DIY Gravity Retaining Wall - How I built this retaining wall myself
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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2022
- I finished building this diy retaining wall a few months ago and wanted to have it checked before posting this video. I had two contractor friends stop by and check it out! A permit is not required in my area unless its higher than 4ft (its right at 4ft) so no permit was acquired. I did not do geo grid as the wall is under height needed for that process and did a dry stack gravity wall for ease and budget. I had a few bids to have this done and demand is so high in my area that the prices were way out of our budget. So I decided to give this a go on my own. Its still looking amazing and we are so happy with the process. I will have a list of supplies here:
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This was quite a physical job but worth the money we saved.
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It looks fantastic! I love how much you saved by doing it as a diy. Adding the garden at the end was a great finishing touch.
Thanks so much! 😊
Thank you for sharing. I've been wanting to do something like this in our back yard.
Very impressive. It is a lot of work and effort. You must be very proud of yourself after completing this wall!
That is so FREAKING impressive!!
Wow
So happy for you and your family
Congratulations 🍾🎊🎈🎉
You did a great job! That is a lot of hard work but very rewarding, I'm sure. I'm in the decision-making process on doing a similar wall that will be about 100 feet long and approx. 3 - 4 feet high. Thanks for the inspiration!
This looks great! I got tired just watching - I know how much work goes into these projects. I love that you did it yourself! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching
80 lbs per rock x number of rocks moved = Holy crap that's a lot of weight! It looks great! Most retaining walls I've seen aren't nearly that long either....well done guys!
Thank you!! I keep saying I should be skinnier with all that work 🤣🤣 kidding I’m definitely stronger💪🏼
@@EternalHarvestDecor Suns out, guns out!
Another amazing project from Brandi! We Love It!
Thank you
Your explanation of everything was very helpful.
I have an area twice that length and was wondering if it was a possible DIY but now I know YES I CAN 🎉🎉🎉
Amazing job. My back would be dead after this project but I'd still try to do it myself
Looks great. You did a really good job with it.
Definitely a lot of work, great job Brandi!
Thank you!
Absolutely Amazing Work...
Good Job and we love it!!!❤❤❤
Nice work! And thank you for filming.
Love your work! Congrulations!
I'm still in shock that each block weighs about 80 pounds, and you carried and positioned each and every one of those! OMG, you're unbelievable. My back is killing me just thinking about it. Awesome job!
They don’t weigh 80lbs lol she would struggle to lift one block , which could be more than half her body weight. They weigh 40lbs lol
Not only did she save herself thousands of dollars she looks like she got herself into amazing shape. Now I need to show this to my wife and encourage her to do the same.
thats's just amazing. I took a nap after watching it. You move about 10 tons. wow!
My hat off to you...really nice job and it all looks great...👍
Thank you very much!
Look at you all go!!! Hella yea!!
Looks good for sure!
Looks beautiful
Dannggg watching ur vid
Made me start on my retainer wall about the same size hopefully looks as good as yours and holds up.. thank tons for the info good video
You got this! Thanks for following along!
Good job!!! It is always so inspiring to see women creating content that traditionally has been seen as ‘a man’s job’… I have been contemplating on building a wall in my garden too… thanks for encouraging me :::))))
Thank you so much!
Bloody top job mate 💯☝️
With today's rate in 2023, you saved yourself $30,000 doing this on your own.
I used 126 today and my land scaper wanted $3,500 to build the wall. I ordered them for $370 delivered from lowes and had it built myself in one day. He was a one man operation, if you put that into an hourly rate he wanted somewhere in the $200 an hour range. That’s just disgusting.
@@reaper-sz5tmyou’ll regret it when you have to pay another guy $5000 to rebuild your broken wall when it falls apart 😂
Safety glasses! Stay safe. Great work on that wall
Great video as always. You are some worker
Well done.
Thanks 👍
Great job. About to tackle this as well
Looks great! Did you do the grading and trenching for the retaining wall yourself? Excavator? shovel? Thanks!
Great work!!
Well done !
By far the best video for DIY. Everything is explained. I see so many videos that have excavators, tractors, or bobcats. If Im attempting to do something the first time, I'm not getting any of that equipment. It's shocking how many people make videos that just give you bits and pieces of the information that is needed. Great video. Thank you
Thank you! This means so much to me! I try very hard to make each video count
Thank you for Sharing!! Greetings from Oceania
Kudos to you...job well done.
Thank you for sharing this video to us..
Youll never learn anything from success...looks great!
Loving it 🤩
thanks for watching
Nice Work & Video 👍
Proud of you
Good job!
What an inspiring lady you are.. ❤️.
you are amazing..Thanks for this video
So awesome
Wow beautiful
Thank you so much
Nice work! Thank you for sharing. Did you have to put cement glue in between them to make them sturdy?
I did not because they are held in place by the lip on the back that locks onto the block below, I did use adhesive on the top row though
Good job. How many blacks did it take
The base top using screening is better, i wander you use glue or not. Anyway great job.
Is that a foot long per block? 60 feet equal 60 blocks? Thanks for any info...
Looks great! Good job 👏 HOW much gravel did u have to buy for the base and backfill?
I want to say 4 yards but it’s been a while it was about a foot deep and then the 4 ft tall by 60ft long so 🫣
@Eternal Harvest Decor thank u I will be doing one just like this in my backyard
Also what brand blocks and size did u buy?
Nice job!
Thanks!
You rock. Wow
Nice Work...👍
Thanks ✌️
As an internet know it all, I wanted to find something to criticize but this DIY video is actually pretty good. I do want to mention the no permit under 4 feet issue... you do have a surcharge because the house is right above the wall, most city would require a permit for this project. Also you are only showing the "easy" part which is laying down stuff, please give the person credit for moving these heavy blocks to where it needs to be, that's actually 80% of the muscle work.
I'm so impressed. Well done!
Why isn't the drainage pipe draining during the rainstorm?
I went to Lowes and did not see the block you used. Do you know the name of the block you used? Did you get gravel from Lowes? I think you had 5 pallets of block. How much does Lowes charge to deliver pallets of blocks? Thanks for any help/ P.S. YOU DID A GREAT JOB ON WALL!!!
Oh I’m sorry! Everything should be linked in the description of this videoi also have it linked here liketk.it/3Nkfd
How many yards of gravel did you buy?
My back hurts from just watching the video. I am about to start building a retaining wall so getting ideas. I am in north Texas so we will need good drainage behind the wall. Thanks. How is the wall holding up?
You can do it! It’s doing great! I loved it so much we are adding another one around our diy pool
My husband and I are considering doing this ourselves too. I know this sounds weird, but Im pretty sure are in the same city (I recognized the view immediately) and this was sooo helpful to us since we just bought a new build home as well.
Colorado Springs? I live in the foothills near Garden of the Gods and that view looks very much like Pikes Peak! My husband and I are going to build a tiered retaining wall in our backyard because it’s so sloped because of the mountains, and we want to do something like this too!
You dont use bonding between each level of stones?
she mentions a few times that these walls use gravity to hold them.
Looks awesome you're such a Bada**
You’re the best girl! Takes one to know one 😘❤️
Can you post the materials you used...im interested in doing something like this for my home..and i could use all the help i can get!!😂❤
What was the size of the bricks and how many did you get in a bundle?
Not sure how many come in a bundle but we had 275 blocks
Not to many ladies take on a project like that. 👍
What were the size of the blocks that you used? Like 6 inches high, 10 inches width, and 16 inches long. This would be valuable information for others.
Yes they are 12” deep and then 16” wide and 6” high
This may be a dumb question, but how were you able to determine that none of the weight from your house would be on the retaining wall? I have a very similar situation, and based on your landscape, I'm pretty sure I'm a couple cities away from you, and even have the same home builder. I just want to be extra confident before beginning this project :') Thanks!
This is a great question, mostly because they left us with that cut out but also I had an engineer and contractor take a look. I would say if you’re worried give an engineer a call, they are super helpful.
She makes it look easy but this is a back and butt breaking work that even most guys can't handle. I just can't imagine how she managed 60 ft of those solid blocks. I think I need to get off my couch and start ordering these blocks for a target completion of 2025.
That’s why it took me a while to complete lol I was super tired but wat more strong at the end lol
How long did it take you to do this? 2 weeks, at 2 to 3 hours a days?
About a month
Ahh ok the key phrase is its not weight bearing... but still a great job... 😊❤
Cute
How many days you it takes to finish ?
I don’t really know haha I worked an hour here 20 min there for about 3 weeks so it’s hard to say. It’s a lot slower doing it by myself but 🤷🏻♀️
Brandy you look good
How long is the wall ?
65 ft
Geez I wish I had a wife like her to help me with house projects
17k?? Wow I'd do it myself too!!
right? I know its a lot of labor and hard work so I get that but man I couldnt afford it.
Pretty sure you're my soul mate lol
The first video did have some “awkward silence” in some spots. Missing some background music. I figured you’d catch it fairly quickly. Good job on the wall by the way.
haha yeah sometimes this posting stuff is complicated
jsut some constructive crit on your audio for you or your editor. apply a de-clicker please.
This is a pretty major retaining wall. I imagine even doing this yourself you spent a few thousand dollars.
Yep we totally did. We were quoted 15-17k and we spent about 4k
How cute u r looking 😘falls in love with u dear 🎉
She is so cute
Come to Chicago you’ll be married!!!! Hahahaha
80 lbs each?? You lifted 80 lbs? OMG! Don't want to make you mad!!! Very impressive video. Finished wall looks great. I'm now 67, but even in my heyday, I could lift maybe 40 lbs.
The contractors are really crooks.
You scare me by that action
This lady has the look the body of the perfect woman Ladies take notes she’s perfect
she didnt do any of this lets be honest
Why do you say that? I did it all. Thanks for watching, at least that part was supportive 🙌🏼
My main concern is the beginning of your video... you punch Us in the face..that's quite disrespectful and it turned me off from watching your video