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Excavate and Compact Sub-base

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Common Retaining wall mistakes & how to AVOID THEM, bad designs, bad base, wrong block....#2

What happens here

Begin by excavating the area where the retaining wall will be installed. This involves removing any existing structures, debris, and soil to create a trench for the wall's foundation. A mini excavator is used for this heavy-duty task. Ensure the trench is dug to the required depth and width to accommodate the base material and the first course of blocks. After initial excavation, the raw soil at the bottom of the trench must be compacted to create a stable sub-base.

Tools and materials

  • Mini Excavator Bobcat 325
  • Plate Compactor Ker PPH 9005
  • Safety Glasses
  • Shovel
  • Work Gloves

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Man, I'm seeing stuff for the first time that I've never seen before. All [Music] right. Well, welcome back, guys. Today we got a pretty packed show for you cuz we are going to walk you step by step how to base your own retaining wall block. We're going to take all the mystery out of what you do, why you do it, and how you do it. So get ready for that. Plus, we're going to talk in detail about why some landscaping companies like to offer tiered retaining walls. Now, I'm air quoting for a very specific reason because there's something that there's kind of a few red flags, I guess, would be the way I'd say if a landscape company is only offering you a tiered retaining wall, there's a reason and there's uh we want to make sure that you guys fully understand all of the benefits and all the bad things that go along with building a tiered retaining wall. Plus, then today we're going to talk in depth about why these systems are mortless. It's crazy, but there's a rhyme and a reason to that as well. So, without wasting any more time, well, let's start building some retaining walls. Find my fox. I still haven't put the collar on my fox from the last video. Yep. All right. So, we are 4 ft in the air. We're 4 ft up on this retaining wall. We're talking about base because it all starts right here. A a piece of

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