Building a Concrete Block Retaining Wall | (Nicolock) - "Kodah Wall"
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2024
- This video will take you through all the basic steps of how to build a concrete block retaining wall. These blocks we are using are a bit different than normal blocks but the method can be applied to any block. Enjoy!
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- All the materials on this project are manufactured by (Nicolock). The concrete wall blocks are called (Kodah) with a color tone of (Bluestone). The large concrete steps are called (Irregular Steps) with a color tone of (Bluestone). The stepping stones are called (Stepping Stones) with a color tone of (Bluestone).
00:00 Intro
00:55 Checking grades / leveling off base stone
09:22 Laying the 1st row of block
13:45 What bloc we are using / (Efflorescence)
15:09 More wall construction
19:54 2 rows in, ready for (Geo Grid) - Jak na to + styl
😂😂😂 Travis is cool 😎 I love Newfies, Sully is beautiful ❤ I had an English Mastiff that was called Sully
He sure is! LOL Sully was a very cool dog. English Mastiffs are awesome too! ❤
Project is moving along nicely, Travis really stepped up when you needed him to.... those blocks looked HEAVY....
Thanks man, he really did. He is always willing to come help if he can. That day would have been very difficult without him, so I was glad he came for sure. ✌
First time I’ve seen this wall block. LUV it. I have a large wall I need to install in front of a retention pond and this is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Well done. Looking sharp.
Nice, great use for it! It is however much more expensive than regular block. But a good thing is the block itself is also the cap, so that can save some money too. ✌
Damn, you got me excited for this season. I love watching you guys, your cousins crack me up too 🤣 good kids
That's awesome man, glad to hear it! I am pumped for the season also. And those are my nephews, they are great kids for sure ✌
Crankin out the videos! Travis lifting with his back and all I'm thinking is that the first time he tweaks it 25 years from now it he's going to be like "oohhh that's why they say not to do that" To be young again 😆
Trying! And I hear you on that, you start to pay attention more to stuff like that the older you get...LOL Got to lift with the legs! ✌
Next video nowwww!! I love these videos so relaxing Your crew is awesome Benny and trav always there to help
Glad you like them, plenty more to come! I am blessed to have those guys by my side without a doubt ✌
Love the work man
Thanks brother!
I walk at an 8th of a slope haha..I almost woke up the family on that one from laughing...Could be a merch idea bud...Loving this job brother.
🤣 That's hilarious bro! I can picture the shirt now, with the letters at a slight pitch...LOL
Haha that’s funny but could be a good merch item lol
Great work man
Thanks brother ✌
Nice work
Thank you ✌
The long blocks weigh 200 lbs each. These blocks are available here in WA state, but we can't get your favorite, Techo-bloc Semma, double sided wall blocks for some reason.
Thanks for that info man, they certainly feel like that much...LOL And that is weird you can't get Techo Bloc Semma over there, they are a pretty big company but I guess they are not everywhere.
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Travis with every apocalyptic possibility lol.
He loves it, nothing makes him smile more than coming up with hypothetical, horrible situations... 🤣 ✌
Subscribed, you bought me man, with the Biden joke..
🤣 Nice! ✌
Great vids. Just a question not to do with this video though. Have you ever done any patios or fire pit areas where pea gravel is used instead of pavers?. If so, I will search your videos for them. I figure I’d ask first because you have a ton of videos.
Thank you, I have one playlist of videos where we built a circular boulder firepit area with pea stone in the middle for the sitting area. Here is the link to that playlist 👉 czcams.com/play/PLo6xdtKoDxWbLQOQ51kjaryC1pjPVoZAy.html
Great work! Just wanted to know why the wall has a 1/8th pitch? And not completely level. Is it to match the level of the asphalt?
Thank you! Depending on the grades and circumstances, we will slope the wall. In this case it was because the driveway like you said and also the front yard slopes away from the house quickly... So sloping the wall helps take away from the need of another row block. Most walls are built level side to side but sloping them is completely fine if it helps with your projects circumstances. ✌
Do you need to put down the landscaping fabric for retaining walls?
In my opinion, absolutely. If not, all the soil will slowly migrate into the clean drainage stone.
@@TheChristianHardscaper same process as the pavers? Put 57 down compact, then fabric?
@@user-se2jx1qp3z Correct 👌
Definitely slow Joe is wacked up …..!!!!!!
🤣 ✌
"Is it stylish?"
"Nope"
Lol
🤣 He is brutally honest at all times...LOL ✌