Excavation and Obstacle Clearing

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What happens here

Workers begin by excavating the area for the retaining wall and steps. They encounter a large tree root running directly over a gas line, creating a 'snafu' (problem). A worker uses a chainsaw to carefully cut through the tree root to make way for the wall. Additionally, a large concrete saw is used to cut out sections of the existing, old retaining wall, creating space for the new structure.

Goal: Prepare the site by excavating and removing obstructions for the new wall and steps.

Tools and materials

Chainsaw — Cutting tree roots during excavation
Concrete Saw Stihl — Cutting sections of the old retaining wall
Shovel — Manual excavation and dirt removal
Skid Steer Loader Bobcat S185 — Moving large quantities of excavated dirt and materials
Sledgehammer — Breaking up concrete or stubborn sections of the old wall
Gas Line — An underground utility that needed to be avoided

What they say

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snafu all right so we were digging digging couldn't find the gas line well we found the gas line finally and it's right here and also root here and it goes over here and up along here and our wall is it's right in the base of our wall so you can't do nothing but the gas line but we're gonna try and cut out at least the root maybe right about here we'll cut it that way and then cut this one out that's over here and then just keep going from there foreign

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