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Backfill Drainage and Secure with Cap

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This makes MORE walls FAIL than anything. #retainingwall

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What happens here

After installing the drainage pipe and securing its fabric sock, the pipe should be backfilled with coarse gravel to allow water to easily flow to the drain. Ensure the end of the drainage pipe is capped to prevent any large debris or animals from entering and obstructing the flow. Apply additional zip ties around the fabric sock and pipe as needed to ensure the sock remains securely in place against the retaining wall blocks and is well-protected.

Goal: Complete the drainage system, ensuring proper function and protection.

Tools and materials

  • Drainage Pipe Cap — Sealing the end of the drainage pipe
  • Zip Ties — Securing the fabric sock to the pipe and adjacent blocks
  • Gravel — Backfilling around the drainage pipe to facilitate water flow

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We don't have to run it to the end of the wall. Essentially, this this is where we're going to end it. And I don't have any 90s with me. We do have a TE. So, we're going to stick that little bit off the end of here and cap it. [music] All [music] right. And there you go. And then uh we got to get a little bit more dirt under there. We'll get that on there. And then the rock and all the back fill and stuff like that will hold that right where it needs to be. Um, and then obviously, you know, you can tie them and all that kind of stuff. I mean, tie the sock and all that kind of stuff, but I just I like doing it with the zip ties on.

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