Building a Big Block Retaining wall 4K

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  • čas přidán 13. 08. 2023
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  • @AHinde
    @AHinde Před 10 měsíci +14

    Communication, planning, large concrete Legos jammed in a tight space, all made for a super entertaining video! Thanks Stanley.

  • @AliBaba-mp7zb
    @AliBaba-mp7zb Před 10 měsíci +3

    Glad no animals got hurt in making of this video. Thank you Sam for looking after them. All animal lives matter😅.

  • @RogerW9421
    @RogerW9421 Před 10 měsíci +7

    Great to see that Alex has become such an integral part of the team. Poor Sam, losing Blaine, is kind of lost in where he belongs. He will find a spot. Great team with all 3 of them working together! Liking that wall, too!

    • @seansmith3747
      @seansmith3747 Před 10 měsíci +2

      What happened to Blaine?

    • @RogerW9421
      @RogerW9421 Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@seansmith3747 Blaine retired.

    • @Dirtmonkey
      @Dirtmonkey  Před 10 měsíci +4

      We all miss Blaine already and he hasn't been gone long

    • @nathanjamesDewey
      @nathanjamesDewey Před 10 měsíci

      What episode did Blaine retire in?

    • @RogerW9421
      @RogerW9421 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@nathanjamesDewey It was in the "His shop was EPIC! 4K" episode about 3 weeks previous to this episode. Stan announces it at about the 38:40 mark in the episode.

  • @paullypoop05
    @paullypoop05 Před 10 měsíci +2

    The employee running the shovel moved as much dirt as the excavator.. Probably similar amount of time also.. good job, shovel guy. You win this video

  • @MrMesler13
    @MrMesler13 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Nothing better than the sound of some "worn in" excavator pins... oldie but goodie as we say

  • @charleswise5570
    @charleswise5570 Před 10 měsíci +3

    I've never seen a wall built with these blocks. I like it though!

  • @Dozz70
    @Dozz70 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Thanks Sam for watching after the Wild Life there Brother! Your a Good Man

  • @sandy-rr1by
    @sandy-rr1by Před 10 měsíci

    I got no need for a block wall today... but i do love watching all the various jobs yall do. Have been repairing my 40year old shed to get a few more years out of it. Every time i think it's time to tear down, well, maybe just a few more repairs!!! Thanks for the inspiration to just GITTER DONE!!!

  • @lindajoyce1808
    @lindajoyce1808 Před 10 měsíci +1

    These are my favorite, block work!!

  • @mikeberger5025
    @mikeberger5025 Před 10 měsíci +1

    It's always interesting to see newer products being used in projects. We feel like it's we are very much part of the build in ways of watching. Great content Stan good team work hand and hand 👍🏻

    • @Dirtmonkey
      @Dirtmonkey  Před 10 měsíci

      A good team is everything 🙌

  • @Simplejack2514
    @Simplejack2514 Před 10 měsíci +2

    This is a cool one Stan. Versa is upping their game.. More labor involved but maybe saving on block? Certainly a game changer for sure

    • @Dirtmonkey
      @Dirtmonkey  Před 10 měsíci

      Can’t argue there 👌

    • @jeffc6832
      @jeffc6832 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Not a Versa Lok product. The local Versa producer just also makes these (they buy the forms). Rosetta is an Aster brand (same as Redi-Rock).

  • @richardbrewsterrick6984
    @richardbrewsterrick6984 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Nice Job , like to see the End of the JOB.

  • @guymcneill1711
    @guymcneill1711 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I really like it when you show the construction of the job you are doing instead of just taking to us about different things that mean nothing to me unless I am a contractor which I am not I just like to see how the job is done also you’re videos would not be so short

    • @Dirtmonkey
      @Dirtmonkey  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Glad you like em! Happy to share

  • @jamescheever7982
    @jamescheever7982 Před 9 měsíci

    Wow beautiful wall

  • @josephrottina1901
    @josephrottina1901 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Nice work brothers.👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @danield8896
    @danield8896 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Steel toe crocs! love it i need a pair

  • @djuell01
    @djuell01 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Can you do like how much that would cost with the other stone vs this stone? Be interesting to see the cost comparison with the empty core vs the full block like this. Great work!

  • @hassenfepher
    @hassenfepher Před 10 měsíci +2

    Just cause theirs work to do doesn't mean we can't respect the critters! I thank you sir. On behalf of the frogs, toads, snakes, and mouse.

    • @Dirtmonkey
      @Dirtmonkey  Před 10 měsíci

      I’ve always had a special place in my heart for critters, only makes sense that the team does too 😊👍

  • @carltrano1325
    @carltrano1325 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Love this one.

  • @BG-vq9fd
    @BG-vq9fd Před 10 měsíci +1

    I am happy with most of the Ready Rock walls.

  • @WholeLottaRandoms
    @WholeLottaRandoms Před 10 měsíci +2

    I really like those blocks

  • @Tim-Sziminski
    @Tim-Sziminski Před 10 měsíci +1

    Get one of them big rocks will SMASH his crock work shoes Stan 😮 you could use them lifting handles to use for anchors maybe huh. Looks good 👍👊

  • @ianunderwood1163
    @ianunderwood1163 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Love the videos

  • @tonynewton7902
    @tonynewton7902 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Nice one Stan. 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @mattrankin210
    @mattrankin210 Před 10 měsíci +1

    We use a lot of Rosetta brand blocks. They have a some very some products, love them!

  • @johnmartin7182
    @johnmartin7182 Před 10 měsíci +1

    thanx excellent video as always

  • @billhull6842
    @billhull6842 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Stanley, why can't you lay the stones by hand? You are strong. You can do it. I have faith in you.

  • @sirwallygator565
    @sirwallygator565 Před 10 měsíci +3

    I have never seen steel toe crocks before... Even if one is just visiting a job site one should always be wearing PPE

  • @Brian-wq6oi
    @Brian-wq6oi Před 10 měsíci +1

    Coolest rock I've ever seen.

  • @robertvannicolo4435
    @robertvannicolo4435 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Stan they are cool blocks I know once finished they can be faux stained to look like real stone even more I have seen jersey road barriers once stained look like a natural stone wall

  • @jeffc6832
    @jeffc6832 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Nice product for this application, but these aren't ideal when you need to go taller since they still need reinforcement over a certain height. As a designer, I hate them. Always sucks trying to figure out how to use up the pallet quantities properly and their layout software doesn't really work very well for anything other than very simple wall geometry.
    I like Redi-Rock Ledgestone texture. Just enough variation to disguise the fact that it is a rectangular block, but easier to layout/place and can go much taller without grid. Solid block and friction knobs make them easy and fast to stack.

  • @CZAnthonyX
    @CZAnthonyX Před 10 měsíci +3

    Hi Stan! Amazing wall! Love the look! I know we've been over stand on mowers for slopes, but I think it's finally time. I'm thinking Wright zk. Unfortunately the dual wheel one is simply to big for what we need. Your opinion?

    • @Dirtmonkey
      @Dirtmonkey  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Wright makes a great machine 👍

  • @steverich4609
    @steverich4609 Před 10 měsíci +2

    That the house you cut the grass for free from a pass vidéo good job

  • @nathanjamesDewey
    @nathanjamesDewey Před 10 měsíci +1

    This is the kind of block. I really want to learn how to use because there’s so much money in it.

  • @hu5tle-
    @hu5tle- Před 10 měsíci +2

    Definitely agree with you on the aesthetics on "normal" block walls. However, I'd still want larger format ones. Wonder if there are semi-hollow larger ones that are more organic looking.

  • @handyscapersllc
    @handyscapersllc Před 9 měsíci

    My supplier has these Rosetta block. They are huge. Oberfields in Ohio and Mansfeld brick and supply sells them.

  • @JeepArmyUSA
    @JeepArmyUSA Před 10 měsíci +1

    I like those blocks. I wonder if they come in darker forest colors?

    • @Dirtmonkey
      @Dirtmonkey  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Not sure, that’d be cool too

    • @Rmz250ryder
      @Rmz250ryder Před 10 měsíci +2

      Id imagine you could use a concrete stain/sealer to get a custom look.

  • @paullypoop05
    @paullypoop05 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Looks like a few rows have seams lining up

  • @korygrace
    @korygrace Před 10 měsíci +1

    Would like to see the final product on that one

  • @user-ze4sg6tx3h
    @user-ze4sg6tx3h Před 7 měsíci

    Stan,,, On a lot of your other videos you emphasize not using fabric behind your walls. I see fabric going behihd this wall. Is it due to the fact of larger spaces and gaps in this type of stone and youre also using a drain tile to help remove the water from behind the fabric? But for most other circumstances do not use fabric? Thanks,, Great videos !

  • @stevencrowley1818
    @stevencrowley1818 Před 10 měsíci +1

    This being a new retaining wall system, did you quote a firm price or an estimate?

  • @jafopt
    @jafopt Před 10 měsíci +1

    Wanna see the back filling and finished product

  • @plowkingf15
    @plowkingf15 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Walls seem smooth where they stack on each other. Should they be pinned like the small square blocks?

    • @lucasthornley515
      @lucasthornley515 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Under each block on the back side there is a shear knob that interlocks with the block below it

  • @marktye322
    @marktye322 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Give me RediRock any day. Rosetta is nice but not quite as easy to set. Rosetta requires way to much geo fabric for anything but a low wall.

  • @brianjanovec5162
    @brianjanovec5162 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I thought your RT-75 was replaced with the VT-75? Did you swap back to the RT? If so, can you tell us why?

    • @Dirtmonkey
      @Dirtmonkey  Před 10 měsíci

      This was before we swapped them

  • @handyscapersllc
    @handyscapersllc Před 9 měsíci

    What! Where is the final project? Is there a part 2?

  • @williamtesch4197
    @williamtesch4197 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I hope you don't have color fading problems like i did with the 25 steps I installed from Rosetta it only took 3 weeks and 2 rain storms and the yellow color was gone !!!!!

    • @Dirtmonkey
      @Dirtmonkey  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Oh crap- these are holding up good. Sorry to hear you had issues

  • @elliotmiller8525
    @elliotmiller8525 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Anyone else wondering why he bought a new mini ex and they still aren’t using it?

    • @Dirtmonkey
      @Dirtmonkey  Před 10 měsíci

      I use it a lot. BUT I bought it for myself- not the crew. Its my personal machine The crews run our bobcat exc's.

  • @mattbob6350
    @mattbob6350 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Wouldn’t the cast loader bucket fit between the house and deck support? Or a dingo/ mt bobcat? At least to remove the excavated soil?

    • @Dirtmonkey
      @Dirtmonkey  Před 10 měsíci

      possibly but the cast was 100 miles away

    • @mattbob6350
      @mattbob6350 Před 10 měsíci

      @@Dirtmonkey I thought you just got a new one for the crew cause yours was up at Shang ri la?

  • @BattlestarCanada
    @BattlestarCanada Před 10 měsíci +1

    Stan, do you do any of those wild stone systems that are permeable? as a paving solution? or are they stupid?

    • @Dirtmonkey
      @Dirtmonkey  Před 10 měsíci

      I’ve done em, they work

    • @BattlestarCanada
      @BattlestarCanada Před 10 měsíci

      @@Dirtmonkey My municipality in the centre of the universe(tm) (Toronto) is requiring that 30% of all paved surfaces be permeable. Thats why I ask :). Thanks for your opinion!

  • @rubetube4727
    @rubetube4727 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Does the bucket reverse on that mini?

  • @trevelynbrown4444
    @trevelynbrown4444 Před 10 měsíci

    Stanley What do you think of the job CZcamsr Dirt Perfect is doing now . They have a house on a hill . The land is washing away from it . They are tackling the problem two ways .

  • @robertmitchell9768
    @robertmitchell9768 Před 3 měsíci

    Are you guys in southern California?

  • @jeremyrice81
    @jeremyrice81 Před 10 měsíci

    Where did you find those kind of rocks?

  • @sdy284
    @sdy284 Před 10 měsíci +1

    if these 3 big dogs were on this project, who is running the other jobs?

  • @boooyaaababy651
    @boooyaaababy651 Před 10 měsíci

    CMON ! wheres the finish product lol

  • @thomasschleis2545
    @thomasschleis2545 Před 3 měsíci

    Why no videos that follow to the end?

  • @robbarrett2610
    @robbarrett2610 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Y'all have never used those dinosaur blocks/stones before 😳 ohh 🤣 you are using fake ones 😆 we just did a 60ft wall recently with the Real ones and had some that were just over the lift capacity of our Kubota kx40, we managed to make it work and sh!t got sketchy at times 😆

  • @americanleisurepools6431
    @americanleisurepools6431 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I doesn’t look as good as my pool photos I sent you… 😉

  • @lebotnov66
    @lebotnov66 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Great team, except for the dump truck driver who is too lazy to park facing the correct way on the road.

    • @Dirtmonkey
      @Dirtmonkey  Před 10 měsíci

      sometimes we have to park the wrong way to load or unload the truck

  • @jodyg4105
    @jodyg4105 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Crocs on a job site 😂

  • @ecospider5
    @ecospider5 Před 10 měsíci

    It looks like those loops on the back could be connected to ground screws. Looks like they could be used for a super tall wall.

    • @jeffc6832
      @jeffc6832 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Nah, you'd use geogrid between the courses. You can go just about as tall as the foundation can handle then.
      Blocks like ReCon and Redi-Rock can go taller than these without reinforcement.

    • @Dirtmonkey
      @Dirtmonkey  Před 10 měsíci

      we can build as high as we want with geogrid

    • @ecospider5
      @ecospider5 Před 10 měsíci

      That makes sense.

  • @nashcobb3056
    @nashcobb3056 Před 10 měsíci +1

    here to help

  • @seandurgin
    @seandurgin Před 10 měsíci +1

    Ford or chevy😂