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Cutting the Asphalt Driveway

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Rebuilding a Collapsing Driveway and Retaining wall

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What happens here

Using a Stihl cut-off saw with a diamond blade, precisely cut the asphalt driveway to create a clean, straight edge where the new retaining wall will meet the driveway. This prevents jagged edges and stress fractures in the asphalt when the old wall is removed. Water is continuously applied during cutting to suppress dust and cool the blade. This deliberate cut is crucial for protecting the driveway's integrity and providing a neat transition for patching later.

Goal: Create a clean, precise edge on the asphalt driveway for new wall installation.

Tools and materials

  • Diamond Blade — Attached to the saw for effective asphalt cutting
  • Eye Protection — Protecting eyes from flying debris and dust
  • Hearing Protection — Protecting ears from loud machinery noise
  • Respirator Mask — Protecting against inhalation of dust and fine particles
  • Stihl Cut-Off Saw Stihl — Precisely cutting the asphalt driveway
  • Water Hose — Providing water for dust suppression and blade cooling

What they say

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is on this site now we're gonna cut out the driveway so that when we remove the wall beneath it in case any of that just collapses we don't get this weird jagged edge into the driveway or cause stress fractures to go any deeper into the driveway than we have to by putting in a saw cut and removing that we just have a very finished polished edge and an easy place to work back up to to pageant so we don't have to remove a lot of the driveway but we do want to remove enough that it gives us space to place the boulders in awesome to brace up the backfill even though this is a very small wall and we're using very large boulders we're still gonna stick filter fabric and geogrid reinforcement behind and the reader caning law because there's a surcharge from that driveway surcharge beats an extra ball and Condit wall itself and that geogrid is very cheap insurance but it also means we've got to do a few extra steps to get the grid in place and one of them this driveway out at the driveway gun it's time to start building some bolder walls now I'm really lucky you guys opinion what do you think of the size of these boulders in relation to the size of the driveway I actually think they

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