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Install Window Well and Compact Base Layer

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Regrading to Fix a Wet Basement. 4k start to finish landscape project

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What happens here

After initial excavation, workers install a new window well cover to protect the basement window. Following this, a layer of gravel is spread in the trench and compacted using a plate compactor to create a stable, level base for the retaining wall blocks. This compacted gravel layer ensures proper drainage and structural integrity for the wall.

Goal: Prepare a stable and well-drained base for the retaining wall and protect basement windows.

Tools and materials

  • Gravel — Creating a stable, drainage-friendly base for the retaining wall
  • Plate Compactor NorthStar — Compacting the gravel base for stability
  • Rake — Spreading and leveling the gravel
  • Window Well Cover — Protecting basement windows from soil and water

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wall so that's got to get moved over and set far enough away from the wall that if they ever needed to work on it they could do that [Music]

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