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Securing Top Course and Patio Base Preparation

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Starting a new hardscaping job- pt1

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What happens here

After the retaining wall courses are completed, the top course of blocks is secured using construction adhesive. Apply a bead of adhesive along the top surface of the preceding block course before placing the final blocks. This helps lock the top course in place and provides additional stability. Following this, the base for the patio area is prepared adjacent to the retaining wall. Spread a layer of Class 5 granular material, then use the screed bar to level it accurately. Finally, compact the leveled granular base using the vibratory plate compactor to create a solid, stable foundation for the eventual paver installation.

Goal: Glue the top retaining wall course and prepare the patio's granular base.

Tools and materials

  • Construction Adhesive — Securing the top course of retaining wall blocks
  • Leaf Blower Makita — Clearing debris from the patio base before laying pavers (implied)
  • Screed Bar — Leveling the granular base for the patio
  • Vibratory Plate Compactor Tomahawk — Compacting the granular base
  • Class 5 Granular Material — Base material for the patio

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probably cut it would be the quickest yeah cut this off okay well the brick is going to sit on the pavers we'll sit on this place it won't go down unless we get the sand high enough and that's gonna be just might as well just cut these off yeah see that's another thing like the versatility of these things we can just do what we need to do i don't know why they just if they're cutting them off why don't they just zip them with a saw though i don't know why they're chiseling them been done with it yeah we're going to cut some random chunks so you can you can't have the grid hashtag when you put grid in a wallet you have to have even grid throughout the whole wall you can't have grid and then a space then another layer of grid start because this space will make you block cantilever so sometimes you gotta put little ones in just to make sure that everything stays the same all right uh we got our that one and that one cut in there so this first course here is all good to go next step we're going to glue all this down flames out getting uh more geo grid

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