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Initial Site Assessment and Identifying Unsuitable Timbers

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Turning a STEEP Hill into a Flat yard #1

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What happens here

The project begins with an initial assessment of the construction site, which features a steep slope. The primary goal is to build an 11-foot tall retaining wall. During this assessment, existing timbers are identified as problematic due to the changing grade and their proximity to the desired 3:1 slope in front of the wall. These timbers are deemed unsuitable for holding back a massive 9-foot wall intended to retain an entire yard.

Goal: Assess the site and identify existing structures needing removal for safe and effective retaining wall construction.

Tools and materials

  • Excavator Bobcat 325 — Initial site clearing and trenching
  • Leveling Tool — Checking the grade and slope for the retaining wall
  • Timber — Existing landscape elements to be removed

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yes the grades changing a little bit here it's kind of starting to come downhill this way and then this wall's too close we're shooting for a three to one in front of the wall um so bear in the second block and i don't want to trust anything that this is doing um so we're gonna cut this out of here it worked over there but it's not working over here for for me essentially we're banking on this couple timbers holding the base blocks not gonna fly for a massive nine foot wall that's gonna be holding back an entire yard but once we get these timbers out of here then we can kind of see if we want to do a step down in this area or if we can get our get our three to one slope but these timbers need to be gone regardless all right i got the i got the saws all up there for you bud all right let's pop all right so let's

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