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Construct the Versa-Lok Retaining Wall

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Bad Start on the First Day

What happens here

Begin laying the first course of Versa-Lok retaining wall blocks on the prepared and compacted geo-grid base. Use a string line and a level to ensure each block is perfectly straight and level both front-to-back and side-to-side. Use a rubber mallet to gently tap blocks into place and adjust their level. Once the first course is complete and leveled, proceed to lay subsequent courses, staggering the joints for stability. The video shows the installation of a curved, double-tiered wall, with the second tier set back from the first. Use a level frequently to check alignment and ensure the wall remains plumb. This process continues until the desired height and configuration of the retaining wall are achieved.

Goal: Build a stable and visually appealing retaining wall.

Tools and materials

  • Level — Checking horizontal and vertical alignment of blocks
  • Rubber Mallet — Adjusting block placement
  • String Line — Ensuring straightness of courses
  • Versa-Lok Blocks Versa-Lok — Building the retaining wall

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pipe it it could back up and the whole system could freeze going all the way up the house tear the entire downspout off actually can rip the gutters and downspout right out um that base has that geogrid in it and that geogrid what that does by adding that in when you got real wet spongy soils it now acts the entire base kind of connects everything together giving it a bigger footprint which allows for the area kind of to float more now these deck footings so when i came out and seen this with tim i was looking at it these deck footings are actually pumping up some of them are up four or five inches so then i asked the customer if i could go in and take a look around the house because we did a very similar job where the actual corner of the house started to fall off these guys lucky absolutely zero damage but we got now we got that french drain in we're gonna get that water to go back i'm gonna say we should probably do something in that backyard uh depending on how the spring goes during uh winter freestyle cycle and how in the spring everything goes but uh anyway that's a lot of talking sorry guys but i had all that built up alex is uh getting the basing down pretty good uh blaine brought him out to a few different sites we uh taught him and this is his first solo wall project uh so he's fully responsible for all of

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