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How NOT to build a BERM.

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The video begins with an overview of the completed project, showcasing a landscape berm system and a new retaining wall. The host emphasizes the importance of proper grading to ensure water drains away from structures like the house and the retaining wall. He highlights the aesthetic of the berms, stating they are designed to have natural, gentle slopes rather than sharp, 'volcano-like' mounds, and briefly touches on the key principles of berm construction for optimal results.

Goal: Understand the project scope and aesthetic goals

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spoiler alert if you are one of those guys that loves to see how a project is done at the end of a video well you best skip the next few minutes because i'm going to show you the finished project right now but then i'm going to actually show you how we got it to this point so one of the things that i want to talk about is the grade here we didn't actually put this stuff in this is the customers uh it's still a work in progress for them but the grade on this retaining wall goes this way away from the retaining wall and that's a key element when you're grading to calculate the surcharge and to control the drainage away from the retaining wall the customer we we got the subgrade set now the customer is just enjoying the process of decorating it themselves and here is the rest of the berms and the grating so we flat grated the yard and again we created berms that aren't volcanoes and later on in this video i'm going to talk to you about why it's really critical that you understand the proper way to construct a berm to have the absolute best results there are some do's and don'ts but here she is finished now next let's just show you how we got it to this point let's dive right in

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