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Laying Foundation and First Courses

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What happens here

Workers begin laying the first courses of the new retaining wall blocks. They ensure a level foundation by spreading gravel and compacting it. Each block is carefully placed and leveled using a string line and a spirit level. The initial layers form the base of both the main retaining wall and the start of the integrated 'double pyramid' steps.

Goal: Establish a level and stable base for the retaining wall and the initial layers of the steps.

Tools and materials

  • Mallet — Tapping blocks into place for leveling
  • Retaining Wall Blocks — The primary building material
  • Shovel — Spreading gravel and dirt
  • Skid Steer Loader Bobcat S185 — Transporting gravel and blocks
  • Spirit Level Milwaukee — Ensuring blocks are level horizontally and vertically
  • String Line — Maintaining straight alignment of block courses
  • Gravel — Leveling base and backfill for drainage

What they say

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[Music] so it wasn't the fact that the wall was built vertically that was the issue the issue came up with it when the contractor that hired us decided that they were going to add on to the top of the wall they added on to the length of the wall they put physical barricades and drove them down through the geogrid of our wall and then they ran a dual drum asphalt compactor actually on the blocks of our retaining wall those four things together created the inevitable failure that and mess hot mess that you see this retaining wall turned out to be but the contractor decided to then blame us the retaining wallbuilder for the failure of the retaining wall and I'll tell you more about how that ended up and came out in just a moment let's get back to how these guys are doing [Music] [Applause] [Music]

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