Excavating for the Seat Stone and Addressing Drainage

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Prior to installing the seat stone, remove the existing concrete and bricks near the house foundation using the skid steer's bucket. This is crucial to ensure the seat stone can be placed at the correct height and to allow for proper drainage, preventing hydrostatic pressure buildup. The presenter explains that for boulder walls, filter fabric behind the wall is optional; instead, planting in the joint spaces will retain soil and prevent erosion.

Goal: Prepare the area for the seat stone and ensure proper drainage for the boulder wall.

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Concrete/Brick Debris N/A — To be removed from the site

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high [Applause] one of the questions that came up on a past video was dirt monkey where's your filter fabric behind the retaining wall well that was a modular retaining wall made out of concrete blocks and i don't recommend ever using filter fabric vertically behind the face of a modular retaining wall they're designed to allow the water to weep equally through the face and by placing filter fabric vertically behind the face of a modular retaining wall you create hydrostatic hot spots which can create micro blowouts which will lead to problems but on a bolder wall like this fabric is optional i don't prefer fabric because i like to be able to have deeper planting bets but if you have especially sandy soils you may want to opt to have boulder fabric placed behind that retaining wall that will help keep the

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