Skip to main content
Stesso

Customizing Blocks for Frost Footing

2:48
18:41
83.6K views

At 2:48 in

Full day of work excavating & Landscaping a backyard with new retaining walls 4k Timelapse

Watch on YouTube

What happens here

During excavation, an unexpected frost footing from the house foundation was discovered, positioned 3.5 feet higher than anticipated. To ensure the retaining wall blocks fit flush against this existing structure, the bottom course of blocks must be precisely notched around the frost footing. This meticulous cutting is critical for a tight and secure fit, preventing gaps and ensuring the structural integrity of the retaining wall.

Goal: Achieve a tight fit against the existing house foundation's frost footing.

Tools and materials

  • Ear Protection — Protecting hearing from the loud concrete saw
  • Retaining Wall Blocks Versa-Lok — The main building material for the wall, which needs to be customized
  • Safety Glasses — Protecting eyes from concrete dust and debris
  • Stihl Concrete Saw Stihl — Precisely cutting the retaining wall blocks to fit around the frost footing
  • Frost Footing — The obstacle that needs to be worked around for a flush fit

What they say

Hide

so every job has a surprise and here's ours this is the frost footing it's about three and a half feet higher than where it's supposed to be and so to actually get our block to fit flush up tight against that wall means that bottom block we're gonna have to actually knock around that frost footing so that we can get good I don't know just a good tight fit for our wall up

Auto-generated from the video audio.