How To Build A Concrete Retaining Wall Start To Finish 2021
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025
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See how we go about building a concrete retaining wall from start to finish in 2021.
Part 1: How To build Back Of retaining Wall: bit.ly/2IMpIbP
Part 2: How To install Rebar For Concrete Wall: bit.ly/3559Skx
Part 3: How To Strip Concrete Retaining Wall: bit.ly/37DTby3
Hello, for starters - great work. I am facing similar construction on my land, and will base on what You have made. Could You please specify the exact parameters of ordered concrete mix ? It wonders me how come when pouring conrete in the wall this conrete does not overflow out trough the footing, is this due to this conrete mix viscosity and density ? thanx in advance
Appreciate the comment. In essence when we pour we start with the footing. We go from one end to other this gives the footing time to set. Then we come back around we start to pour the wall in lifts. Normally a foot or two at a time. I'll have a video out next week showing this on more detail.
@@AllAccessConstruction Thank You for an answer, helped me alot with this one. can you also check what were the parameters of the ordered concrete ? What its strength class, water resistance, consistency ? Regards
We use a 6 sack pea gravel it's about 3000 psi...
Nice work! In Chicagoland we would pour the footing than set wall forms and go, much faster. Happy to see the architect understands the larger toe of the footing goes toward the low side of the retaining wall. This is the most misunderstood thing about retaining walls. I've seen engineers get this wrong.
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@@AllAccessConstruction I'm subscribed! I used to live in Sacramento and so Cal. Now living in Northern Vermont and need some advice from you about building a retaining wall to bring my grade up and eventually build wood kilns. Started a small land maintenance business and have access to endless amounts of hardwoods already have a big portable sawmill. Love your work and inspiring videos. Keep up the awesome work and look forward to seeing your projects!
Appreciate it man.. That freeze and froast is a different animal.. But hit me up when you ready
@@AllAccessConstruction cool man thanks for the response, I really appreciate it. The frost line is somewhere around 48- 54"here! I have a backhoe for my tractor so digging ain't no problem at all! Talk to you soon!
Great work done. I like that the inspector was present nd able to verify the work done. 👍👍
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Also how do you secure the stakes to the ground
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Personally, I believe you to be doing an amazing job. Very few people work as well as you. A small tip perhaps if you were to do some work for your own home. My grandfather was a Mason and I used to help my father collect bushels of shells at the beach, clam shells in particular. I watched my father gather all the shells place them in a drum and builds a fire around this drum. the heat would pulverize the shells and he used to collect the powder mix a cup of pulverized clam powder to 16 shovels of sand. along with a half cup of lime. he used this sand to mix into the cement. He said it would help the concrete regenerate and last for thousands of years. DO YOU BELIEVE HIM? GOOD LUCK WITH THAT ;) Try it let me know. It works best for Morter
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@@AllAccessConstruction Excellent work. Save money buy or make forms lol. house in my profile is working progress perhaps i will retire if Jesus allows me to. Thank you for your content and time.
Great videos. So relaxed, really nice to see/hear someone so chilled about construction work. Too many people flap around and ruin a job because they are stressed.
Just a quick question. This wall is 8 inches, how tall could you build an 8 inch wall that is free standing without any lateral pressure?
Appreciate your time.
Cheers.
Appreciate the comment.. Ive bidded on a couple of free standing walls. The tallest was 6 feet at 6 inches..
@@AllAccessConstruction Thanks for the quick reply. Much appreciated.
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Quality work!
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Great work as usual
Appreciate it... How's things going
@@AllAccessConstruction things are going great, slammed with work and can’t complain. Thanks
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Looks very nice. I personally don't care for the board look but the customer is always right. Doing that in a monopour I dont know if it justifies the hassle for the benefits. Nice job!
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what did the home owner end up doing with the space once the wall went up?
also, i saw the other wall with the fencing on it- is there a min distance your wall had to be from the fence wall?
They built a house.. As far as fencing no
How do you finish the concrete once the wood forms have been removed. Holes and slag which generates between the wood forms?
This is a board finish. There is no finish to it. The vibrator helps eliminate any holes air pockets ( there called honeycomb in the industry)
What do you mean exactly when you mention 12” OC?
Approximate every 12 inches we place a snap tie..
Got it. I like your work, very clean.
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Thank you for making these videos I’m getting ready to start making my own and I’m going for the smooth finish would you recommend using just mdo and vibrating really good? Thanks
Appreciate the comment and support. If you want the smooth look mdo is the way to go.. And I would recommend vibrator in
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Im a general contractor in the Los Angeles area and would like to know how much do you guys charge for something like this
By the Linear foot
Work looks great
As you know each job is different 🤣🤣🤣🤣😉😉....Also, I don't give out our pricing.. But it's $$$$.. Appreciate the comment 👍🏾
Great job. What do you use for form oil ?
Appreciate it.. Just standard form oil from supplier
How did you learn how to build walls like this?
The famous story goes I built my first wall in 2000 at my house and from there everyone staring asking me to do there backyards.. #trustory.. 👍🏿👍🏿
What is approximate total cost of doing this wall by a contractor?
80k plus
Another question. Could you build this as “sea wall “ for a pond. Would adding weep holes be enough ?
We did something like that a whole ago.. Definitely want to put a water proof membrane and put a pond liner in it
Awesome video, really! The attention to detail is very helpful. One question: how long does it take a retaining wall like this to cure? Thanks.
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Where are you located?
San Francisco Bay Area
Good video, tell me the name of the wood of the plank. Thank you... 🙏
The wood is called dougless fir... Appreciate the comment 👍🏾 👍🏾 👍🏾 💯💯
@@AllAccessConstruction Thanks for your reply. i want to find that wood in my country. '❤️' from Indonesia
I appreciate all the time you put into making these videos. I know it’s not easy. You do a nice job. Also, thank you for explaining about the wall ties. I was curious about those, and now I understand.
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Im surprised that you are not using metal forms at this point.
I'm still thinking about it. We just get a lot of requests for a board finish
That's interesting. I've never seen dimensional lumber used to make forms in a wall like this. In my area they only use construction ply
Appreciate the comment.. What area are you in.. On the east coast there big on the plywood panels.. 💯💯💯
How do you decrease cracking in a wall like that? Was there any surface cracks?
No cracks... We don't do anything special.... I crack up about that myself.. I only one seen hairline crack in my walls.. #knockonwood 🤣🤣🤣
im not particularly fond of a lump pour. leaving 2.4 in the foundation weakens the structure. Particularly fond of 2 separate pours. pour base with 1 meter of rebar above surface and remove molds in morning. tie rebar with 60cm overlap set forms and pour the following day vibrate. don't remove forms until 72 hours after pour. always add silicon base to the concrete mixture. very important.
Respect your comment.. But this wall wo t begin to have any problems in my lifetime and I have at least 50 God willing years left here..
@@AllAccessConstruction Oh no doubt it will last 50 year in fact i put an extra 50 to make it 100 year excellent job its just my preference and small facts that push me to a 2 part pour. nothing more again awesome work. Another thing i enjoy doing at the end of every tier i like using stirrups to create a hidden column to transition into the next tier. Its over kill but its just me thank you for the video
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@@AllAccessConstruction may i suggest something? when doing double layerr rebar for retaining wall i like to stagger the rebar. In other words second layer of rebar should start in the middle or in between the facing rebar to increase lateral tensile strength. I usually align rebar for load bearing structure. it works great again thank for the videos I have learned a lot.
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can you rebuild my house?
I cant but got a guy who can
What kind of $$ is a job like that... roughly.
70k in 2020
@@AllAccessConstruction ok thanks. Nice looking work,