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I will demonstrate to everyone on earth how little your brain is you father fucker, absolute scum on the face of the planet, wasting air. I will be back next year. Fix it.
Installed retaining walls for years now. Decent video. Couple things i'd change would be – use 57 gravel for the base. You technically want 6 inchest of base, but with a small application 4 would be fine. And then use a thing layer of pea gravel, (not the rounded kind), to make it easier to level. Use a deadblow hammer, not a rubber mallet, will make your life much easier. That fabric he used, use that under your gravel so your gravel does sink into the ground over time. Use a long level so you can check a few blocks at a time. The small one he used will work for leveling one block, but you do not want it to be only using that. You want to check a few blocks together for level. Put 6 inches of gravel behinf the wall as well, and make sure you compact with that tamper ever 3 inches or so. Lastly when leveling your block front to back it's okay if it touches the back line. You'd rather your block be going towards your weight rather than out. I said last, but but some cap block to make it look even better and research some landscape lighting to install. In something like this i'd recommend wall cap lights and path lights in the bed. And don't use solar crap lol. Good luck everyone!
What can be applied to the back area of the wall that is abutting another porous block so that it doesn’t seep through? I’m doing this abutting to a block wall and water stains can not develop on the opposite side of the wall where my neighbors live. Thanks! I was thinking something like flexseal but is there something better and long lasting?
just level out the dirt and have at it and no glue
We watched, we shopped, we built, Thanks ???? chiseled the blocks by hand and it turned out great. It was easy, but labor intensive.
Ah yes a simple flowerbed that the average Joe with $1,500 worth of tools and supplies can build in a day. Don't forget to hang that $100 diamond blade on the wall after making those 3 cuts. Sure you'll never use it again, but you'll want to look at your investment everytime you walk through your garage. Hey! Maybe you can use the tamper as a paper towel holder in your garage as well!
OH HELL NOOOOO
But like, can I not dig out a 50 foot long trough that half a foot deep and just stack it on the ground as is?
Can I only do two rows? Or is 3 necessary?
I just love this idea. It'l looks so nice and has that cosy home feeling. Can I use your video for my compilation. I ll give you credits
If you clicked the like button on this video, the maximum value of your house is around $300K in a high value real estate area and about $125K in a low value area. Basically you're a proud owner of a house in a trailer park neighborhood.
I’d like to see how they cut the stones to make the right angle adjacent to the walkway to the porch.
do you have to curve the corners on these, or can you get a right angle by cutting the blocks?
Why did I buy what I thought I needed before looking up what to do? Back to the hardware store.