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Lay Retaining Wall Blocks

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What happens here

With the compacted crushed rock base in place, the first course of retaining wall blocks is laid. Workers carefully place each block, ensuring it is level both front-to-back and side-to-side using a hand level. Blocks may need to be cut to size using a block saw to fit specific sections or corners. Subsequent courses of blocks are then laid on top, typically offset from the previous course for structural integrity. The workers use a tape measure and levels to maintain alignment and ensure the wall's dimensions are accurate.

Goal: Construct the retaining wall by accurately laying interlocking blocks.

Tools and materials

  • Block Saw — Cutting retaining wall blocks to fit specific dimensions
  • Hand Level — Ensuring individual blocks are level
  • Retaining Wall Blocks — Building the main structure of the retaining wall
  • Rubber Mallet — Adjusting blocks into position without damaging them
  • Tape Measure — Measuring block lengths and overall wall dimensions

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guidance on their project but it's not your job to guide their financial decisions so when a change order comes up and it could hit their purse strings you've ultimately got to have the customer sign off that it was their decision because it's their money does that make sense [Music] all right we're wrapped up for the day it got our both of our walls based out quite a bit on either side we're just going on both ways but yeah then we just got to do this and that and that's what we got done to the rest of for the today so that's it what's this Wei the Royal we all right good morning everybody yeah something little dirty on the lunch so what what I like to do when we're working at houses with like kids and stuff I'll get some crayons and them like write their name on you know back of the block or draw a picture on the bottom of the Caps or something like that they got a uh kindergarten out here for preschool something like that so we talked to a couple of the teachers that run it yesterday and asked them if we left some blocks and a couple of caps out if the kids wanted to dry on the dry on them and we'll put them in the wall or whatever and uh they thought that was a great idea we got a couple boxes of crayons and some couple blocks and some caps and we'll leave them back there for them and let them do their little Doodles on there and we'll throw them in the wall up front [Music] that's why I like my guys is because they care and that's why I make these videos because I don't have to give away all of my secrets but I also realized why would I take all of this experience to the Grave with me and not share it with somebody if I can make your guys's life better that is the whole point of these videos when I started out making these videos I wanted them to be entertaining and educational that was my whole goal and my favorite thing is when I'm at a trade show or a job site or gas station or Menard or I don't care where and one of you guys comes up to me and says Stan I just want to say thank you keep making those videos you help me launch my business or St you help me price out my my lawn care company or you help me understand this or that or some something like that that's been my whole goal all along and so when I see my guys doing this that's awesome it just makes me proud of them so I hope you guys enjoyed these videos this job is not even close to being done we got a whole lot more going on with this project and I'm going to walk you through every single…

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