Woww! That project turned out very nice! Well thought out & you gave some great tips with the construction technique! By DIY you probably saved $3-5,000 in labor at today's rate! I enjoyed seeing the progression of the build! Keep up the good work Sam! Stay Safe!
Great project Sam, the retaining wall tuned out fantastic.👍 What is the purpose of the geogrid mesh and what does it actually do? The drain was a great idea also. Congratulations on your upcoming subscriber milestone.
Thank you! I learned about geogrid by watching Stan Dirt Monkey's channel. It creates a layer that locks the wall into the back-fill material and anchors the wall in place. For that short of a wall, I did not need to use it but since I'm parking several tons of weight next to it, I felt it was a good idea. The drain will definitely help prevent washout and ice build up in the winter. Thanks again!
I thought you were going to take the whole driveway area down some in front of the garage and use that for fill then put a fresh layer of stone over the entire area so it ended up all the same look?
Nice job on that project! A real backbreaker. Jobs like that require friends but pulling it off solo gives great satisfaction!
Woww! That project turned out very nice! Well thought out & you gave some great tips with the construction technique! By DIY you probably saved $3-5,000 in labor at today's rate! I enjoyed seeing the progression of the build! Keep up the good work Sam!
Stay Safe!
Great video!!! 👍 Now that's how you do it😁I know you are feeling that project. I am soar just watching😂turned out AWESOME!!!
Looks great!
Great project Sam, the retaining wall tuned out fantastic.👍 What is the purpose of the geogrid mesh and what does it actually do? The drain was a great idea also. Congratulations on your upcoming subscriber milestone.
Thank you! I learned about geogrid by watching Stan Dirt Monkey's channel. It creates a layer that locks the wall into the back-fill material and anchors the wall in place. For that short of a wall, I did not need to use it but since I'm parking several tons of weight next to it, I felt it was a good idea. The drain will definitely help prevent washout and ice build up in the winter. Thanks again!
I thought you were going to take the whole driveway area down some in front of the garage and use that for fill then put a fresh layer of stone over the entire area so it ended up all the same look?
I took it down as far as my box blade would dig and yes, I do still need a layer of fresh gravel to dress it up. Time and money... time and money.
Dish soap on the pipe then that rubber coupling slips right on
I'll remember that for next time, thank you!!!