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Project Overview and Initial Assessment

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The video opens by showcasing a significantly failed retaining wall, where interlocking concrete blocks have collapsed, leading to soil erosion. The crew, 'The Dirt Monkey Force' (Stan, Tim, Alex, Blaine, Johnny, Isaiah, and Drew/Andrew), gathers to assess the damage and discuss the project. They identify the existing wall as having failed due to various factors, including improper base preparation and drainage. The plan is to remove the old wall and replace it with a new, more robust system using 'Standard Tan 10' interlocking blocks. They also confirm that utility lines (specifically gas via Center Point N XL) have been marked, indicating no conflict for the planned excavation, except for a gas line valve that will require careful hand-digging.

Goal: The team assesses a collapsed concrete block retaining wall, discusses the causes of failure, and outlines the plan to replace it with a new interlocking block system, including identifying the type of blocks to be used and checking for utility lines.

Tools and materials

  • Measuring Tape
  • Smartphone with Utility Locate App

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[Music] the gang's all here is this it this is the wall when did this fall over a couple weeks ago so during that Springtime they heard it at like uh I mean she said she got up at 5am and came out here and she heard it and then she left for work and she she heard it crash yeah that's the thing with these walls when they go they give you every indication and then they pop like a balloon they just one day they're up the next day boom this is what happens are we removing and replacing the entire wall yes what are we using personal lock standard tan tan nice all right lane what's your game plan today we're gonna unload take down that wall and you're gonna take the whole wall down first well it's not a very tall wall yeah we're gonna demo block and it's getting delivered oh okay he's gonna go dump the trailer and get rocked for us okay then we should have a load for them when he dumps The Rock okay so when you gotta you got probably the best crew we've had in years these guys are oh yeah we're all back together I started I started with him I know yeah that's how time flies Isaiah right I'm Isaiah uh I'm new here and you are uh related health I'm related to uh my uncle Stan with uh group nephew Andrew introduce yourself I'm Andrew nephew yep I'm back he's back again back again back in the saddle then we got Alex we got Tim we got the whole game all right we're gonna go hit the road let's get the job rolling four guys look at one piece of equipment sounds like crap just need some some some maybe a refurbisher spray it needs some WD-40 yep exactly is what it yeah warms up a little WD-40 doesn't fix it nothing will WD-40 doesn't fix a dw40 will fix it jb-81 JB you know why because it's Twice As Nice that's right clear number center point I thought was gas everything no point nxl does does gas everything else is clear no conflict sewer water telephone but then you get to excel it doesn't give a description of what it is when did you like it last Wednesday so they've had five days seven days five working days I don't even see where they are did they Mark anything else did they actually Mark anything I just put clear no conflict did they even come to the right address they marked over there yeah they marked that one I mean those could be also other things but a different email from CenturyLink and then you scroll down describe big area of your locate has been checked and it's clear okay we'll just hand dig behind right there because obviously we see the valve coming…

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