5 лет назад

For anyone enjoying the New England accent, Roger is missing one crucial part: excessive profanity

@tedskins 4 года назад

If this was on HBO instead of PBS we'd get that real AUTHENTIC new england experience

@Bpowers5 4 года назад

tedskins2000 Haha lots of swearing on the job site and Thursday night golf league

@YoungSon5 3 года назад

Grab me a beeah and butt...fack it come back timorra...let go play some dahhhts

@BetoDeNiro6 3 года назад

What’s crazy is, as a contractor, I know that this little project cost a couple thousand just in material and labor...

@DoctorSkillz 3 года назад

I would do this for $400 with some hired goons.

@GingerWV22 2 года назад

@@DoctorSkillz 🤣🤣

@humansteaks 2 года назад

¿Hired goons?

@willlonghurst8639 2 года назад

@@humansteaks The telephone is so impersonal. I prefer the hands on touch you only get with hired goons.

@queefasaurus83 8 месяцев назад

@@DoctorSkillz Lol

@Johnny-cj7qr 4 года назад

Women has a nice body for her age

@j-swizzle1922 8 лет назад

Roger: "How are you up there?" Kyle: "I'm a little high!"

@bye92 4 года назад

You sir are good! Very clean, and detailed worker. You explain things in a very clear way without overly talking. I've been weed whacking and mowing multiple years for landscaping company but this year I'm going to start on the actual landscaping side of things. I'm going to start watching your videos for sure!

@theproperty541 4 года назад

Far foot rebaa and 8 foot temba. Looks great

@akjeff64 5 лет назад

oops! i put the wrong kind of dead men behind my wall..

@PedroGonzalez-yn8mc 4 года назад

Estupido

@mike5162 4 года назад

Akjeff64 FBI WILL BE THERE SOON

@pitbylllson 8 лет назад

EVERY SINGLE TIME!!! SHOW THE FINISHED PRODUCT!

@liskaerik 8 лет назад

+pitbylllson try looking in the description. its the second link after the subscription link

@robertcornelius3514 8 лет назад

+pitbylllson I guess it didn't last 40 years. :(

@zxxvcc 6 лет назад

"Video Unavailable" D':

@antmarshall5046 4 года назад

@@liskaerik I must be blind, would like to see final product, cannot find the link you mention and scanned all the videos and no sign of it? Regards from Wales UK.

@shadowblack1987 4 года назад

Shows it at the end. Try watching the video.

@garychambers5930 4 года назад

You're not going to drive a 4 foot piece of rebar in the ground where I live

@iamamish 3 года назад

That's why you have to use rebah instead, learn to follow instructions

@gentilejoshsaved1646 7 лет назад

kyle had got his hands full

@danwatkins6303 9 лет назад

Outstanding video, so much info squeezed into only 5 minutes! Thanks.

@TVMii 8 лет назад

What is a tenbah ?

@georgehumph2526 8 лет назад

+TVMii also, what's a woll?

@TheComputec 8 лет назад

and what is a hypotternoose 0:40 LOL Accents are funny but the video and the wall are fantastic !

@jpenneymrcoin6851 7 лет назад

that's massatwoshits

@itslogz 7 лет назад

yeah use the sawerl to cut it

@rbeck3200tb40 7 лет назад

I dont know whats a hoff inch rebaaah ?

@eyeexaggerate7687 3 года назад

If you’re driving 1/2” rebar 4’ into the ground you should get a locate done before doing so. Hydro ranges around 30-60” in-ground, gas is usually just above hydro.

@ThaGreatestAlexander 2 года назад

nope, just send it

@eyeexaggerate7687 2 года назад

@@ThaGreatestAlexander nope, if I had “just sent” 4 of 8 ground screws on my last project I would’ve hit gas, hydro and coax. Good luck out there.

@wendellbates4066 Год назад

Not likely to have buried utilities there. This was in the backyard - that backed up to woods. Check the background at 0:26.

@tyson9419 8 месяцев назад

Really? In the back 40? No way

@BTCWZRD 6 лет назад

Came here for the retaining wall, stayed for Pamela. :)

@PedroGonzalez-yn8mc 4 года назад

Chaquetero

@lordaleksandre 4 года назад

Ya thirsty, Bevis?

@mini_worx 4 года назад

The usage of the anchors was a great idea. I've never seen that done before.

@Scrapla1 4 года назад

Healthy gal

@flimbonimbo7259 7 лет назад

5:12 build a very nice looking retaining wall right next to the piece of shit, barely standing, shed. Brilliant!

@ozziesheppard17 3 года назад

HAhahah!

@LisaBeergutHolst 4 года назад

Comments section: 35% "tembah" 65% skeezing on a woman's body parts

@acanadianwoodworker 5 лет назад

At fasht tahgeting was hahd in Pahfact Dahk but then my aim got wicked shahp

@maximus78028 8 лет назад

Let's see more Pam! Uh they didn't even show the end result.

@ianmcmaster6522 7 лет назад

he says protect the timbaah.. at 1:46 then ten seconds later he says timber

@jpenneymrcoin6851 7 лет назад

That's a lot of nonsense for a 15x15 area.

@datty5559 3 года назад

Guess you don’t understand erosion.

@godbluffvdgg 4 года назад

:)...Love seeing Roger looking healthy and strong...Little trick from a tradesman of 30 years...Rent borrow, or steal..:)... one of those small demolition hammers to drive those rebars down nicely... They're great for Grounding rods too!

@divergentevolution8114 8 лет назад

Timber makes for a bad retaining wall, unless you like having to replace it every 5-10 years. Very very poor choice for hipster morons that are only interested in ascetics. Also a play area? Yeah have you never gotten a splinter before? All around a completely ill thought out project.

@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power 8 лет назад

there is a reason people use wood for building; because it's affordable, it's strong & when it's treated & installed properly, it lasts. i've seen a wall that held as much earth as this one, made of smaller lumber, done by the homeowners ( so no stone aggregate, fabric, tie in beam, etc ) last for 20+ years. so there goes that expert critique. thanks for sharing, though.

@jamespearson7292 7 лет назад

Properly treated hardwood timbers will easily last 40 years. Easily. I have recycled, pressure treated and preserved railway sleepers in my garden that have been in contact with earth for 50 years and they are still fine.

@artursauzins4335 5 лет назад

I wonder, how many times did you stuck upon rocks and stones in the soil underneath when getting the rebars in the ground?

@TeeyoDoubleDee 2 года назад

75% Keep an angle grinder at ready.

@JosephWheeler14 4 года назад

You can really tell when they’re trying to keep the segments short 😂

@nslouka90 3 года назад

I feel like I just ran a marathon by the time I got done watching this

@samsonevickis 3 года назад

Yeah, the short attention spans these days. Probably something to do with the YT algorithm

@marquizzo 3 года назад

Yeah, I could’ve used a wide shot of the finished project. It was looking so good, but they never showed the thing after completion!

@bighammer587 6 лет назад

3:47 This fabric works like a filter... eventually it’ll get dirty. Then it will fail. Better of with no fabric.

@Lima-fj7ps 5 лет назад

Filter fabric is junk, never use it.

@anthonyponafala7973 5 лет назад

Heard the same thing. That it will eventually cause the retaining wall to fail because the pores will clog with mud and prevent water from flowing smoothly.

@Carpenterdane 5 лет назад

Pond liner or something like it. The best!

@ragnardanneskjold7406 4 года назад

Buy fabric from the French Drain Man. Regular landscape fabric won’t work as you suggested.

@martylorenz5560 8 лет назад

like the french drain touch. i never would have thought of that.

@bendavis9524 5 лет назад

Pretty standard. Any wall builder not incorporating drainage is a hack.

@timregan1005 3 года назад

@@bendavis9524 i like how it drains right into the yard and house. roger's projects never seemed that clever to me

@zcpoling 3 года назад

@@timregan1005 The water was already running that direction so I don't really know what your point is.

@swss12 8 лет назад

TIMMMMBBBAAA

@bradfry2259 8 лет назад

haha i thought it was temba

@1Howdy1 7 лет назад

Tied in with rebaw.

@WILLIAM197115 6 лет назад

I agree......SHOW THE FINISH PRODUCT. Every video, drive me nuts

@melkiadesmaton8554 9 лет назад

Much more work than I anticipated

@san379 8 лет назад

great base for a big shed and tear down that other one.. ..build the walls right on the wall

@Lawomenshoops 4 года назад

Shouldn't that pipe be covered by a "sock?" That's what the contractor used for a friend. It wasn't just plain pipe. The sock prevents the drain from clogging.

@HaploBartow 3 года назад

The gravel and the filter fabric wrapped under and over it serve the same purpose as the sock.

@donmoore7785 3 года назад

Um they covered the issue of dirt getting to that area. You missed it.

@sabbie7 Год назад

My favorite part is getting the first coarse plum and level and then slamming rebar through the timber and throwing them off 🙀

@TheRegenerativeHome 2 года назад

I made a video a while back about how to add a Deadman to a retaining wall in wood which will give it extra resistance from leaning over. If you're interested in that it seems to be pretty popular here it is. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_8pX58tE6_w.html

@allexx123 5 лет назад

We have a retaining wall but our two top green pressure treated timbers rotted and they were only 10 years old. They were next to the soil Rotted out completely the whole 8 feet . Our wall was made by a professional wall builder company what went wrong ?

@c31979839 4 года назад

They used the wrong kind of lumber

@aprev039 2 года назад

Kyle and his wife never agreed to this project they’re just doing what Roger wants them to do

@ninjaman58 9 лет назад

Some 8" concrete blocks with steel rebars is the cheaper stronger faster way.

@doloresm7396 5 лет назад

Today they're doing awesome geometric artwork on these blocks too. Nothing flashy, just tasteful, very muted so as not to cheapen your biggest asset.

@BlueRage 5 лет назад

They're ~ $5 / block!

@donmoore7785 3 года назад

Cheaper? I don't agree.

@rosey182 5 лет назад

I'd listen to this just for the accents! Hahaha great skill and video

@Gizzard4400 4 года назад

That looks like a lot of effort. I think I might have to pay for concrete

@tomcartwright7134 9 месяцев назад

One thing I would do, perhaps I missed it. I would drill and drive half inch rebar at the tee of the dead man into the undisturbed soil. The dead man will be secured into the soil and will not drift. This is especially important in clay soils as clay soils can build up tremendous water pressure.

@joshuah.9687 5 месяцев назад

They drove 2 4' pieces of rebar into the deadman

@dwoodog 3 года назад

Wow!!! If you build it like that, it'll definitely last 40 years.

@mx333111222 8 лет назад

THE FUCKIN TIIIUUUUAAMMMBARR!!

@nathangould2856 3 года назад

Does anyone know what product is being used for the wood preservative in this video? I checked my local home improvement store but couldn't find anything labelled as such. I am rebuilding a timber retaining wall that has probably lasted for 20 years or so, perhaps longer. The house is 38 years old but I have only owned it for 14 years. As I remove the old timbers, the ends are completely rotted, so I can see the value of doing the preservative step on the ends which are cut.

@patty109109 3 года назад

This is like a $90k wall nowadays 8-)

@crazyhass84 5 лет назад

This old house really needs a sub compact tractor!

@AStanton1966 5 лет назад

Who needs a subcompact tractor when you have home owners trying to save a buck?

@TreWay47 5 лет назад

Step one. Discard the lumber and build a block retaining wall with proper drainage and Geo grid. Lumber is just going to rot and be worthless in less than a decade

@RandomVids519 2 года назад

Timbaaa

@MrBig-ow3wy 2 года назад

Complicate everything. Like the Martha Stewart of carpentry.

@birderjohn3396 3 года назад

1:42 I'm a little high. lol

@MarcusT86 4 года назад

3:20 - lmao "Well that's great, that's the LAAASSST piece on the second cauhhs".

@ForChristAndCountry 8 лет назад

That would also be a perfect place to paack the Caaa. Instead of paacking the Caaa in the Yaaaaad. Wikkkkked awesome. GO NOMAAA!!

@edk012 4 года назад

It would be helpful if TOH also provided a materials list that you can get at one of the big box stores like Lowes or HD.

@malkamusik 5 лет назад

Pamelama Ding Ding!

@Chuck59ish 9 лет назад

And I hope the kids appreciate all the work that went into the play area. But more than likely they won't, at least not right away.

@Maxid1 9 лет назад

Charles Damery If the kids don't appreciate it, it'll make a dandy parking space.

@Chuck59ish 9 лет назад

Maxid1 Or add some privacy fencing and use it for nude sunbathing.

@JickJackJake 9 лет назад

Don't worry; When they're parents they will.

@walter.bellini 3 года назад

So much to learn for those of us that are not full time professionals in the construction world. Thank you for the helpful video

@jamescarter8311 6 лет назад

40 years - that guy's hilarious!

@AStanton1966 5 лет назад

My experience is that the carpenter ants start to work their way in at about 10 years. I just had my wall sprayed by an exterminator. I haven't seen a little bugger yet. Haha.

@hotdogs5265 3 года назад

With proper drainage and gravel. Yes. But with modern pressure treated? Who knows.

@indrazable 7 лет назад

hey...i want to see what the result looks like ?..

@Aaron_Higgins 6 лет назад

Might as well over engineer but that is totally over engineered! There's no way deadmen would be necessary for that little slope. A retaining wall only has to stop what's above the failure line angle

@Celtokee 7 лет назад

Good video, but it's unclear what you do with the edge of the filter fabric after you cover the drain stone/pipe with it. Do you wrap it and pin it under the top timber? It looks like the drain channel, full of stone and pipe, is about 12" wide. For that exposed 12", what do you put on the top surface, i.e., on top of the filter fabric? More stone? Or perhaps a run of sod or AstroTurf?

@hotdogjoe4039 2 года назад

You backfill it with excess dirt. You fold the filter fabric over each other and cover it with the dirt. The water will not soak and stay in the dirt, which adds pressure to the wall. Instead, it will find the path of least resistance and pass through the fabric into the pipe. Typical French drain

@Celtokee 2 года назад

@@hotdogjoe4039 Well described. Thanks.

@torref9230 4 года назад

go bills

@2bigbufords 3 года назад

Kids playing on treated lumber?

@joeschlotthauer840 4 года назад

2:08, I can see very little penetration of the treatment...

@Coder-zx4nb 5 лет назад

"last for 40 years." That's not that long...

@tewksburydriver8624 5 лет назад

That's a long time for wood in the ground

@scorpiuswireless1 5 лет назад

It will outlast you!

@Coder-zx4nb 5 лет назад

@@scorpiuswireless1 I'm 22, so I doubt it

@davec.3198 4 года назад

All depends on the amount of water you get and what type of soil is in the surround area. It would likely last 100 years out West, but 10 years in a really damp area.

@nhannguyen-sr9vh 4 года назад

great video. plan to do the same thing with free utility poles from york energy

@beantown_billy2405 3 месяца назад

1:11 just dug and compacted a trench in rocky northeast soil, not a drop of sweat or speck of dirt on her

@RobertRussell-ed1xy 3 месяца назад

Roger clearly sweating out the Budweisers from the night before

@TheApplestick 8 лет назад

ah that sweet boston accent

@usetherightbrain. 29 дней назад

Gotta love that Pythagorean equation was used in the project

@mattrack93 3 года назад

She’s awfully perky 😏🤣👀

@alexc8715 6 лет назад

Great work compacting that base Pam!

@Laguna2013 4 года назад

He put a maak? A hypotinoose! I love it.

@Maxid1 9 лет назад

I've never seen a direct buried pressure treated timber last more than 10 years or so. 40 years? Not to mention Roger did an episode of Ask TOH and brought out some PT fence posts, from his own yard, that didn't last 5 years.

@malachy1847 9 лет назад

UC3 and UC4 treated lumber can be used for exterior construction projects. UC3 lumber is divided in two subgroups: UC3A, UC3B. UC3A is used for exterior, above ground jobs and is coated. UC3B, on the other hand, may receive a further finishing coat. UC4 lumber is reserved for exterior projects where the wood may be in contact with freshwater. There are three subgroups of UC4 lumber: UC4A, UC4B and UC4C. UC4A is used for areas with a low risk of getting in contact with freshwater, UC4B is reserved for severe environments with a high risk of damage from water and UC4C is for important structural components located in severe environments.

@pershop4950 7 лет назад

It's like the < $100 walkie talkies that claim you can communicate over 20 miles. That's some optimum range with optimum conditions. I imagine claiming that roofing material or pressure treated lumber to last for 40 years has some similar optimum conditions.

@Pete_Piper 4 года назад

Shoulda put the lip of the filter fabric under the lowest point of the timber.

@jlacson74 4 года назад

No, it's timbah!

@polloloci21 Год назад

You can tell these guys are pros!

@FilmaticProductions Год назад

3-4-5 method aka Pythagorean Theorem LOL

@christianstephens6050 7 лет назад

"Put a mwarhk"

@DBZSeanzie 7 лет назад

Would railroad ties work better than those timbers?

@HaploBartow 3 года назад

They would probably last a bit longer, but railroad ties are soaked in creosote, which is toxic to humans and plant/animal life, and also banned in residential use these days in most places (including the US).

@DBZSeanzie 3 года назад

@@HaploBartow strange that they still sell them in the US though...

@jlacson74 4 года назад

It's the lion king Timba.