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Install First Blocks with Geo-grid

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What happens here

The first layer of concrete retaining wall blocks is carefully positioned on the newly compacted and leveled gravel base. Each block is meticulously set, and its alignment and levelness are verified using a spirit level and adjusted with a rubber mallet as needed. Following the placement of the blocks, a geo-grid, which is a specialized flexible mesh material, is laid out behind this initial course. This geo-grid extends backward, away from the wall, into the area that will be subsequently backfilled. Its purpose is to provide crucial structural reinforcement, tying the wall into the embankment and significantly enhancing its stability, especially on sloped terrains.

Goal: Secure the foundational layer of blocks and initial reinforcement.

Tools and materials

  • Concrete Retaining Wall Blocks Versa-Lok — Forming the structural face of the retaining wall
  • Geo-grid — Providing soil reinforcement and enhancing the stability of the retaining wall
  • Level — Ensuring individual blocks and courses are level and plumb
  • Rubber Mallet — Tapping blocks into precise position without damaging them

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[Applause] [Music] so my phone used to blow up with problems like this and I created what I call the 20 minute rule to handle them when it was something I knew was within the realm of the you know the decisions that my boys could make I would just simply say hey I'll call you back in 20 minutes and 20 minutes is about the most annoying amount of time that I think you can keep somebody waiting because it's just long enough where the boys don't want to stand around twiddling their thumbs but it's not so long where if it's really a problem and they can't handle it that I'm wasting a lot of their time and my time and what I found out is more than nine out of 10 times when I would call them back in 20 minutes they would have already figured out the best possible solution and been onward and upward on the job site and on the rare occasion where they didn't have it figured out well then I knew it was something bigger that needed to be addressed and I did get the phone call about this customer belittling my boys and I'll tell you how I handled that in just a moment

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