Install First Course of Retaining Wall Blocks

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Wall FAILURE about to hit house-Plus we pull a mean one! START to FINISH 4 k Wall build

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What happens here

The first course of retaining wall blocks is carefully laid directly on the leveled and compacted gravel base. Each block is placed and adjusted for perfect alignment and level using a rubber mallet and a level. This step is crucial as it sets the foundation for the entire wall. The workers continuously check the level and alignment of each block.

Goal: Lay a perfectly level and aligned first course of retaining wall blocks.

Tools and materials

Level — Checking the level of each block
Retaining Wall Blocks — Constructing the wall
Rubber Mallet — Adjusting the blocks for level and alignment

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top block won't fit so we've got to make sure that we get the base elevation exactly right [Music] now most of you guys that have built retaining walls and all that this part of the project is the most time-consuming takes yeah it takes the longest to do that's what most time-consuming basically means but you've got to get this part right or the rest of your wall will fail now before we get too far along on the project we're gonna tow this wall in right away because if any of those blots get kicked or shifted it's gonna throw everything else off so before we actually start the building process we just make sure that we get everything told in and tightened up

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