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Back Yard Slope and Retaining Wall Planning

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Why I don't work for Home Builders-what 99% of people don't know

What happens here

Moving to the backyard, the individuals assess a significant, steep slope and an existing, small retaining wall made of rocks. The presenter explains the necessity of extending this rock wall across the entire width of the property to manage the drastic elevation change effectively. This phase involves envisioning how more dirt will be integrated to create usable tiers and to seamlessly connect the new wall sections with the existing structure.

Goal: Assess the backyard's steep slope and plan for retaining wall extension and additional regrading.

Tools and materials

  • Existing Rock Wall — Serving as a base and precedent for new retaining wall construction

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the backyard and let's go check this out you know actually JJ I quit working for home builders really nobody even knows that I've never talked about that in any single video and it's because they cut so many corners because a home builder they look at it like they've got a $750,000 budget right and anything that they can do to build a home for the lowest price under $750,000 or whatever their budget is is money extra money in their pocket and they all seem to cut the corner this wall wasn't even here it was never in the plan and I had complained about the side yard and that slope and we showed up one day at home and so so all you got they just slap one in for you it's not even a retaining wall I mean it doesn't look bad but it's not a retaining wall it's it's the single stack of bones slapped up there okay okay so this backyard wasn't what you were expecting either was it no the slope of this when we bought it we were looking at after the fact cuz we took pictures but when we bought a lot it was much more I mean I can kind of see the light up on top there and it was much more continuous than what we have now and so you're gonna be putting a deck in there and by the time the deck comes out roughly to about where my hand is you're gonna have nope yeah you're gonna have a sledding hill so the kids have nowhere to actually play and this all back here is not playable yard now here's the thing so not installing black dirt is

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