It's nice to see a great crew doing a great job for a boss who respects their hard work. I retired from these kinds of projects in SOCAL a few years back . This video makes me miss the work, my guys and the satisfaction one feels at the end of a successfully completed job. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing.
The conditions you and your crew work in are horrific and I applaud all of you guys ! Beautiful work in the worst of conditions, thumbs up big time !!!
August concrete work is not for pussies.. dont comment if you have never done it.. if your boss treats you with respect the work is just that work. The men get it done
When i saw how sloppy the winch was spooled the crane rigger in me winced lol but it beats the hell out of packing those buckets. A guy should put some sort of cage infront of the guy running the winch incase the line parts its gonna hit that guy right in the teeth
I love working with my hands and legs (know what I mean?), but I became disabled in 2003. Every time I see these hard working men, they have my respects.
Very glad to hear you recognizing your guy’s hard work very important. Great crew and excellent work, so much tougher and more involved when you can’t use heavy equipment!
I saw the finished product and it was some of the best concrete work I have seen in my life. This was not an easy job and you knocked it out of the park.
I'm on the East Coast, never been to the West side, but after watching this, I feel very safe saying you're the best period! Coast to Coast & everything in between, your team's attention to detail is incredible & extremely impressive. I'd hire your crew without hesitation if I had the need & was in your service area. Well done!
I lived in Laguna for many years and did foundations and framing there . Fun to see some video of it and really great to see such a hard working, talented crew. My hats off to you sir, you are a pro.
Great job on a tough project! Love the winch. Just a small tip when you pour the footings next time keep all of them level with stepped increments. The one on a slope creates too many angle cuts. (Mason for 12 plus years)
In the space they had to work, sometimes its easier for the guys to build "footings" on a slope, it's less time consuming imo, cutting blocks for that rake is way easier than building steeped footings...Blocky and bricky for over 25 years, can build footings too.
Nice job. Excellent use of proper sized steel reinforcing bar work. Yes on the horizontal bars too. I am surprised that the engineer didn't call for piers in the footing though. Still heller strong the way you have put it together though. I'm guessing that with the steel sticking up through the top of the retaining wall that the wall continues up to create a fence.
You guys are awesome. I love the conveyor, I'm going to use that. This is seriously making me want to get back to work during this covid stuff. Awesome job guys.
I enjoy watching your videos. I don't do any of that work but it is entertaining and informative. You have a great crew. That winch and trolley system is genius.
It's my day off from being a Plumber lol, and I'm watching these guys build a brick wall, mad Respect to all these workers , you guys are some beast and very efficient workers🛠 much Respect from Arizona 🙏🏽👊🏽
My hats off to a very hard working company, the boys definitely earned a coldy after work. When this virus is under control, i'll have a lot more knowledge on concrete thanks to these vids. Keep them pumping.
72 year old lady watching from Montana. Why? I find it interesting. My conclusion? I think concrete work has to be the most physically demanding of the trades. Kudos to all your tradesmen. Keep Safe. And, thanks for posting.
Every man, regardless of his strength should be made to do manual labor for one year. Too many men today grow to adulthood without ever wielding a pick, running a jackhammer, or shoveling ten hours a day. It builds character and makes you realize that what you do for a living doesn’t define a man.
You block layers do a very clean job. You have little to no mud spilled into your block work. We are much more messy and we have very much mud spilled into our block work. Your pump line is half the diameter of our pump line. Again, what is your concrete mix design? Regards, Geoff. Reeks
It's hard, if not impossible, for anyone who has never done this type of work to imagine just how brutally hard every aspect of this is. Just the logistics of this job adds an another dimension, that skid, trolley & winch system for moving material & all that manual digging & moving dirt in 5 gallon buckets, oh please! That narrow, hilly street that requires cement trucks to back up & short tempered neighbors. And keep in mind each one of those 8X8X16 block weighs about 27 pounds. Bet those guys sleep good.
I live in SoCal as well. Do you think I could slide under the radar if I bought an S70 with a breaker with a small dump trailer? Just a young kid with a dream..
West Coast Custom Concrete Thanks that means a lot! I haul heavy equipment and I have some Demo knowledge and stick time under my belt. Do you think I can do small jobs without a C8 license? Thank you for these videos
In France we don’t use vibrator for this kind of wall because i you use it you gonna break the wall due to the pressure. We just add a lot of water in the concrete so that it takes up all the space
When you filled the block wall with concrete was it a solid fill of concrete because I'm building my own retaining by the way I'm a stone layer natural Stone layer and so I will be stoning my block retaining wall
Jack hammer shovel...where were you in my early twenties digging through hard clay soil as a ditch digger. I was dark a coffee bean and skinny as a bean pod. Strong as an Ox. Hands hard like a turtle shell. Oh man... sometimes i miss those days as an Old man now.
Great job on the quality project. Thank you for the useful tips. A question for you after watching your video. My contractor has build my 3-feet tall retaining wall without siding the cinder block with mortar, instead they just stacked them all together (it has vertical rebars though) and then fill those holes with concrete. No siding, no grouting. They said that the siding is not necessary as eventually the wall will be covered with veneer ledge stone. But my common sense tells me without siding it makes whole structure less sturdy. I was wondering if my contractor has any idea on their job? Or am I overly cautious for 3-ft tall retaining wall? thank you!
here in the uk when doing concrete foundations, walls, floor slabs etc we use a vibrating poker, is there any reason you dont use them in usa ? (just curious) good job by the way.
@@dd313car I am pretty sure it should be vibrated! But the mud was very wet so I’m sure air bubbles was not a problem. What threw me was the 2500 psi!! Here in Colorado we require 4500 psi w/ fiber. But we freeze and bake here. Thanks
6 pallets, those are bon beam & normal 8-8-16s, that's 90 to a pallet, 90×6 is 540, but I also saw the 4-8-16s which are like 150 per pallet.. Point is, I am glad I am the dude on the forklift who loads the truck, and not the dude who unloads it all. Respect, and beautiful work.
THIS! Is The work of an experienced contractor. coming from an experienced heavy civil engineer operator who has seen many large foundations. The access was probably just as hard as where it was located. if only some landscapers could look at this from RUclips and take example.
Really cool man, I live close to Panorama Heights near Orange, CA and there’s houses like the ones in laguna that go over the really steep hill and this was really cool to see
@@WestCoastCustomConcrete ahh, thats called a footing. wow, it is massive. is that typical? why is this wall necessary? is it for erosion or asthetic? do you have video showing it all done? thanks
I used to install gas services and repair gas leaks in the main. I complete know what you mean about rich neighborhoods not understanding when it comes to blocking the road.
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It's nice to see a great crew doing a great job for a boss who respects their hard work. I retired from these kinds of projects in SOCAL a few years back . This video makes me miss the work, my guys and the satisfaction one feels at the end of a successfully completed job. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing.
Well said! Thanks bro.
The wall is a little too close to the house. Can you move the wall about 6 inches to the left please?
Spoken like a true client lol
Lol this isn't burger King where You can have it your way 😂😂
@@ainachok8428 u can have it ur way but u got to decide b4 all that block is layed or else
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No problem, Sign a change order $$$$$ and they'll move the wall wherever your dreams command.
The conditions you and your crew work in are horrific and I applaud all of you guys ! Beautiful work in the worst of conditions, thumbs up big time !!!
It's never easy. I love your comment. Thank you 👍
August concrete work is not for pussies.. dont comment if you have never done it.. if your boss treats you with respect the work is just that work. The men get it done
Not horrific but definitely hard work, skilled too.
that ramp with the winch to pull those bucks up from the ditch you and your guys were digging is genius!
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When i saw how sloppy the winch was spooled the crane rigger in me winced lol but it beats the hell out of packing those buckets.
A guy should put some sort of cage infront of the guy running the winch incase the line parts its gonna hit that guy right in the teeth
They learned that trick from el Chapo !
@@jessearellano1722 hell yeaa!! 💯
Son mexicanos que esperabas?
I love working with my hands and legs (know what I mean?), but I became disabled in 2003. Every time I see these hard working men, they have my respects.
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Very glad to hear you recognizing your guy’s hard work very important. Great crew and excellent work, so much tougher and more involved when you can’t use heavy equipment!
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instaBlaster...
I saw the finished product and it was some of the best concrete work I have seen in my life. This was not an easy job and you knocked it out of the park.
Thanks nick
I can see why it made it in Popular Mechanics. You will have a much greater appreciation for the work when you see it in person.
I'm on the East Coast, never been to the West side, but after watching this, I feel very safe saying you're the best period! Coast to Coast & everything in between, your team's attention to detail is incredible & extremely impressive. I'd hire your crew without hesitation if I had the need & was in your service area. Well done!
Thanks bro 👊
@@WestCoastCustomConcrete just being truthful! 😇
I lived in Laguna for many years and did foundations and framing there . Fun to see some video of it and really great to see such a hard working, talented crew. My hats off to you sir, you are a pro.
I appreciate that. Thanks bro!
Great job on a tough project! Love the winch. Just a small tip when you pour the footings next time keep all of them level with stepped increments. The one on a slope creates too many angle cuts. (Mason for 12 plus years)
Thanks man. I figured that out after the fact. lol
In the space they had to work, sometimes its easier for the guys to build "footings" on a slope, it's less time consuming imo, cutting blocks for that rake is way easier than building steeped footings...Blocky and bricky for over 25 years, can build footings too.
@@martywarner1779 my thoughts too watching it
the team knocked it out. hope you paid them well. just saying since plenty of people dont.
Dude the winch with buckets, and platform. Genius. School cant teach you that it comes from generations of experience and hard work!
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Love it!! Job done once and done right!! Hard to find skilled workers like these.
Tell me about it! Thanks bro 👍
Binge watching all your videos during this pandemic. Awesome work!!
Right on 👍 Thanks bro!
The pride of doing the job right, is priceless. Well done brother.
Thanks bro
You have a talented crew and you seem to be the ideal boss, don't ever change
Thanks bro
Man, I love watching your videos learning a lot, always watching them over and over..
Thanks for watching 👊
Nice job. Excellent use of proper sized steel reinforcing bar work. Yes on the horizontal bars too. I am surprised that the engineer didn't call for piers in the footing though. Still heller strong the way you have put it together though. I'm guessing that with the steel sticking up through the top of the retaining wall that the wall continues up to create a fence.
You got it 👍
Great videos, great workmanship too. Its good to see men take such pride in their work, seems like you have a pretty tight crew. Keep it up!
Thanks bro!
You guys are awesome. I love the conveyor, I'm going to use that. This is seriously making me want to get back to work during this covid stuff. Awesome job guys.
Thanks bro!
I enjoy watching your videos. I don't do any of that work but it is entertaining and informative. You have a great crew. That winch and trolley system is genius.
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I'm at school bored and I heard bad to the bone! Love the your work
Thanks Ladybug! Love you
Great craftsmanship . Thanks for posting
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Your workers are top of the line. I hope you take good care of them.
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It's my day off from being a Plumber lol, and I'm watching these guys build a brick wall, mad Respect to all these workers , you guys are some beast and very efficient workers🛠 much Respect from Arizona 🙏🏽👊🏽
Thanks bro 👍
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@@ceilaromero3009 👍
My wife caught me watching concrete porn again
neckarsulme when I read this I laugh so hard.
She's a brick house!
Oh man. My kids are watching this with me. Am I a bad person?
neckarsulme hope you showed her how to pull that loaded hose!! 😂
@@howzit9397 lol!
Brings back a lot of memories. You and your guys do awesome work.
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Gr8 job on tackling something others wouldn't tackle!!
Thanks bro!
That is proper work!! 10/10 You have an awesome team working for you.
Thanks bro
You should do more after footage on your jobs. Love the work, just would be nice to get a good glimpse once it’s all set up and finished
That's a great idea. Will do 👍
My hats off to a very hard working company, the boys definitely earned a coldy after work. When this virus is under control, i'll have a lot more knowledge on concrete thanks to these vids. Keep them pumping.
Man. Thank you very much!
I watched all your videos and and I salute you and your team very professional and beautiful work.
Thank you!
72 year old lady watching from Montana. Why? I find it interesting. My conclusion? I think concrete work has to be the most physically demanding of the trades. Kudos to all your tradesmen.
Keep Safe. And, thanks for posting.
Thank you for watching Susan 👍
Why don't you use the vibrator to get the concrete down in every air pocket.
Respect. Concrete work is tough
hopefully I may admiring you work up close in the near future.
👍 Anytime.
God bless our Mexican brothers
You bet. Some hard working SOB's
We've been hearing about BLM for a year + non-stop. I always think "what about the Latinos, they do all the hard work around here"
Every man, regardless of his strength should be made to do manual labor for one year. Too many men today grow to adulthood without ever wielding a pick, running a jackhammer, or shoveling ten hours a day. It builds character and makes you realize that what you do for a living doesn’t define a man.
Concrete work is tough, exhausting, been doing it since 1988 here in Puerto Rico, God bless your crew,great,clean job.
👍. That's an understatement.
Great video, you guy's jobs always look spot on.
Thank you!
Javier is the real genius!
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very well built. excellent job!! how much does something like this cost?
I didn't bid each section separately.
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You block layers do a very clean job. You have little to no mud spilled into your block work. We are much more messy and we have very much mud spilled into our block work. Your pump line is half the diameter of our pump line. Again, what is your concrete mix design?
Regards,
Geoff. Reeks
3/8 pea gravel 3.000 psi
WTF, You are the best at concrete work.
Very impressive....
Thanks bro
You take on some of the most complicated concrete work. Love the videos buddy!
Thanks for watching bro 👍
Javier is the right hand every outfit needs! ...even with a shoe full of dirt 😁
Oh he's good 👍
It's hard, if not impossible, for anyone who has never done this type of work to imagine just how brutally hard every aspect of this is. Just the logistics of this job adds an another dimension, that skid, trolley & winch system for moving material & all that manual digging & moving dirt in 5 gallon buckets, oh please! That narrow, hilly street that requires cement trucks to back up & short tempered neighbors. And keep in mind each one of those 8X8X16 block weighs about 27 pounds. Bet those guys sleep good.
Well said. Thank you 👍
The fact that you acknowledge your crew , trueleader
Thanks bro 👊💯
Awesome job! That looks about as difficult as it can get and you guys did an amazing job!
Thanks bro
Absolutely epic job, congratulations from Canberra Australia.
Thanks mate!
This job totally mesmerized me. A tough job well done!
Thanks for watching 💯
yeah man!!! Utube doing a great job getting these earlier vids into my new account .... hope your week is going to be beautiful
Thanks Eric 👊 stay warm my brother 💯
Those black and white checkerboard Vans!!! I need some!
Yes you do. It's my company policy. lol
Hard heavy dirty work thanks for showing real field work
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Hard workers right there son! Keep it up. Love from NC.
Thanks bro 👊
You're the owner and putting in work.. 💪🏼🙌🏽 good job guys, now that's a crew!!!
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I live in SoCal as well. Do you think I could slide under the radar if I bought an S70 with a breaker with a small dump trailer? Just a young kid with a dream..
For sure bro. That's and awesome dream. You'll do really good.
Make sure your truck is a 3/4 ton diesel.
West Coast Custom Concrete Thanks that means a lot! I haul heavy equipment and I have some Demo knowledge and stick time under my belt. Do you think I can do small jobs without a C8 license? Thank you for these videos
@@kleevrgaming5720 Yeah. That's how I did it when I started out.
Wow talking about working smarter not harder!!! Another badass project
👍. Thank you!
Bravo, reminded me of contruction in Madeira. Very labour intence and solid.
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Your workers are machines!! Very skilled and hard working!
They are incredible. Thanks for watching bro 👊💯
Awsome
I have been wanting to get into concrete pumping i dont know where to start as a Beginner in socal
Thanks for watching ismael 👊call pump companies in your area👍
I wish I had the money to fly you and your crew to Canada. Great videos! Mad respect.
Thanks for watching bro 👊
Why you not use vibration for concrete?
Important question.
In France we don’t use vibrator for this kind of wall because i you use it you gonna break the wall due to the pressure. We just add a lot of water in the concrete so that it takes up all the space
@@emreongul Exactly.
I’ve seen this video like 5 times already, his voice mellows me out 😌😌🤣🤣🤣
Right on bro ✌️
How do you all stay so clean? When I do anything with concrete I end up wearing most of it. Excellent work 👍
lol. Thanks 👍
Same bro lol
Este si es orgullo Mexicano.....Good job brothers
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I admire you bro i want to be just like you man .Running a Huge project right now only 23 years old .
That's cool bro! It's definitely achievable. Just remember to be resilient and never give up 😁
@@WestCoastCustomConcrete I will contact you to talk about business to pick game up from you and to get contracts in Los Angeles
@@luisenrique5334 Anytime!
Much respect to this crew!
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Hard and honest job.. thanks for sharing the video.
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Thank you for your time you really got some really good hard-working employees 👍👍up
Thanks bro!
real nice job !! good idea on the winch and cart system !! that save a lot of back breaking work !!
You got that right! Thank you 👍
When you filled the block wall with concrete was it a solid fill of concrete because I'm building my own retaining by the way I'm a stone layer natural Stone layer and so I will be stoning my block retaining wall
Yes it was completely solid. I like the stone look👍seems to be a lot of work
Jack hammer shovel...where were you in my early twenties digging through hard clay soil as a ditch digger.
I was dark a coffee bean and skinny as a bean pod.
Strong as an Ox.
Hands hard like a turtle shell.
Oh man... sometimes i miss those days as an Old man now.
Really good! Thank you for showing it to us! 😊👍
Thanks for watching Phil👍
A lot of work but Very profecinal workes congratulations from Dallas tx, good job
Thank you 👍
Great job on the quality project. Thank you for the useful tips. A question for you after watching your video. My contractor has build my 3-feet tall retaining wall without siding the cinder block with mortar, instead they just stacked them all together (it has vertical rebars though) and then fill those holes with concrete. No siding, no grouting. They said that the siding is not necessary as eventually the wall will be covered with veneer ledge stone. But my common sense tells me without siding it makes whole structure less sturdy. I was wondering if my contractor has any idea on their job? Or am I overly cautious for 3-ft tall retaining wall? thank you!
As long as they filled the wall up with concrete? Your good 💯not sure what you are referring to with the siding?
Great work on the wall 👍🏼
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here in the uk when doing concrete foundations, walls, floor slabs etc we use a vibrating poker, is there any reason you dont use them in usa ? (just curious) good job by the way.
The only reason is ignorance. it's not only necessary but the building code.
@@dd313car
I am pretty sure it should be vibrated!
But the mud was very wet so I’m sure air bubbles was not a problem.
What threw me was the 2500 psi!!
Here in Colorado we require 4500 psi w/ fiber.
But we freeze and bake here.
Thanks
I’m digging that conveyor system . Nice job 👍
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Your Team is amazing. Great work!!
Thanks for watching bro 👍
6 pallets, those are bon beam & normal 8-8-16s, that's 90 to a pallet, 90×6 is 540, but I also saw the 4-8-16s which are like 150 per pallet..
Point is, I am glad I am the dude on the forklift who loads the truck, and not the dude who unloads it all.
Respect, and beautiful work.
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THIS! Is The work of an experienced contractor. coming from an experienced heavy civil engineer operator who has seen many large foundations. The access was probably just as hard as where it was located. if only some landscapers could look at this from RUclips and take example.
Thanks bro 👊
Hat's off to you guys, good work!! Question--did you have to put a deadman in for the stairs at either side of the house? Thx.
No just the key way footing in to bed rock
i wish i could afford you guys to build a wall like that / great job loved watching it
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That job was insane. Great job
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Some good qualitative work! Well done
Thanks bro
I would definitely hire you, too bad that i live in austria
You should look in to getting an isuzu NPR that thing turns on a dime works great on one lane hill side streets sane when houling a trailer
Thanks! Those are nice.
its funny
we all have to get over problems with deliverys good job from the uk
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This will be a damn strong wall
Really cool man, I live close to Panorama Heights near Orange, CA and there’s houses like the ones in laguna that go over the really steep hill and this was really cool to see
I no that area. There's even harder access up there than laguna. I did a House on Baja panarama 👍
Now that is a wall you never want to have to take down!
Right
That’s a great looking wall!
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Good video, now why the cement base first, what does that do? Sorry for a dumb question, I know nothing about this
There's never a dump question. It's a footing to give the wall strength
@@WestCoastCustomConcrete ahh, thats called a footing. wow, it is massive. is that typical? why is this wall necessary? is it for erosion or asthetic? do you have video showing it all done? thanks
Excellent craftsmanship.
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strong work. love the commentary. I can tell there is a lot of experience behind your words.
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How much such wall cost per meter for being 6 ft tall and including material and labor? Any thoughts much appreciate.
1k per foot
Laguna Beach is a nightmare for big vehicles. I used to drive stretch limos down there for a while. 😣
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Wooo all them bricks bring back nightmares lol good fun
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Maybe it's not seen in the video: Do you use any moisture insulation towards the soil-side, like for baseplate pourings?
No
Great video again. Is it cheaper to have stone masonry for the retaining wall or just make a cast in place concrete retaining wall?
They seem to be close in price. The problem with the pour in place wall is you need a crap load of lumber
Nice work...............I need a retaining wall on the OBX ,NC.
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I've done some remodels in Laguna Beach, anything you do there is a nightmare. I hate that place. LOL.
Me 2
I used to install gas services and repair gas leaks in the main. I complete know what you mean about rich neighborhoods not understanding when it comes to blocking the road.
Thanks for watching bro 👊💯