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Final Backfill, Grading, and Site Completion

11:05
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What happens here

Complete all remaining backfilling behind the retaining wall, continuing to utilize geo-grid and compacting each layer of gravel and soil meticulously to maximize stability. Pay close attention to local codes and engineering specifications regarding geo-grid requirements, especially for walls supporting heavy loads or surcharges (like hills, buildings, or trees), as these elements exert dynamic pressures that necessitate stronger reinforcement regardless of wall height. After the wall is fully backfilled and compacted, grade the surrounding area to ensure proper drainage and prevent water accumulation, which could compromise the wall's foundation. As a final step, straw blanket the graded slopes to prevent erosion and aid in revegetation, blending the new retaining wall seamlessly with the landscape.

Goal: This final construction phase involves completing the backfilling process, grading the surrounding terrain, and applying finishing touches to ensure long-term stability and aesthetic appeal.

Tools and materials

  • Excavator (Daewoo 75V) Daewoo
  • Plate Compactor Tomahawk
  • Wacker
  • Shovels/Rakes
  • Skid Steer (ASV RT-75) ASV
  • Gravel
  • Soil
  • Staples (for blankets)
  • Straw Blankets

What they say

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details i don't know what that means actually but what i do know is this is the slickest way to install drain tile because it actually secures and locks the drain tile into the wall and it just looks so polished it just looks so polished you guys it takes a lot longer though but once you see it finished [Music] just that and how you place the cap if the wall is here it's like to place the cap just over the face oh look there it is i'll just put a screw in here to kind of hold everything together and we've been having problems with this rope the couple rolls of grid that we got too i don't know if you guys will be able to see it in the video but there's chunks of it right there where i don't know if you'll be able to see it but it's like twice the thickness of what the grid is supposed to be and it's just in like random little chunks so we're going to have to keep an eye out for that and have been having to get rid of not be able to use a decent amount of the grid because you got a little spot like that and it will make your blocks tears yeah always something you got to keep your eye open on you know you can't just go to work and turn your brain off you gotta look at that look at that asb spin i don't think i've ever seen that machine spin this is how bad this soil is out here the caps what i was saying is when you get the face of the wall let's say this is the back fill here i like to extend the cap just over i call it giving it an eyelid let's flip it the other way walls here you're holding the dirt up this is open area eyelids this way my fingers work better this way right uh just a little bit of an overlook a little over shadow your other option is to go flush i don't like that look and then you can set it back and i don't know setting it back reminds me of somebody that gets a bowl haircut just a tiny bit too short you know what i mean like let it grow a little bit so i like to let them go over the over the face just to touch i think it looks beautiful i'll show you at the end of this video what it looks like because that's the way we do our walls why did they not just bring the dump truck right over to the excavator why were they filling the bucket could have just jockeyed the truck over and put it right in there okay so we have to cut or split some blocks for our outside 90 degree corner there oh this is another way reason why i love these versalock standard units let's get that bevel you see that bubble we just split our own blocks it takes less…

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