This dude knows how to work! That's serious progress! Can't wait to see how you plan to secure that foundation and level up the house. Seeing how you took on that retaining wall project is a great indication of your work ethic. 😎👍
Nobody appreciates the hard work it takes to do anything around one’s house. Especially when you sell your house later and you’re explaining all you’ve done. It’s going to look good. Stand back and appreciate your work.
I’m a female that bought a small house that needed work, have done all my own landscaping as well. Thank God I didn’t have to put in a retaining wall! Lol such hard work!
It's a slugfest working by oneself. GREAT Video kid. I'm near 80. I've done it all. I've been in combat - Vietnam, blown up, hurricanes, typhoons, tornadoes, floods, big hail storms, California earthquakes, house fire, auto wrecks, and other accidents. I'm one lucky SOB. I was raised on a 1400 acre Michigan farm. I've worked in government jobs, owned a business, insurance agent, mortgage broker, real estate agent, high school teacher, I remodeled my houses. Everything you do has a limited life span. Railroad ties will eventually fail. Problem? Money budget? Frost line for area? That water drain coming out from the porch needs to be put farther out and you had a great idea. I've got g grand parents and family buried in Paragould. Good luck kid. I like your efforts.
Thank you for the comment and information on your background! I’m so glad you’re here. You’re absolutely right about everything. I will be addressing the drainage on this property as soon as i can!
Understand the hard work you are doing, just bulling it on through to the finish, but mostly appreciate the passion you obviously have for your property and the project.!
This is my third video of yours that I'm enjoying! You are so calm and seem very sure of what is needed to reach your goals!! I hope your channel blows up and helps you monetarily. Love your plans for privacy on the busy side and the rest of your property is beautiful!! I'll just continue rooting for you (at 65, I envy your energy and ambition)! Keep up the good work sweetie!! Sending good wishes from Ohio!!❤🎉😊
A few weeks ago this channel showed up in my feed. After watching every video. I messaged my friends to watch, like and subscribe .😊 Bloomery West Virginia viewer.
I used to watch a RU-vid channel about a guy and sometimes his wife driving around old towns of America. He went to Walmart head offices - I'm thinking it was in Bentonville - I loved it, so quaint and gorgeous tree lined suburbs. I am gobsmacked at your determination, hard work ethic and vision - your know-how is remarkable for someone so young. I look out for a new video each day from you but understand you are somewhat busy 🥹 Remember, we're all rooting for you! 😊
You my dear boy are truly impressive in your knowledge and in your work ethic at such a very young age. I have so Much respect. I’ll follow along on your journey and can’t wait to see what you do with your new home and your channel. With your determination and skill set Both will flourish Keep at it, stay safe, and you make me wish I had a do over in my own youth! Well done.
Just reminder that roots and limbs get bigger around as they grow......pine trees can live (if healthy) 110-200 years....and they continue to grow their whole life. Love your videos...and your thinking out loud....wishing you every good outcome on this wonderful change you are making to your property
I have a suggestion. Put a tiny home on the top tier of your property, then rent it out for extra income. Keep up the great work! I really enjoy your videos! ❤
Keep an eye on those railroad ties. They can attract carpenter ants & termites, especially if they tend to get damp easily/often. We had several RR tie retaining walls around our property, rotted within a decade and the bugs!!!! Had to fork out some big bucks to change to blocks.
Appreciate your respect for the tree. No telling how many thousands that one tree adds to your property. Also helps keep your air conditioning bill down.
be careful not to hurt yourself. watching your videos. you are very interesting. your voice is nice, you could be on the radio. wish i lived close id try and help you, thanks for making these video. you are getting better. ❤
Cutting a large root will not hurt the tree as long as it is just a few of them. Removing that root will also keep that root from eventually pushing up that wall as it grows. I managed a large cemetery and cutting roots were essential now and then. It never hurt the trees.
I would think that tree is providing stability for the hill side with its roots. Cut it down then the roots decay over time allowing the ground to fill in the voids and start shifting. Roots acting like a huge anchor system. Just an observation 😊
I enjoy your videos...they appeared randomly for some reason in my youtube list. Your interest and passion for the project come through. You mentioned removing the tree and your reluctance to do so. Those big trees I would assume add some stability to the hillside with their root structure, like rebar, so I would be hesitant to remove any of them at this point, especially on the down hill side. Maybe over time you can plant more trees to create a screen and add even more stability. Also you mentioned adding a shop or a place to park an RV to the land up from your house. Can you do that? Have you checked zoning and what is allowed there. Most municipalities have ordinances. It would suck to build something only to run into trouble later on for doing so. In any event keep,... up the good work.
Wow. Unlike that other guy, I really don't want to see you struggle. Carrying those ties is remarkable. I can't wait to see it finished. Investing in a property is very smart. You wont be sorry.
Way to get it done! Now that you are a home owner just know, there will always be things to do, that will take longer than planned and cost more than budgeted but do not let it get you down you got plenty of time to work at it. Small steps in the right direction.
Sir, I don't know how you've acquired all of your knowledge, which seems extensive for a 25 year old, but I am impressed with your work ethic, stamina, and willingness to do the hard labor. I laughed when you shared the comment from a guy wanting to see the struggle. Yeah, lots of that! Glad you kept the oak tree and your reasoning is legitimate. Keep on keeping on man!
Please would you tell me what a ‘deadman is’? I could think of a couple of candidates if you get stuck🤣🤣🤣vocab changes from UK and France. I know about French drains but here in France when I asked for one he had no idea what I was talking about. Bit like the reaction when they don’t want to do something. I am sure there are lots of very knowledgeable builders here but we weren’t lucky enough to find them over 20 years ago👏👏👌👌
Hahaha i’m not sure why they’re called that but they’re a T shaped anchor built out of railroad ties to hold the wall up against the force of the ground
If you could get a couple of high velocity fans (they don't need to be those huge shop ones) set up out there it would help with the heat. I use one when I work outdoors and the breeze from it can travel 20 ft away. It gives the effect of a natural breeze which is a godsend on those days when a single leaf isn't moving on the trees. Of course the guy that wants to see more suffering might want you to turn them off when you make a video😂
Hahaha i actually have two of those 20v DeWalt battery powered fans and they’re absolute game changers for stuff like this! Its about time to bring them out again
From Steve in MD---So impressed with your growing viewers in a matter of hours!!! We can see you have an awesome work ethic and are not the least bit scared of back breaking work to get the task done. Wow--you make me tired just watching you wrestling those rail ties and moving that stone by hand. Can't wait to see what's next!
Awesome job ! I agree with you about the tree. Maybe take off some bad limbs. But it looks like a great tree. You’re doing the wall right nice work! 👍👍👍
My wife bought me a two wheeled wheel barrow for father’s day a few years ago. It changed my life, lmao! And those ties are super tough. I buy a couple packs of Chinese chain saw blades when I have a bunch of cuts to make. I also use a sawzall a lot too. Chainsaw works better tho.
If that was my place, and I could do it, I would take your friends advice and build the shop and apartment. I would tear down the house and make that a big parking area and garage. Put a drive up to the shop. When that's done then I would build the house on the top level. You can use dirt from the different digging to help level out the lower level. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
people always have different opinions on trees and anything else you're going to do with your property but as with anything in life, take in the information and only use what you need. It's a nice piece of property and I look forward to watching your adventure
Great content. If you ever make another retaining wall, look into those mobile home anchors. A few years back, I helped build a concrete retaining wall, we used mobile home anchors, 30 years later it still hasn’t moved.
I recently had a project like this..lots of work and seamed like it wouor never end. I was replacing the concrete floor in my basement with bilco door acess only. It was a 25x30' section. I jack hammered it out, filled 5gal buckets, wheel barrow them to the door then out of the basement. It was 101 wheel barrows full. Took 3 months start to finished slab with I insulation and drainage..but I did it in my spare time.
I'm glad your channel came up in my suggestions. You have a very good work ethic young man. You remind me of my husband and my Dad.Please don't worry about people that question your struggles. They are what us old people call armchair quarterback, That means they would probably never do the work.Happy new subscriber.Blessings to you.
Here's my two cents worth on the tree roots. I have a 33-year-old Texas live oak in my front yard. When putting on a water line the excavator persons cut an eight inch root off about four feet from the tree. I thought the tree would die for sure. In fact, an arborist told me it would die. But the tree never missed that root. Just kept on growing. That was 10 years ago, and the tree is about 2.5 feet in diameter now. Maybe I was just lucky. I would ask around North Carolina and see what others say about the root.
you seem to be a great person. You are the friend type. you dont need to struggle just take your time snd enjoy making your place beautiful. making video while working is a great ability. take care buddy
If you want to keep tree roots away from anything, chop up some copper wire and sprinkle it around the pipe, wire, etc. Pennies dont have enough copper in them to work....
Hard work ... done quite a bit of this ... only advice is attack the heavy work like combat So it doesn't wear you down ... it's easy to say but there is a fine line between feeling like you kicked it's ass or it kicked yours and with bursts of energy and steady trudging thru heavy work you will surprise yourself ... I wouldve started with spending the money on new pressure treated timbers but understand
I seen on a programme once about tree roots (tree lined streets, tree roots coming up into pavement), they said it's ok to cut the big thick mature roots but try never to damage the young fibrous roots. I'm a total tree freak so wouldn't want to give you questionable advice but this was an expert said that. I agree, it's a beautiful oak. Perhaps you should get advice from someone who'd know better. Those railway sleepers would be easier to lift and drop towards the site then lift and drop over again rather than lifting and walking with it. 😊 I'm trying to sound knowledgeable here 😅
I’m not an engineer, and I’m not a tree person, But if it was me I would’ve cut those roots down about an inch lower than what you want your foundation, ty are the top of the route that you cut, and then lay your Gravel and beams on top of that I think that would’ve worked and still saved your tree
The best retaining wall is Free. Plant Several Deep Rooted TREES (or bushes) on the Slope. But yes, a good drainage system will stop a lot of erosion from run off from water
Well, you did another awesome video! From what I can tell, In this phase of your project, you are building up the ground level so you can have a wider driveway? Then you have a 2nd phase where you correct the sinking house found ation? Anyway, it would be cool to have some kind of drawing plan that new viewers could follow. Rick From Virginia
I’m going to bring it up level with the carport, then gravel everything level and have a taller and wider driveway. I’m going to make a good plan video soon!
Hi there,, found your channel so interesting, just subbed. I was wondering if possible to make the driveway all the way around the house?? Maybe help alleviating the problem of trying to back out or turn around.. Ps,, I like the location of the house,, only if u can keep it from settling down the hill.. I am sure there are lots of options for the future. Best of luck,, .I will be rooting for you and hoping for your success.
Probably a good idea. That would suck. What I have is like some parking spots off to the side. That’s where I do my turn around since I pull out on a busy road
I feel lucky to have caught your channel today...so early on to be able to watch your journey thru this from scratch. I've already learned things that probly never need use of myself but i love learning and still very interesting to know. 20:06 Just watched all the posts so far and already wanting to see the next video. Lol. Congratulations on your new property and I'm beyond certain you will make the absolute most and best of this very pretty lot. P.s. from jump I already thought you had a good eye and knew your stuff with this purchase. Idk tons about these things but that country solitude yet close access to everything is rare. Storage place not the best view but no worries of housing development with nightmare neighbors ^^
You’re at 1.52k as of now. You are monetized! So happy things are going well. I think time lapse video is fun and it seems like it would be good for you because you can set up tripod and go to work.
I love what you’re doing. Your channel popped up in my feed and I’ve watched every video so far. Keep up the great work. This will lead to bigger things!
You might regret not cutting down that tree. Yes. it's an insurance thing. It's also a huge pain in the butt when it falls on the house. I had one fall on my house and believe me it's not fun at all. I will never have a huge tree that close to my house again. It is in no way immoral. You can always plant a new tree to replace it.
Another great video. Soooo...would you consider doing a short segment where you introduce yourself? Like your first name and maybe more into your construction background? Nothing too personal, just a few things that will help people connect with you more. It will help your channel grow even more if we know what to call you lol.
I have a question. Is it possible to use one of those railroad ties attached to each end to the ball on the back of your truck to drag some of that gravel along the driveway to spread it out when you have some delivered for the driveway?
The roots well cause some real big problems to your house in the years to come trust what people are saying they know this to be true . So be warned. Best of luck friend. You are a hard worker for sure.
Be sure and tiilt each one INTO the hill...AND stair steo tgem slightly INTO the hill...a little like the Egyptian pyramids. Then, subsidence and gravity hold the wall in place against the forces pushing it to fall over
3:36 looks like someone knew what they were doing on that dry stack fieldstone wall. Interesting you do not have that many rocks in your dirt piles. In East Tennessee it is ridiculous how many stones turn up. Cannot even put a shovel into the ground without hitting rock after rock. Maddening.
@@marchingmoto Sunday morning just got in from constructing my 36in diameter dry stack stone fire pit. Each rock about 40 pounds.......Done carrying rocks for today, too hot!
That corrugated pipe is not the best. Its good cuz you can bend it whichever way you want to. I have watched a couple of vidoes from all access construction he does a lot of concrete retaining walls.and on one he had a failed corrugated pipe that had collapsed on itself and he had to dig it out. He uses perforated pvc white in color. Sdr 35 .The perforations or weep holes face to the bottom about 5 oclock and 7 oclock position. And picks the drain water from that position. The sdr35 is stronger less chance to collapse or clog up and easy to hydrojet or snake to clean out.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ic2DUUqwe_8.htmlsi=F3rTthsZuAjTl0wc. Also was gonna ask about the geofrabric .and also your gravel seems to have fines in it. It's good for compaction but not good for what goes above your drain pipe. But maybe you dont need to go that much overkill. Idk. Just trying to protect all the hardwork to last forever
@@marchingmoto please watch the video I linked. I have watched a lot of French drain videos and this is the one that sticks out the most with key notes on what to watch out for. But like i said maybe your system is not deep enough to need all that. The filter fabric is essential though. To separate the dirt from the system. Also hopefully you are compacting in small incremental lift of dirt as you move up. So long as you never drive heavy over the corrugated pipe it if its shallow you should be fine. If its deep then it will collapse from the weight of the 3/4 rock. That's why if you have a chance you can swap it with the sdr35 4inch pipe.and then wrap the whole system like a burrito with filter fabric to prevent fines from getting in and clogging up flow.
