The wall will slow down erosion of the soil next to the driveway. I dont know why people think building a wall at your house is a supposed to be a popularity contest. It's a job well done, man.
We think you’re doing a great job. Nothing stupid. Trust me we all learn-sometimes easy and sometimes the hard way. Don’t listen to anyone that isn’t positive!!! 😁
Great job Dalton! Never call yourself stupid. You seem to be very intelligent and such a hard worker! Take care of yourself while you are sick. Feel better soon!
Looks great! You had asked whether you should put up a Fence on the property line behind you. As I look at your view, of the commercial property, I definitely think the FENCE is the way to go. It also provides some safety at the drop off edge. Then you can add some plantings as desired to visually soften. 🌷
Wow! It looks great, a lot of work there. Don't listen to the negative comments, you take your time and know what you're doing. If they can do better, let them make a video...
That wall looks great! You did a fantastic job. I really like the idea of the post and cable railing on the porch and wall. It would create continuity and keep it from looking chopped up. Also, just off the top of my head, the short pieces of crossties would make a great border for shrub/flower beds used vertically in varying heights.
Thinking about doing something like this on our driveway. Thanks for being so thorough. Great teaching. Can’t wait to see the end product. You are doing a fantastic job!!
You show a level of tenacity that can't be matched. Extremely well done! I'm glad the screws simplified the struggle. I'm convinced there isn't much you can't get done when you start on something.
The retaining wall looks great! When homes were built 40 years ago parking and driveways were kind of an afterthought because back then the average household had just one car. Now the average household might have 3 or 4 cars so improving the parking and driveway on your property is actually adding equity. Great job and I love that idea about the cable system for railings on the deck!😊
I have been following the past few weeks .... this channel is only one of a handful - here on RU-vid - that I let the commercials play all the way through . This simple action helps with the amounts paid to the content creators . I support these folks that do a great job of entertaining viewers !
You’re doing a great job. The wall looks great. You have some nice ideas. Nice for you to finally see the results of a job well done. Some people just resent a person who is not afraid to work hard for what they want.
Your videos are quite unique AND consistent. The house, the wall, the workshop garden, the bikes, your equipment, and even your old interviews about glazing are all straightforward and easy to view. They illustrate the thinking, the planning, the "doing," the pitfalls, the physical effort, the patience, the setbacks....just every nuance of "things". Excellent!
I think you did a fantastic job on your first project. Give yourself some grace. It is better than I could do and being sick as you were doing it and the heat. I am impressed. Enjoy the product and the journey! Please stop fussing over it. It took as long as it took. Looking forward to the back filling and finishing it off. I like the idea of fence to make sure no one drops off. I hope it is big enough for you to turn around now? If you can, then you accomplish your goal and be proud.
I've been in construction almost 2 years but have never done anything like this. I did some landscaping as a middle school to make money for gymnastics but nothing like this. I really like the design and execution of your plan. I'm glad there will be 1 more video on this.
Ido not ever want you to say you are stupid. You absolutely are not! Trolls are just jealous that you have already achieved so much so young.. thanks to your family. The correct work ethic. We love watching you because you just stick at it and get it done well.👌👌👏👏🤞🤞 So you calmly say this last one might have a snake. You would have heard me scream all the way from France😫😫😫😫
You can use the cut offs to support steps up the hill. Or build a small flower box. Use them to support a bench in the shade. The wall looks great! Thanks for sharing your build with us!
You have done a ton of work all alone. You are doing a great job. The wall looks really nice. I'm glad that you are feeling better and appreciate you making videos. Maybe you can make a Q and A video.
I love what you did. What are you going to do with the deck off of the house? It may be an idea to extend the deck out to the edge of the wall you built and are going to put that nice railing on. Go straight over to where the deck extends out and attach there. Make that entrance part to your deck area wider. Can you ever have too big of a deck? Nope. There is a peace out there where that house is. I can feel it. It is gonna be real cozy and relaxing out there on that side of the house. We enjoy the channel.
If i do the full foundation replacement that I have planned I’ll have to tear the deck down, replace the foundation walls, then build a new one. Who knows what size it’ll be haha
@marchingmoto You're welcome! My 6-year-old granddaughter loves watching your videos with me. She's been out of town for a couple of weeks when she gets back in a couple of weeks we will watch them again, together.
I knew you were handy but didn’t realise that your skills are absolutely fantastic and I am so happy I can take this renovation journey with you, even though it’s just long distance. Hugs from your biggest Sydney fan 😘
Those are nice looking, rustic, sturdy walls. Nice jog! Unfortunately, you will look back in your 60’s and say Why…. 😢 It’s good that as you get in your 60’s time seems to go fast. 🥴
I’ll tell you what, I got a good chuckle at the end of that video. When you came back with that level, that’s something my younger self would’ve done. But nowadays, this old man would say, looks good from here. Lol.
I think the wall turned out great! As far as the cut off pieces, can they be used elsewhere on the property to make like edge flower beds or something? Also I think all the extra rocks should be used to continue the curved rock wall at the end of the driveway. Just keep stacking up there, even if that's not permanently where they end it will get them out of the way and you can decide if you want to do something different with them in the future. I'm sure once you have the landscaping going you will figure out a nice place for a firepit conversation area you can use them in, yes?
I wouldn't worry too much right now about the porch railing and whether to extend it to the edge of the new driveway or not. Likely you will reconsider, rethink, come up with other options and ideas, change your mind, and then reconsider all over again about 84 times before you even need to start thinking about buying materials. One step at a time.
I would have liked to seen you use cleaner gravel behind the wall and just put it in loose. You have that wall plenty strong. And for a retaining wall it’s not that high.
You have gotten pretty far with the wall its looking good.. You should really take these vitamins, when I say they work for your immune system they definitely do, I have autoimmune disorder & it has been great, I started taking them when the pandemic started & I have not even had a cold... Quercetin... Vit-C.... Zink & D3... Hope you feel better soon..
Keep up the good work. Wish you could find someone to be around when you're working. You looked like you might collapse in a couple of your scenes. Can't imagine what you edited. I'm enjoying your work a great deal, be careful.
Awesome video. Wall looks great👍 So 80’s, 90’s, you sick and real busy at work. What do you do in your free time?😃. Nice work Dalton, really, your hard work has paid off. Take care of yourself 👍👍 Dalton I did a wall with these and I put a PT 2x10 , I think, cap on top and stained it because people wanted to sit on it and the creosote was coming off on clothing. 🤷🏻♂️
Oh wow, Dalton, I don't think you have to be concerned with not having time for the gym workout with man handling the RR ties and all other labor involved with the retaining wall, you have to be in great physical condition. Hope you have fully recovered from the infection, elevated body temp and shortness of breath aren't good signs. Maybe I missed this from previous videos regarding the retaining wall, but curious if you plan to remove the existing laid stone wall before back filling, assuming you plan to be level with the existing concrete pad? Also why you employed crushed limestone in the wall construction as opposed to river gravel for drainage assist? Generally I've always used river gravel for drainage/leach/French drain, maybe the Mohs scale rating for the limestone you have available is greater than what is readily available here. Truly appreciate your work great ethic and passion for your new home!
I’m going to leave the existing natural stone wall. It’s a shame to bury all those rocks but i don’t want to add instability behind the new wall. The crushed gravel is just what was easily available
you made me giggle the last one was the heaviest LOL! you are an ox you don't need a gym anymore now that you have this house, you will be back after the place is finished! great job on the wall, the place is already looking good! best of luck on the rest of it!
It's been a while since I made a comment, and I have to say you did an awesome job! I would have never thought that it would turn out as good as it looks now! Congratulations on a job well done, and it still amazes me how much you have accomplished! Might be time to get out of the heat and work more on the inside. You have a great 4th of July! Rick From Virginia
You don’t have to over explain everything. Do your build. Show the work with the level of knowledge you currently have. We can only know what we know at the time we are acting or doing something. Others may know more, but only through their own personal experience. Meaning, no one can judge because you are constantly working and learning, just as every other person in this world does. Just video and show the work progression. You don’t have to explain everything and I personally would rather see the actual work and progression. You don’t have to know everything and be perfect. If you’ve had someone you’ve tried to please with perfection in your life, you can stop. You have the only say of approval in your life and recognizing that gives you your power and control of your life. That is what keeps you from giving power or control of your actions to others. Do your best and if it doesn’t go perfect, you just try again. It’s called learning. Give yourself a break and be good with who you are at any given moment. It helps you to feel joy in the moments and not worry about what will happen or of being judged in the next moments. God loves you as you are and wants you to continue to grow. You learn to love you as you are are and be ok with growing without the judgement. God bless. You do good work bud. Especially, never take criticism that is not constructive. Constructive criticism gives you detail on what you may have done wrong and what you can do to improve. Non constructive criticism is only meant to break someone down. Stuff like you’re stupid, you suck etc.. are negative judgement words that serve no purpose in a meaningful way. Don’t personalize that stuff!
@@marchingmoto Ok, just make sure it’s for them and not a need to not be judged. Just want you to actually enjoy your project and love who you are. Be confident in who you are!
Please don't think that you have lied simply due to changing your mind or something else came up that had to be taken care of first. We get it. I've watched enough remodels where to do one thing you have to do 10 things before it. Take care of yourself, you can't burn the candle at both ends. PS: yeah maybe time to work inside?
Some project just need multi episodes, it’s cool..it does take effort but mainly time wasted to setup and talk / explain how you are handling the project. That’s why I cut back on capturing video, I’ve so much to do and at 67 and these temps here in Arkansas I’ve just got to get it done or fall farther behind. And I never had eyes on a $ making channel, I just wanted to document for further family to see that their great, great grandpas wasn’t a lazy bum and worked hard for their possible futures, that is if the collective human race doesn’t destroy it before then .
@marchingmoto I like your channel, & content so far, but just an FYI those Railroad Ties are Highly Contaminated with "Toxic Chemicals" such as "Creosote", "Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)". I myself would never use those materials on my land due to leaching of chemicals in the Soil, & Water Table. I wouldn't grow any food on that side of your land. I look forward to your future projects.
I was working around my roofing tin carport and a young copperhead was there laying in the dead leaves at the corner of a piece of tin i was attempting to hang, threw it over the fence wished it luck on mouse hunting ….
Positive comments outweigh the negatives by far dw about those keyboard warriors that have nothing better to do, if they dont want to watch they can leave , oh no but they wont !misery loves company , least you have dirty hands from your daily grind , the most they do is push everyones buttons 😅 how exhausting for them !!! 😊Lisa -NewZealand .
Then… I wish that every “ stupid” people had your drive and determination to do anything worth. SO… if that’s what it’s takes to be stupid “ so be it!❤🙏🏼👍🏻😊
Slow motion better than no motion moto.. the only people complaining are sat in their bed flicking through RU-vid trolling .. 😂 don't worry about the lazies we appreciate your effort bruva
