Build a Retaining Wall: Bracing the Poles [Part 1]

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[@lananh6236]

For me, the ideas in kzbin.infoUgkxy_pn55PK60wAV3X_C_RoLS_67mNonoCE Plans were a starting point for building different sheds . Ryan gives ideas that allow an individual to draw nicest conclusions into the design and building of his or her own shed.

[@georgecristiansandescu4504]

Best bday gift ... a new episode of Scott Brown

[@adamk941]

Happy Birthday!

[@georgecristiansandescu4504]

@@adamk941 tnx

[@TakamiWoodshop]

Those holes *were* massive!

[@MrTolcher]

liked the video in the first 2 second, was not disappointed

[@jamatoke]

Who knew retaining walls could be so exciting

[@Si-NZ]

Nice work lads. Had subtitles on accidently - the hilarious translation must be what people understand of the Kiwi accent in the states. No wonder we got a lot of blank stares...

[@ToolsAndStuffOFFICIAL]

Phew! I just purchased the Hitachi (Hikoki) nailer. Don't want to hear it's a dud. Great (wet) video.

[@TakamiWoodshop]

You have to unlock it and push some other button and charge the battery. Hey I know a guy that's selling a Hilti if you're interested.

[@pauldavidstrange7384]

The hikoki nail guns are good. Just need a clean by the firing pin that's all.

[@ToolsAndStuffOFFICIAL]

@@pauldavidstrange7384 Looking forward to using it today. So simple, so quiet, no horrible smell.

[@ToolsAndStuffOFFICIAL]

@@TakamiWoodshop I know a guy selling one of those Hilti ones. Just swapped a Hilti for a HiKoki or Hitachi or Metabo... depending on the geography of your location.

[@joshandrews2594]

We have 2 Hikoki guns and fire hundreds of nails every day. Sometimes the next strip of nails won't load upwards properly because the last 4 nails in the old strip might have dirt build up. We just push up the spring loader and hold it, then shoot the next nail and then always keeps going after that. Doesn't happen all the time, maybe 1 or 2 times a week.

[@ariescustom]

Chappie did a great job with the digger.

[@tubestick00]

Alot easier when your guy brings the right machine. I had a guy drill all our deck piles 100mm smaller in diameter than specified because he "doesnt own an augers that size" and we failed the inspection had to dig them all bigger by hand the rain set in and they all filled with water and got sloppy missed our concrete..... All because he wanted to avoid hiring the right size auger!

[@MsElijah16]

tubestick00 what was the diameter that they needed to be?

[@devinhaisma]

tubestick00 if he had to hier a auger that size you'll still pay for it

[@tubestick00]

@@devinhaisma Obviously.

[@MsElijah16]

Mean bro, Pretty lucky to be an NZ apprentice watching your vids che

[@arturropinski4228]

Bravo Scott 👍👍👍👍

[@ianmcfadden6900]

It's the spring on the hitachi that doesn't push the nails up enough. Bit of oil on it will help. 👌

[@normel678]

Welcome to another top episode of S.B.C !

[@erkki714]

Hey from Sweden fellow carpenter! You probably wont see this but I wanna say I love your channel, good editing, LOVE the chill music you use in the videos, and you seem like a really nice dude. Love coming home after a hard days work watching your vids! Keep em coming!

[@David-xu3yk]

That pupper is so smoll!

[@tonyclausen8106]

I hate mud. Had to work in it last week, not nice. But I do like the barges on that gable end, pretty fancy.

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

I'm a fan of that Gable end too. There are 5 more, exactly the same, on the house

[@carpenterone3]

Lot of work brother! I’m glad Cameron showed up to do the heavy lifting 😂😎

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

We couldn't do it without him 😂

[@katrinabell7684]

Exciting .. muddy😁😎

[@firstgan114]

Lol at the edit at 5:24, subscribed.

[@temotu518]

Were posts set back a few degrees off vert?

[@NZDIRT]

Also just a heads up hitachi nailguns missfire when down to last couple nails, try put another set of nails in slot and see if that helps

[@thetruth5210]

Scott couldn’t hit a nail with his hammer, but is like a laser with the sledge. Moral of this video is don’t piss Scott off on landscaping job!😜

[@tyguy365]

Hey scott if the hitachi isn’t loading nails usually pushing up on the follower in the magazine to forward the nails will fix it

[@JesusMartinez-bx8dh]

You should have done your own time capsule bro!!

[@whitacrebespoke]

Hitachi likes straight strips I’ve found. If the strip gets a little out of shape it gets stuck. Change the strip or cut the bent bit out and happy days.

[@Randalll18]

A very nice video indeed. That 'Fortress' is liking mighty sturdy. Looking forward to the next exciting part of this series! Cheers from Holland

[@TwoUpTourer]

The wall leans in not to 'make it retain better' but because of the illusion that a vertical wall appears to lean out. The Romans knew this 2000 years ago when they constructed their many columns and incorporated such tricks that match the human eye's expectations.

[@tk_shaun1463]

Hey Scott great video keep it up

[@annw8909]

5am and watching yr vid! A bit to addicted!

[@neilspedding5880]

Another top vid Scott. I'm a gardener/landscaper in England, what is the make of your body warmer. Cheers pal

[@john3Lee]

Surely those wood posts will rot in a few years, why did you not choose concrete ?

[@NZDIRT]

Treated posts 50+ year lifespan

[@john3Lee]

@nzischill Thanks

[@feliciahioe4261]

How many roti should I eat in a day?

[@davesmith2233]

What are those concrete biscuits you're dropping into the holes around 2:30? Foundations for the piles? Haven't seen those used before.

[@banker9player9]

Up at 6am on a saturday uploading youtube vids aye.

[@vicchippie]

He would have it pre-uploaded and choose a time to release it. 6am would have been when youtube is getting most of its traffic that's why he chose that time

[@banker9player9]

@@vicchippie ok thanks for informing me, that's interesting to know.

[@lewisday1000]

Nice vid scott

[@dalejenner5751]

Imagine rescuing hedgehogs from those holes!

[@zakframpton]

Do you move buildings in the future?

[@jelletjepkema1779]

As always i didn’t see the vid but i know iT is going to be Good now i am going to see keep iT uw scott 👍✌️

[@georgecristiansandescu4504]

Go Scott Goo!!!!

[@keelanbutler4625]

Scott Brown, your hi-vis vest is awesome. Where can I get one?

[@michaeladams2077]

Didn't know you needed 6' holes wow! Those will never be coming out. What about when they decide to rot away or one gets damaged. No way are you getting a post out. How long does those treated timbers last anyways??

[@richardrobinson7645]

That's an H5 post. Lasts ages mate. Even longer if you slope the conc etc..

[@colinstables]

Tomorrow's mission with massive stockyard posts

[@886014]

Good God! Were any Engineers harmed in the making of this video? That thing looks like Queens Wharf 2.0!!!

[@waycam77]

where do you find those precast cylindrical concrete footings?

[@bg73]

A very interesting and different way of installing a retaining wall. I'm looking forward to the end result to see how it all comes together

[@jackgray3597]

Hitachi will always miss fife if there is any dirt in the magazine slide it stops the nails from feeding properly Abit of Dry glide on the metal strip and a wipe with a rag should sort it out 👍🏻

[@neilewen338]

Yep for sure.Also i had paper from the collated nails get caught near the firing pin and cause intermittent mis fire.Take magazine of and clean/remove.Good guns though been running mine for 18 months.

[@ShelleyRaskin]

How do you rate those Swandri vests? I have been eyeing one up myself.

[@azza1793]

The Hitachi does make a nice sound compared to the Paslode

[@bluesthemoose]

Might be a silly question, but why not built your retaining wall with concrete foundations and cinder blocks?

[@fanaticz666]

Because we like to put our post in the ground

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

We do that for houses down here. Client was after a timber wall to match another one on the property

[@TrueDaturaMindNz]

Why would you take on a job like this in winter mate?

[@eduardoacevedo4710]

Where did you get the small hook for the hitachi? Keep on the great work guys!

[@ToolsAndStuffOFFICIAL]

It comes with it in this part of the world.

[@joshandrews2594]

In Australia, it is the hook from the brad gun. We ordered the small hook and have both on the gun, small hook for your belt and swing the big hook out for over brick walls.

[@ToolsAndStuffOFFICIAL]

@@joshandrews2594 My brad and framer both came with the same hook.

[@Elfin4]

So did you consider putting concrete piles in instead of timber posts ?

[@hakanwappling3743]

Elfin4 in my country that wouldnt last very long. Why not a L made of concrete?

[@Elfin4]

@@hakanwappling3743 Could also put in stone gabions

[@aorakiboydog]

Hard to nail, concrete anything is crap to work with .

[@jake7499]

Was that the beginning of Dream Weaver? Are you a Gary Wright fan?

[@THECARKUS]

Scott... Whats the verdict brother? If you had to buy only one nail bun... Paslode or Hitachi??? Keep up the good work. Its pissing down in England as well :-)

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

Hitachi over Paslode

[@THECARKUS]

@@ScottBrownCarpentry Thanks. I fancy the Hitachi. Keep up the good work. Its a pleasure to watch.

[@hillbert0861]

What does it say on your tarp?

[@fredericcouto141]

Hey Scott, have been using the Hitachi Cordless a lot recently. I also have experienced the misfiring after a few weeks of heavy use but found the culprit; It is the metal coil on the slide that pushes the nails into the feeder. The coil accumulates dirt and grime over time and it seems to hamper its ability to drive the nails tight to the top. ( Notice if it still misfires if you push on the nails retaining lever towards the top of the nailer next time) If not, then this was your problem. Clean it while extended with the Passlode spray and a rag once in a while and it should keep it in top top condition. Hope this helps. Cheers from Canada !

[@Iazzaboyce]

Who said that ground was going somewhere? Seems like a lot of expense to hold up 3ft of ground.

[@kiddriftwood23]

"Or maybe it's a piece of......." 😂😂👏

[@Handleyman]

Well buy some more plums then! 🤪

[@GrantHorvatGolf]

I can only imagine the cost of this retaining wall 😂

[@krehbein]

Guessing at least $15k usd. Not sure about NZ currency.

[@timothypape713]

Gotta be more than that. For all that excavation and timber. Up in the $30,000 usd range

[@ziggiesaquaticexotics8270]

Lol wtf are all talking about no one would pay even close to 30 grand for this wall are you mad !

[@amigodetodos592]

Hey Ziggie, that job over here in the states ,like California over 80k in Washington state 50 , 55k low end

[@timothypape713]

Gracias amigo!! I’ve actually done excavation work at my own home and it is terribly expensive when people start breaking ground.

[@TheJttv]

👍 like for jobsite doggo

[@chrisb4009]

Seems strange to put all that effort in for wood, but of a strange choice for a retaining wall.

[@norm7298]

hate to say it but I was hoping you would slip into one of the holes to see if you would hit the bottom

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

I'm glad I didn't

[@FinishCarpentryTV]

5:21 lol

[@finley888888]

yeah maybe

[@christofix]

Great build! but that muddy ground looks hard to work in.

[@saintyt309]

when are you gonna get a apprentice?

[@morganwallace4042]

scot make sure you put some agi line behind the retaining walls. water pressure (hydrostatic pressure) is no.1 reason for retaining wall failures.

[@NZDIRT]

always stringline from the back side of post using a packer to hold stringline off post. (horizontal timber side) as thats the side that matters the most in regards to having straight t&g - ESPECIALLY with round posts as we all know timbers never dead on square/same profile or round.

[@peterkiernan1668]

give youre gun to the crazy framer, he just might be persuaded to give you his dewalt.

[@II_4_R_Z_II]

Peter Kiernan Dewalts no good for New Zealand the native timber is to hard it never sinks it

[@georgecristiansandescu4504]

When you in Ireland hit me up will ya??? 🤣🤣🥰🥰🥰

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

Sounds good 👍

[@samhenderson2947]

If it weren't for our gumboots where would we be?

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

You would have a dose of the 'flu, or even Pleurisy

[@samhenderson2947]

@@ScottBrownCarpentry really miss the old bugger.

[@joshwalker3017]

Hello from straya! Love the videos mate. Quick question as I'll be building a similar retaining wall at my place soon. How much of a lean did you put the posts on?

[@Wananga4]

Usually 50mm over a 1 M suffices. I've had that specified before.

[@ForceLogic]

Maybe it's cause the battery was low. Yeah maybe, or maybe it's a piece of *nail gun sounds*

[@ethanneale]

I think in damp weather the paper collation gets caught up in around the firing pin and doesn’t allow nails to feed properly. Just a quick clean and a wd40 and back to good as new 😎

[@danielwoolfe1135]

Gee, I'd love to retain some knowledge of these skills.

[@cheriches]

OnePlus?

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

Yep

[@Mike.C.]

hi you got oneplus phone thats 1 + points for you :)

[@zavoina]

Why do you need such an expensive hammer? At 1:50 you tap the nail with your hammer and drive it in with your thumb. Super powers? :)

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

Lol! I was bending the nail with my thumb, making a hook for the string line

[@dazzhan9826]

Give the potatoe peeler to Chef Paerau !

[@Louan7155]

Hello scott

[@tubestick00]

The airbow is out of air. Haha. Theres is the issue with the airbow

[@ohske]

🙂👍👍👍👌

[@C0uchy]

1:56 oh no hearing protection/ear muffs went down the hole

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

Haha I didn't see that! We found them down there later and fished them out

[@josealbano2224]

Did you repeat the crap that already existed? With so much moisture this wood will rot quickly.

[@melbournecrosbie]

Traffic safety tips 1: NEVER turn your back on oncoming traffic. 2: Always have an escape option. You never know who is on their phone or otherwise distracted.

[@cameronhesling6189]

1st like and comment lets go

[@vx131r]

Hi Scott, @2:32, looks like a round cement base to pack the post off the clay. Are they off the shelf somewhere or? Be nice to see a vid on where you buy your timber etc, For the d.i.yer we pay through the nose, any tips on suppliers? Thanks

[@knotes76]

I know it's an old video, but that slop is horrible. I live on a hundred feet of pure sand I'll never go back to living in a mucky sloppy place.

[@omnibuildersnz]

Sweet vid bro I got taught a trick the other day with holding post up etc. Ya have ya ground beam ...mark ya post at height of intersection then drive a 4 inch in half way and sit ya post back in resting on that nail... then use a tek head 100mm screw to fasten in place it's much faster n ya dont waste gun nail 🤙🤓

[@MsElijah16]

omni builders nz Tech screws are mean aye

[@MrAquaboyz]

Great video. You have a great team Scott.

[@micssticksnpipes]

cool vid Scott. Did you need a structural engineer to tell you what to build? Need to get one of those nail guns, Milwaukee have brought out one now with double clip and rapid fire, hope they send one to you to review!

[@andrewgibbons8159]

Cameron always arriving when the job is done 😆

[@fevaloution1]

Bro you need to put your original opening to your videos ! Way better bro

[@bigmanminivan840]

How the heck have you not reached 100k subs yet your adventures are too good not to be pull your finger out boyo maybe get putter to put on some sexy dungarees

[@AdventureDeficit]

Maybe the battery was low... Yeah or maybe it's a piece of s... :')

[@secdogga]

Hey Bro, my hitachi was miss firing the same really badly.. realised it would work fine if I push the nail clip thingy down when firing, i think if it gets full of grit/dust the nails slide down properly. I gave mine a clean out with WD40 and it hasn’t mis fired once since then, about a month ago...

[@thegauvinator3075]

you guys need to become partners and expand let me know what you decide i will invest what little i can keep cookin on site P

[@gunneroutdoors3034]

Your uncle sandy won't like this video

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

😂😂

[@Jcoughlan]

I would have been tempted to build hollow block wall and face it with timber. Would have lasted 50 years or more... still though, nice work. And timber is allot nicer to work with than hollow blocks.

[@cameronchubb5209]

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