INCREDIBLE DIY Backyard Transformation 

Dude, I like how your not intimidated when tackling new projects that you are not familiar with. You have come a long way with this channel, great job.

That pine would look incredible w some proper pruning... big bonsai style

Looks good. A suggestion would be put a flat stone to finish off the retaining wall. It gives a sitting place and hides the gaps between the stones.

Plants are only “low water” usage after they are well established. You’ll need to water very regularly this first year, especially being surrounded by hot rocks. Having everything dug up like that would also have been the perfect time to add a drip system, so you don’t have to hand water everything. Also please fertilize that evergreen you beat up.

That evergreen u planted has a clay rootball. U have to be careful when planting those, it’s possible to kill the tree if you crack the clay. You really don’t have to worry about the burlap, get a hole large enough for the rootball and take the burlap away from the crown of the trunk and remove the twine securing the burlap in place. Over time the roots will establish through the burlap and eventually, the burlap will biodegrade completely. Let’s hope when that clay cracked you didn’t tear off the majority of the root system!! Most likely it’ll be fine, just something to think about in the future.

Have you considered getting a Bonsai Gardner to trim up n shape the pine in the retaining wall??

What you’ve been able to accomplish on this house in incredible. The fact that you can humbly say you don’t always know what your doing is so real, but your projects always turn out great! You’re a true inspiration for everyday people who aren’t professionals, and you give that feeling that we can do these types of projects too. All the power to you, God bless ✊🏼

6:23 Kitchen door is upside down😂

I would have laid out each layer of brick before I glued them. Then you could cut the bricks accordingly so you aren't left with ones that are nearly stacked on top of each other. Also please put cap stones on that wall, it looks 100x better with them, otherwise it looks extremely diy if left like you did it.

Just a hint for next time, when you build a "wall" like this one, put some weed barrier behind the wall.

Now it's a house with a beautiful yard

Much high expectations from you dude

Because each layer of brick is stepped in from the lower one, the radius of the circle gets smaller. That's why the stones don't line up. i don't see any way to avoid this, sadly.

when i level a circle i put in 4 posts to form halve a hex or semi circle and level those lines it works pretty well

i'd recess the stepping stones into the gravel-y rock to reduce risk of them wobbling around when you step on them which could lead to injury

Great job!! Money and time well spent.

quick suggestion, cover your sandbox before it becomes the neighborhood's cat's litter box...

Great turnaround! Just wondering if these small "beauty rocks" are a US thing? In Europe we'd defo use woodchips for the warmer tones. but I guess this is cheaper/less upkeep (and future costs)

Did this recently with the same retaining blocks - from what I read I left about 1-1.5" gapping on the bottom row for curves like he did (inverse curves are opposite problem) and it turned out great. My curves weren't as gentle though so that may play a part and I was able terminate the ends into my house on either side so no matching up the blocks around a circle.

craft some sort of wooden seating area or bench that encapsulates that weird area on the retaining wall

I did an oval in my grandmother's back yard... I had to trim just one corner of of every block... But once it was in, you couldn't tell . It was class!!

Fantastic job! My shoulder hurts just watching. Hard work pays off though. You have done such a lovely job on the whole place; thoughtful, functional, and beautiful. I'm looking forward to the next project :)

Hell yea man. Gives me motivation to change up my yard and house

Great job Alex! Thanks for always sharing with us!💖👍😎JP

Lookin Great dude!

looks nice

Yard is beautiful

Love your videos! Man those fences are rough!

Hey man, Getting that Skid-loader was a very wise move. Wheel-barrows were a Game changer 100 years ago (may be not that long ago), but using Hydraulics is the way to go. Good job!! The dirt around the Tree may have too much to allow the tree roots to breath. It sounds odd & ridiculous, but tree roots have to “Breath”. I’ve read that 2” of dirt around a tree per year is the maximum before the dirt starts to choke the tree roots, which can start to kill the tree.

No drip line? I feel that if you know where the plants are going that would have need a perfect time to set it up. As far as the retaining wall. You could have take off a little of two and it would be less noticeable. As you step in the perimeter gets smaller, so you need fewer bricks.

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Welcome to the industry

You did good

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smaller circle, so you need to find how much smaller the circumference is, then divide that by how many stones. thatll tell you how much to take off of each stone. or take off some of every 4th stone or something. spread it out and then you wont have one tiny one.

Take a little bit off of a couple of the bricks and it won't be noticeable

You could always knock the end corners off a little as you go to keep it from shifting the overlap too much.

Have the stones tilt a little outwards from center. Then the stones will have the same circumference on all levels.

Yard looks amazing

Should have put some weed block in the back of the block as you were stacking it so when it rains, you don’t have to worry about sand/dirt coming out through the cracks

nice

Awesome Got a similar project at my house at the moment In the Northeast so more trees stumps, rocks, roots…. And mud 😂😂😂 Thanks for sharing #rentthemachine

Is your wall around the tree level all the way around? If not, that could be why you ended up with that space. What your doing looks really good!👍

didn't knew that you had such luxury machine... Vermeer (ike the famous painter) ^^

I would have went with bender board for your boarder. It’s taller and has a nice look with longer more solid pieces that is sturdier.

This is why we dry fit before we glue😅

Just plant a cascading perennial. I'd get a low maintenance or easy to manage plant that won't spread seeds all over your yard.

Hi. You are superman. 🤣🤣The kitchen inside the house.You`the best. You are incredible. You've already done so much there. Do you rent out the house or do you move in there? Kind regards Natascha from GermanyKind regards Natascha from Germany

Only thing that bothers me is that there's too much gray. But I'm sure if you add grass on the unfinished part of the yard, it'll fix that.

Mr Build it, What are your plans for this home once you’re finished?

Now for the most important part… nice thick stand of grass😏

Man I hope some irrigation is planned. That area is going to get hot

What shirt were you wearing in the beginning

It happens because the upper cirkel is smaller than the circle below it... if you chipped that bit off and made the upper circle the same size then the overlap was the same...

The sooner you remove that foil you got there, the better. It will suffocate the ground and prevent water from reaching it and it won't really block the weeds that much (it will grow on top of it). I've done the same mistake and it is a pain in the _ to remove it. You are better off without it and use a good amount of mulch.

Use a stake and a string to trace the semicircle. Jeez.

You are so fun. Love your vids. Wish I was there to see your house. Awesome workmanship

These are not the bricks I would have used for that. While your first layer may look good, the following layers create a smaller circle each time because that lip offsets that layer from the face of the layer below it, which is why you have spacing and gap issues.

Thats a lot of work in 23 minutes.

Is he building this house for himself and his family or just content than he's gonna sell it? Cause it is gorgeous

That looks great, well done.

There's no way that's $1,300 worth of plants unless it's way more expensive where you are. Each of those plants is in the $30-$40 range aside from the tree which is probably closer to $100. The root balls should have really been at least roughed up a bit from being compacted in those pots. I get that it's just a flip house but man the woodworking videos had so much more precision. I feel like that stone is just going to bake those plants all day long and the weed barrier is just going to sprout weeds and prevent water getting in.

Sieht ordentlich aus, aber in Deutschland sind Schottergärten verboten.

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I will be shocked if that pine tree survives with all that dirt he placed around the bark. Looks great though.

Wow, great job and beautiful little garden... But, please, delete stickers on windows...

"This guy is speaking so fast, he must be on something". Try watching at 1.5x like I do :P

Dang, you never showed that backyard before. Look at that nasty fence lol.

isnt knocking off the tabs the most annoying part haha my mom and I surprised my dad with a new retaining wall when he got back from deployment a long time ago but I still remember chiseling off all those tabs like it was yesterday

awww come on! I loved how it finished but you couldn't have set those circular stepping stones into the rock? They look like an after after thought.

danng 1k for like 8 plants?!

Wow wish my ground was that easy to dig up. No way your diging that many holes that fast here with one man without a trackter

Therapy?!?!? I thought it was your adhd 😂jk

Could you have had an uglier tree inside your retaining wall circle?

Good job My only advise for beginners out there ,if you're planing on working on your yard or do landscaping work GET AN ELECTRIC TILLER nothing fancy , nothing expensive .. a corded lows, home dpto one its okay IT will save you a LOT of work .

Thankful watching manly men work hard and see the works of their hands! I thank The Lord Jesus for men!

For the inner radius, lay it dry, measure the gap you have left and divide that spacing by the amount of blocks you need. That will give sizing for each block/The amount of material needing removed from an indiviudal block in order to fit your total in. OR Lay dry, measure gap, add what you need to get a full block in. Whatever that amount may be deduct it from the number of blocks you have in total. Same idea, two ways of understanding it.

That radius border makes me cry

Your "wall" was only off in size because the circle got smaller.

you forgot to install irigation

Missed opportunities for irrigation and lighting...

Ya

I’m sure you realize that those plants may bloom at different times, they may be different heights once they get grown, and you are basically throwing your money in the trash if you don’t have any idea what the plants are and how they work. Sure, it will look nice for maybe a month, and after that you don’t know what you’re going to get.

Cant wait to see what you skimp on this one!

Here's a smart idea before you start why don't you remove all that dirt in the back first instead of keep adding to it,

Almost looks fake, like a computer rendering of what it could look like. Nice job!

Mr Build It please get a new beat! I feel like I’m playing a Roblox tycoon game

I hope the dividing fences of the property get replaced those are hideous

Oh my…. Didn’t you ask someone about how to plant? The hole has to be much!! wider and deeper. 😮 It has to be 1 1/2 times of the groth of the roots. And you have to cut the roots a little bit so they can grow into the new space. Please think of correcting it. Otherwise you will loose the plants… 🪴😊

People love to hate. Seems more out of jealousy than anything. If you don't like it don't watch.

Bin ganz erstaunt: jetzt erst sehe ich, wieviel Land zu Deinem Haus dazugehört. Ja, das traue ich dir zu, dass der Garten genauso ein Schmuckstück wird wie Eure Wohnung. Ach Du bist unsicher ? Aber Du sagst ja selbst, Do it yorself . Deine Stützmauer ist sehr schön.

Just remember fam this house is a flip house and RU-vid content house. He is going to cut financial corners where possible. Don't expect an automatic water system, luxurious ground border, perfect rounded edging, perfectly symmetrical retaining wall. It's not worth his time and money in those instances. It won't net him more value on the house and that are only aesthetically unpleasing not mechanical or structural problems.

Not sure if burning plastic is really good for the environment. But if it’s safe in this case, please let me know. I wouldn’t mind doing it.

$1300 for plants seems high ...

Its 2024 and you are still "rocking" the yard? Cmon! There is no life in it! In every scope, neither micro nor marco, even human...

Get rid of the tree.

Why did you save that ugly tree?

Ok not irrigation… I’m not sure if this is a cheap job or a lazy job???

That's a really big litter box you have there ...