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Steve Addis
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I hope this channel will help inspire viewers with possible DIY solutions and help others. - Land - Home - Tools - Nature - Computer Tech
I hope this channel will help inspire viewers with possible DIY solutions and help others. - Land - Home - Tools - Nature - Computer Tech
French Drain | Your Yard Will Love | Simple DIY
Simple DIY French drain idea that will remove water from the yard. Photo presentation with background music.
**Another French drain video, 130 feet. - A very fun build!
ruclips.net/video/XWEcCW-Fm5Q/видео.html
www.stevenaddis.com
#frenchdrain
Disclaimer: Please note: I am not giving engineering or construction advice since each and every site and location is different. This is just a demonstration of what I did and what worked for my location and my particular project. Please seek advice from a contractor and engineer to protect your time and investment in materials. I talked with Tom the engineer who has 50+ years of construction experience before I proceeded. All documentation and videos o...
**Another French drain video, 130 feet. - A very fun build!
ruclips.net/video/XWEcCW-Fm5Q/видео.html
www.stevenaddis.com
#frenchdrain
Disclaimer: Please note: I am not giving engineering or construction advice since each and every site and location is different. This is just a demonstration of what I did and what worked for my location and my particular project. Please seek advice from a contractor and engineer to protect your time and investment in materials. I talked with Tom the engineer who has 50+ years of construction experience before I proceeded. All documentation and videos o...
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Protect | Cabin Filter | Chevy Cruze | DIY
Просмотров 1362 месяца назад
Simple way to protect your auto heater cabin filter. The Chevy Cruze was used for this demonstration. This may apply to other vehicles. Comment if you have found solutions as well. #chevycruze #cabinfilter #chevycruzecabinfilter #rodents All documentation and videos on this website are for informational purposes only. I am not liable for any use or misuse of this information by any person and a...
Three Years Later | Concrete Bag | Culvert Retaining Walls
Просмотров 164 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Viewer requested video update of the concrete bag walls. Concrete Bag Wall Improvements & Methods ruclips.net/video/tUlc1Qb5A74/видео.html Watch How I Build This Concrete Bag Culvert Wing Wall ruclips.net/video/99k19yaOqQ4/видео.html Concrete Bag Retaining Wall | How I Built | Steve Addis ruclips.net/video/LHl5dYp3dg4/видео.html Concrete Bag Retaining Wall | Overview ruclips.net/video/Xz-Tle T...
Water Bars | Reduce Driveway & Trail Washouts | Erosion
Просмотров 5 тыс.Год назад
How I reduced washouts on steep gravel drives and trails using water bars. This is a very basic way solve what can be a troublesome issue. Logging trail washouts can lead to loss of soil. Hopefully this will help someone. This is not a perfect solution, yet it does help. Concrete Bag Retaining Wall | How I Built ruclips.net/video/LHl5dYp3dg4/видео.html Culvert & French Drain Performing As Neede...
Flash Flood | Concrete Bag Culvert Wall | Did It Hold Up?
Просмотров 24 тыс.2 года назад
Flood tested. Five inches of rain / hour. I expected the drive would not hold. - Another improvement is needed. The old drive and culvert would have been gone. Watch More Videos Here: Concrete Bag | Culvert Retaining Wall | Wing Wall | How To Build ruclips.net/video/99k19yaOqQ4/видео.html Concrete Bag Retaining Wall | How I Built ruclips.net/video/LHl5dYp3dg4/видео.html Culvert & French Drain P...
Improvements & Methods - Concrete Bag | Culvert Retaining Wall | Steve Addis
Просмотров 195 тыс.2 года назад
Details how I improved concrete bag wall methods. Build with better results. Watch More Videos Here: Concrete Bag | Culvert Retaining Wall | Wing Wall | How To Build ruclips.net/video/99k19yaOqQ4/видео.html Concrete Bag Retaining Wall | How I Built ruclips.net/video/LHl5dYp3dg4/видео.html Culvert & French Drain Performing As Needed ruclips.net/video/vKC2TxNWrLk/видео.html French Drain 130' | De...
One Year Later | Concrete Bag | Culvert Retaining Wall
Просмотров 49 тыс.2 года назад
Is it holding up? Improvement culvert exit: Prevented bags from stretching. Hope this helps you make a better wall. -Entrance about $1,250 "DIY". Watch More Videos Here: Concrete Bag | Culvert Retaining Wall | Wing Wall | How To Build ruclips.net/video/99k19yaOqQ4/видео.html Concrete Bag Retaining Wall | How I Built ruclips.net/video/LHl5dYp3dg4/видео.html Culvert & French Drain Performing As N...
Culvert & French Drain Performing As Needed - May 9th
Просмотров 10 тыс.3 года назад
After a nice rain, I decided to check on the culvert retaining wall and french drain that reduces water pooling in the yard. Shows culvert before and after. Watch How I Build This Concrete Bag Culvert Wing Wall ruclips.net/video/99k19yaOqQ4/видео.html Concrete Bag Retaining Wall | Part 1 | Overview ruclips.net/video/Xz-Tle TYs/видео.html Concrete Bag Retaining Wall | Part 2 | How I Built | Ste...
Concrete Bag Retaining Wall | How I Built | Steve Addis
Просмотров 375 тыс.3 года назад
How I built my retaining wall using 512 50Lb Concrete bags, 1/2" rebar, 8 oz cloth, #4 stone, PVC pipe. - Solid and permanent. Rebar placed perpendicular in the bags into clay, and horizontal locking rebar in key areas. Soil is very stable, mostly clay, and hard blue-grey clay at the base. Check with an Engineer or experienced Contractor to confirm your unique project application. Tiebacks may ...
Cicadas Arrive After 17 Years | Sounds | Pictures
Просмотров 4893 года назад
Wanted to share with you this interesting creature. They are so friendly and really do not fly away from you. The sound at times is like a wave across the woods. Yet, if your are in a low canopy, it can be quite loud. I enclosed some pictures and and the hill sound was done with a Zoom H2. - I hope you enjoy. #Cicada #17 Year Cicada #Cicadas Arrive #Steve Addis
Concrete Bag Retaining Wall | Basic Overview
Просмотров 68 тыс.3 года назад
Concrete bags, 1/2" rebar, 8 oz cloth, #4 stone, PVC pipe. - Solid and permanent. Rebar placed perpendicular in every bag twice into clay, and horizontal locking rebar in key areas. Soil was very stable, mostly clay, and hard blue-gray clay at the base. Check with an Engineer or experienced Contractor to confirm your unique project application. Tiebacks may be needed. Good for remote locations ...
Honda Fourtrax 300 - TRX300 Valve Adjustment
Просмотров 26 тыс.3 года назад
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Concrete Bag | Culvert Retaining Wall | Wing Wall | How To Build | Steve Addis
Просмотров 300 тыс.3 года назад
Concrete Bag | Culvert Retaining Wall | Wing Wall | How To Build | Steve Addis
Just Another Florida Afternoon Thunder Storm
Просмотров 1273 года назад
Just Another Florida Afternoon Thunder Storm
Creek Sound Water Flowing From Spring
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Creek Sound Water Flowing From Spring
Chevy Cruze Oil Pan Plug Replacement - 2012 1.4L
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Fiat Spider 2000 First Time Driving Home
Просмотров 1073 года назад
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French Drain 130' x 4' Deep | Hand Made - DIY | River Rock | Steve Addis
Просмотров 11 тыс.3 года назад
French Drain 130' x 4' Deep | Hand Made - DIY | River Rock | Steve Addis
Tulip Poplar Tree - Growing Like A Rainbow
Просмотров 1693 года назад
Tulip Poplar Tree - Growing Like A Rainbow
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Spring Water Flowing From A Cave - December
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Cisco Umbrella Roaming Client Install Issue
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Fiat Spider 2000 | Coil Wires By Color | OEM Install
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Im glad to see how low you can set the bar. Lets me know what i can get away with at work.
cracks allow for water to weep out not the worst thing to have for a retention wall
It admittedly looks a lot better than I would have expected. There's just something classic about that big brick look.
What do you mean by mixing the bags ? and Taping the bags?
Beautiful work!
Thanks, it turned out well. Have a good weekend!
But muh 4% inflation 😂😂😂
Post 10 would be proud.
"No degradation". I call bullshit. That concrete is full of cracks. It's also weak compared to properly mixing the bags.
Yes, I explained why if formed with cracks, when the bags were wet and stretched. Mix is better, yet this has been like this for 4 years, no issues. Then if you want just coat the top after it sets. Improvements video explains. Thanks for your input!
@@SteveAddis the strength of this concrete is about 1/3 of properly mixed and poured concrete. Also, it hasn't properly bonded to your reinforcement.
Back in the 90s a creek washed out an existing 6 foot rock wall right beside the house. The work involved in rebuilding the rock wall was a def no even though it was a rocky creek with plenty of material. I put a few sandbags when the erosion 1st started & noticed how they had hardened up & looked like rock themselves once the hessian had worn away. This gave me the idea of filling hessian sacks with a mix of river sand & 1/4 cement & dry laying them over a concrete foundation with reo risers. One bag between ea riser on 1 course, one bag punched through the centre the next, stretcher bond style like yours. It was super cheap to build, its still there today & ppl say it looks like an Inca rock wall
Thanks for sharing! I appreciate hearing about how you came up with a solution. I think I may try that mix and use my own river sand and rock then add the cement. Some commenters on this channel has had similar results 50 years. Others are like, we are crazy. I like your idea! Have a good weekend.🙂👍
It's all fractured.
Yes, I explained why if formed with cracks, when the bags were wet and stretched. Improvements video explains. I left it for four years to see how it held, then will coat fill the fractures. Sure, it is not a pour, because it is non-structural use. Thanks for your input!
@SteveAddis Great - makes sense. Good to see a proud gay man like yourself in the youtube space.
If it works it works.
thats a decent looking wall man. dont listen to what the idiots might say.
@getprobed838 - Thanks. Have a good weekend!
It look like stone 😂
Looks good to me. Only wish I had the strength to lift so many bags!
Thanks. Wall two and three was bags delivered. Paced work, careful lifting, all that. There was a reason they were 50's and not 80lbs if you know what I mean!
Easy solution. As the bag gets wet it turns into a concrete block. Bags probably absorb the paper I’m guessing.
@1014p - Yes it is easy. Yes, it seems to embed, then the outside can be burned or pressure washed away. Thanks for the comment!
I love the look and appearance of these walls. It looks a hell of a lot nicer than just a straight pored concrete wall and has an artistic flair to it. I seriously am considering do this on my property.
@jondavidmcnabb - I am with you on that. If you do plan on it watch my improvements video, so you get predictable results. Thanks for watching! Have a good weekend. ruclips.net/video/tUlc1Qb5A74/видео.html
Hopefully your comments about the need to mix the bags is not lost on viewers. I have seen bags that are so under mixed during filling they would be useless on a project like this. Years ago concrete companies actually premixed the materials before bagging. Then as equipment changed that practice stopped, but the bags produced on the older production lines were sold specifically for this purpose. Then eventually even those became unavailable. Also if you live in a region prone to freezing you need to seal up the cracks on that first wall before it suffers a premature death.
@kirkwilson6698 - These are all good points! I keep asking serious commenters to watch my improvements video. I am going to fill the first and second wall cracks before winter. It has not been affected, yet will if I don't seal it. Just looking at it yesterday all okay. A concrete sealer would help. I think there is still RipRap product, yet not in my area. Thanks for watching and posting! Have a good weekend!
Nothing like mixing in a bag?? What
Just seems lazy
How much is a bag of concrete in the states? They're 10 dollars each where I'm from...
50's are about $3.32 or so. Then I get more than 10% discount from Lowe's bulk, military. Thanks for the comment! www.lowes.com/pd/QUIKRETE-50-lb-High-Strength-Concrete-Mix/3339748
@@SteveAddis pretty cheap and looks good, nice
Thx
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I really like this method! Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome! Thanks for watching.
Best part is knowing all the haters and shit-talkers were WRONG! And I hope the haters see this and feel as stupid as they are for doubting this
I turned some of them into friends because I respected them. There are some pinned comments about these wall working since the 50's. Most bad comments are by contractors or individuals saying I should have poured forms saved money this and that. No contractors needed here and it was fun to build at my schedule! :)
That looks incredible!
Thanks - It turned out nice. Thank you for your comments!
Do you remove the bags over time on the outside?
When they setup, I pressure wash them off after soaking them. You might burn the off as well. Thanks for the question! Watch this to see how. ruclips.net/video/tUlc1Qb5A74/видео.html
That's some beautiful stacking.
Thanks, it did end up nice. Thanks for the comment!
WTF? $1.80 for a bag of cement?!!1!
At the time with discounts $1.83. I should have posted receipts. Currently $3.32 without discounts. www.lowes.com/pd/QUIKRETE-50-lb-High-Strength-Concrete-Mix/3339748
@@SteveAddis yeah that's wild. It would be more like $40 a bag here 😬 You guys don't know how good you have it!
@@adrianpilbrow - We have a cement plant in the area. - My friend called me and said there was a special on 53's (stone mix with lime) like 5 dollars a ton. I said what? He said time to do your driveway. I ordered 120 tons. The total with delivery ended up like 1200. He did the same thing on his drive. They were overloaded with it guess.
In canada they are $9 it’s cheaper to form up and order concrete from the plant
Definitely, at that price. 50% increase yet still around $3 here, then bulk discounts help.
Thats like 4k EUR in material alone...
Sounds like a lot.
Did you have to go below ground at all?
With the bag construction? Yes, for sure under and in front of the pipe. It felt like I hit bedrock at that point. Thanks watching!
Solid and clay should never be used in the same sentence. Nice walls though.
@HuntsT - Yes, it was a pain to dig and I just about gave up when a pic would not break the gray clay, thus the word solid. Thanks they turned out nice. Thanks for watching!
You dont know red clay then. You can do burnout on some of it, its so "solid".
This is absolutely gorgeous. It genuinely looks amazing. It’s kind of a cool mix of New England Stone Fence and brutalism. I’ve been wanting to build a fire pit lately, and after seeing many of these on RUclips I’m thinking this may be the way to go.
Thanks. Sounds like you might have a project or two. I have been making rock pits because the rock is free, and looks better at the camp sites. And it's the only way they did it in the Westerns!
Cheap and quick, but now you have to look at all that ugliness...😢
Cool thing is you can re surface that now if the faces of the walls crumble
Yes, very good point. It was in the back of my mind. Thanks for watching!
this looks amazing, but there is some erosion midway in the inlet on the left side. adding some large stones would probably help
Thanks, it turned out nice. Yes, and some cloth to retain the soil. There are some bags in front of the pipe and under it, so rocks just roll through there. Clickety clack, thunkity thunk. Thanks for your comment and input!
Did you just set the bags in a pile or did you like mix them and then pour them into another bag? Im confused by how you said some bags had poor mixing. Thank you!
@FinctionFIVE - I would roll them end on end to mix. Then pack them to the front one last time, lay them down, pack with a flat block. Those turned out perfect. The top bags were taped on the sides and top so that the paper would not stretch as well when wet. See my improvements video on this info. Thanks for watching! ruclips.net/video/tUlc1Qb5A74/видео.html
Any engineering here? Or just DIY guessing?
The pipe was sized by the county. I thought this out myself, a friend said to use threaded pipe and side rebar through pipe. I then proceeded one side then the other stacking as I felt it should be smaller at the inlet then wider at the top, using the bag lines and a flash light at night to keep my wall in line. I build dams on streams as a kid and loved it. So, I guess, I guessed! Thanks for watching.
They look awesome.
Thanks, it turned out well. Thanks for watching!
Wow great job looks really nice aside from being functional!!!!
Hey, thanks. It turned out better than expected. Have a good weekend!
In a later video you reference mixing the bags for one of the walls. Here you explitly say you do no mix the bags. Please clarify/elaborate.
I mixed the bags as an improvement. I roll them several times end to end. Mostly on the bags that are near the top or facing the front. Thanks for your comment!
What do you mean mix the bags
I roll them several times end to end. Mostly on the bags that are near the top or facing the front. Thanks for your comment!
They build jetties like this. It’s under constant pounding from the ocean and it works beautifully.
That is awesome. Love to see it. I am getting comments basically saying this is not proper. Likely they never saw it before or realize the cost. Thanks for your comment!
Over 6 dollars a bag now! Bidenomics
It is expensive, at least not that much here, yet.
Noticing a lot of sediment flowing downstream. Might be a good idea to build some small check dams of rock, wood or other material to retain some of it.
Qlinesteppr - Yes, lots of that. I noticed a side of one of my hills by this stream has been loosing a lot of soil from undercutting. It just washes down and hast two more branches join in and straight into a big sink hole! Thanks for the comment.
@@SteveAddis Check dams should slow the flow too. On-contour swales on the hill might also be worth looking at.
@@linesteppr Thanks for this input. I need to look into this. I noticed when I walked down stream a the creek is widening and must have increased velocity due to the 50 foot pipe straight run.
beautiful!
Thanks for watching!
Looks great
Thanks for watching!
I'm going to build my home out of this
@GainingDespair , Lookup www.monolithic.org/homes - The safest above ground home rated FEMA P-361 safe room. You might change your mind. :)
@@SteveAddis Nothing against that, nothing at all, but price is a big factor for me. I could afford to make a home out of cement bags. Paint it right might even look like a makeshift log cabin.
Yes, I might build something small using bags, yet the cost, maybe decide to mix it for true structural. I found a concrete poured structure in the forest still standing well without its roof.No truck is getting where I build it. Dome's are ultimate yet very costly.
Wow was not expecting the water to get that high at the end!
Neither was I as I watched water rising up! It was urgent to find a solution to a newly installed culvert.
Looks great as each block is symmetrical.
@douglashaner6802 - It turned out nice. Thanks.
Nice video. Good for you for experimenting and sharing the results. :)
@PraxisPrepper You are most welcome. Thanks for watching!