Building Stone Retaining Wall

Building Stone Retaining Wall
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Retaining walls are used to create a transition from one level of the ground to another. By cutting into a slope and allowing for level ground both above and below the wall, retaining walls increase the amount of flat, usable ground in a yard. Building a retaining wall is suitable for DIYers as long as the wall is a maximum of 3 feet tall (in most areas). Anything taller should be handled by professionals.
The easiest way to build a stone retaining wall is to use the dry-stack method that requires no mortar between stones and does not need a concrete footing as mortared walls do. Dry-stack walls also drain well, allowing water to pass through the wall itself. This helps reduce hydrostatic pressure imposed by wet soil behind the wall, which is the most common cause of retaining wall failure. Backfilling the wall with rock promotes drainage through the wall and prevents soil from pushing through the cracks in the wall's stones.

[@waltermattei5994]

I would definitely use this technique for a fence , but not a retaining wall. And I would wet the stones for better adhesion to the mortar. Super dry stones or tiles sometimes don't bed and stick that well.

[@bambusizdrowie3979]

I was thinking exactly the same thing while watching this.

[@smartsensing6563]

Won’t retain but block water…

[@user-uw6du9dl8z]

Can the same techniqu be used to build houses? or do you have to put rebar into the walls (iron and concrete struts)

[@Juse347]

Tú eres muy listo, lo sabes todo, pero estás como un burro.

[@antonysimpson5304]

Lovely wall. Around where I live there are so many walls built with mortar like this one as retaining walls that have been build very solid but even though they are very strong the water from the soil pushes them over. I can see a couple of drainage ducts in your wall but if they get blocked or the soil behind the wall does not filter water through it efficiently then water pressure will build up. This pressure will most probably and eventually push the wall over. Dry stone walling will hold it back much better, as it lets water pass through, or only use limited amounts of mortar leaving plenty of wall for the water to percolate through.😊

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

Magnificent! Good use of "weepholes" which is something many forget to install.

[@sparkyperson]

EXCELLENT technique. Fabulous results...

[@conserjecbvm1584]

Muy buen trabajo , grandes maestros del arte en construcción un abrazo desde Chile , mi Padre fue Cantero Fallecio hace 12 años, el mi inspira para realizar algunos trabajos en piedra, ........Dios los Bendiga, las cosas hechas con Amor quedan bien, nota recuerden todo lo que se hace es para El

[@larrystanley3886]

Beautiful, I was a Brick/ Block layer ALL my life but Stone work is 100% More Beautiful than brick or Block by far. I've done both. Good job my friend!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@user-xl5mk5je8b]

Мастер-замечательный, смотреть ,как работает, одно удовольствие, а конечный результат-восхищение!!!

[@dmitriybaranov4303]

Просто и крепко. Вы молодцы! Спасибо и удачи!

[@warpspeed9877]

I used to think that for retaining walls the stone should be laid perpendicular to wall direction and not standing up but laid on it's biggest side. Also that each over-stone covers the junction between two lower stones to prevent cracking. I hope that your iron reinforcement can tie all this together and that the soil pressure is not too much...

[@atljoe_]

Just here trying to figure where the water goes? 🤷‍♂️

[@Iazzaboyce]

What you've been told is correct, but pertains to dry stone face construction where soil is used between the stones and the wall closes off the embankment. This wall has two sides it's two feet thick and is held together with concrete. The ground behind would likely stay put if a wooden panel fence had been erected. That wall is more decorative than structural and if wanted will still be there in the year 3000..

[@Iazzaboyce]

@@goldenratiorob4907 Looks like a fine aggregate (5mm - dust) mixed with Portland cement (probably 4/5 - 1 mix) this is pretty standard.

[@taitai6313]

@@goldenratiorob4907 up

[@nsx1cisneros]

@@Iazzaboyce would it be possible to build a house like that in the us, thanks for the input

[@deso224]

This is pure art!To work like this ,you must be talented,gifted...Master craftwork,genious

[@yusmelsosa8384]

00000000pp

[@alzathoth]

that would take a lot of energy! i get tired just watching these master craftsmen. BRAVO gentlemen! AMAZING WORK! :)

[@terrydoucette6037]

Great looking work gentleman ,coming from a 35 year ston mason in Nova Scotia

[@alikinsergey]

Many people before told about problems with foundation (it's missing), drainage and others... And I agree totally. But I also noticed that these guys have (probably) reserved eyes in a pocket: they beat stones so strong and brave... But without glasses... But final result is nice)

[@buddhaboy6017]

What working together can do. Great job.

[@piplane7225]

It looks a lovely wall, nice course sand making it more like concrete than a plain mortar, gorgeous finish, very skilled workers

[@chekymonkey4452]

that is a great job. heavy going and you need a good back support for that type of work.

[@DIYCraftsTVOfficial]

Thanks 👍

[@brianmkwanazi3601]

This looks easy and yet so difficult but through time and practical training one can do it as a Stone Mason..... love the finished products

[@tomaszwida]

its easy to build, once u have the plan to do it but this is actually not done correctly. especially for such a tall wall, by the look of it it around 7-8 ft there is almost no foundation, no drainage, no slab underneath the wall it self, also i didnt saw rebars for reinforcement (might be wrong on that one) there are so many forces on these type of wall people don't even release it its not just build it thick and all will be good

[@rolandsandor4300]

Beautiful work! 😍🤩❤️

[@kevinemery1177]

Wow that's some beautiful craftsmanship. They should teach people how to build

[@user-wv2ex5il3s]

Респект мастерам!Камень очень хорош.Сам много лет занимался этим.Осколками даже штанины сечет.И ноги постоянно в ссадинах и порезах.Зато красотища!Удачи!

[@user-dx6gj2tg2h]

какой это камень? что-то я не понял.

[@user-wv2ex5il3s]

@@user-dx6gj2tg2h Тот ,про который я писал,скорее всего разновидность гранита.

[@user-xl2pw8vm9h]

Не подскажите, на какой раствор лучше класть камень, сам состав .

[@user-wv2ex5il3s]

@@user-xl2pw8vm9h Здравствуйте! Не было уведомления.Хоть и поздно, но отвечу.Раствор для кладки можно 1 часть цемента(марка 400 - 500),песок или мелкий отсев 4 части.Желательно,чтобы раствор был пластичным.Легче будет работать.Если раствор садится, то можно добавить немного плиточного клея или жёлтой(красной) глины.Этот мастер правильно делает,он заполняет заднюю часть стенки отходами,которые остаются от кладки.Этим он экономит хороший камень и раствор.А можно ложить вообще без раствора.Это сухая кладка.Отвечу на любые вопросы по этой теме.Мира и добра Вам!

[@andreysaraev5413]

@@user-wv2ex5il3s По вашему мнению какой раствор более приемлем в северных (Карелия) районах цемент или известковый? Спасибо за ответ).

[@JOSECASTILLO-tm6kw]

Confieso que me estoy apasionado por ese tipo de construcción de hecho ya estoy haciendo los preparativos para fabricar mi casa en el nombre de Dios todo va a salir bien

[@darkgreen9098]

Pretty work!

[@sentuhankecundang7351]

from malaysia here🇲🇾 nice work love your videos sir

[@user-bn3we4ip6p]

Мужики какие вы молодцы,дай Аллах вам,крепкого здоровья!!!

[@Krasnoyarsk.]

Работа тяжёлая, но красиво и увлекательно)

[@iriliral6366]

Semi circular wall end was perfect

[@richardvaldes3959]

I have fallen in love with stone and brick work lately because of the coof. I dare to say this though looking cool has many gaps and I fear the winter will crack this apart

[@user-os2pn6oe5x]

Отличное видео! Настоящий мастер класс!

[@jeffreybresnahan]

Just moved up to the west coast of Scotland, and have a Granite stone boundary wall to rebuild. This video will help me immensely. Exceptional Stone Mason's skills!!!! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@alexandrudemsilvanu4081]

Uau, ce meşteri grozavi! Cât de frumos e zidul şi ce bună este tehnica lor! Felicitări! From Romania, congratulations!

[@sorin990]

@Josep Blawaczki da....si ? ..ce e rau in asta ? :| .....

[@dncviorel]

@@sorin990 nu e nici de bine :)) Apropo, scrie unul mai sus ca trebuie "Natural hydraulic lime" in loc de acel ciment Portland folosit in clip. Aveti idee cum ii spune in romaneste?

[@sorin990]

@@dncviorel pai "natural hydraulic lime" e natural (adica varul comun, nu sunt sigur daca se refera la var stins sau nestins, desii cred ca e stins) .... Din cate stiu eu, cimentul portland e cel mai tipic ciment pe care il folosesc americanii .... Ei au un fel de pre-mix de nisip cu ciment . E cel mai de baza :]

[@dncviorel]

@@sorin990 Ala-i! Var calcic hidratat. Il vad pe sait la Dedeman. O sa investighez problema, si mie imi trebuie la o zidarie din piatra, mersi mult!

[@ebrarakcay5760]

İzlediğim en güzel taş duvar yapımıydı,hele o taşlar nasıl mükemmel yerleştirildi,ustaların eline sağlık.

[@volodymyr.fedorenko]

Awesome! Well done guys!

[@rosimachado63]

Que perfeição!!!👏👏👏👏👏

[@DR.ATIQ-UR-RAHMAN]

Hola

[@mrSkandalpolisen]

The wall looks nice but there's not very much retaining in it. I wouldn't sleep well in that close by house if it's heavy raining outside. A proper retaining wall contains retaining stones (or some kind of anchors) that reaches at least 0,3-0,4 meters into the soil behind. With this size of wall, there should be at least one such a retaining stone every 2 meter at every 3 layers of stones.

[@nicholaskuhar6232]

never spend that much time with at least 8 inch block to add back support

[@thomashein996]

They installed drainage pipes at the bottom and left some room for back fill. No back fill necessary for the section of the wall build in front of the concrete wall. The two guys new what they were doing.

[@mrSkandalpolisen]

@@thomashein996 What I meant was that this wall has very poor structural integrity against forces perpendicular to the wall. Forces perpendicular to the wall comes from the pressure of the mass of the material behind the wall. In rainy weather the material behind the wall becomes more liquid and the pressure increases. This wall is also very weak against ground frost pressures. To make this kind of walls stronger against said forces there should be some kind of anchors built into the wall (I called it retaining stones but there are many more methods). The draining pipes and the backfill is of course important aswell but it wont reduce the need of proper anchoring.

[@davidgarcia6095]

Great job always like to watch this type of craftsmanship

[@davidgomia3719]

Skillfully Done..Great Job👌👌

[@ruycarloskastalski2071]

From Brazil. Good job

[@moisessolis8154]

Man that's art work right there! Thank you for showing the process!

[@rsskitnets6829]

👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3PLh36AZreXiZo

[@NightlifeReALIty]

Do not replicate the way they performed this process…… it may last a decade but it appears to be lacking sufficient drainage and many stones have been laid the wrong way. No through stone, or capping stones makes for many many weak spots

[@waleedkashmiri5722]

Wao its a great and clean work I appreciate mister mason your work is very nice

[@manjichromagnon5480]

Well done. Good filming. Helped a bunch. Cheers

[@robbwood7974]

Nothing but respect for that type of craftmanship. Well done!

[@ricardoherrmann8868]

Parabéns, belo trabalho

[@blackspiderthunder1743]

Wooow amazing work hatts off stone 🏠 in our all village but we don't use cement used with mud

[@user-mr5xn5jd5m]

It’s just that easy- well done chaps

[@francinaldoaraujo2626]

Belo trabalho parabéns

[@user-pe1rq1kj6s]

Уважение вам и почёт!

[@stevejeffries1603]

Looks great Brilliant job

[@Hbmd3E]

not to take anything away from this good work, amazins skills, I c middle section can be filled with the crumbs its easier when there is no serious winter, kinda hi tech when you need to consider how different land types move due freezing earth breaking it underneath if there is any clay.Also structures if there is water pockets for ice to form ,ironing needed and concrete foundation, having thermal isulation material under/ side of it,.

[@gary24752]

What is the mortar mix? Man this is a great looking wall. Perfect stone, perfect joints.

[@motlatsimolefe1077]

I would add a bit more cement than normal since stones are harder than bricks

[@gary24752]

@@motlatsimolefe1077 When I did my wall I used 1 shovel masonry, 1/2 shovel portland and 3 sand if I remember correctly.

[@frankbrooker6569]

Normally 4 or 5 sand x 1 cement. Never a 3 in 1 . Can also do 5 sand, 1 lime 1 cement for . So many depends on architect spec normally

[@clacicle]

I think Mike Haddock calls it “dry pack.” But, the consistency seems to change a bit in the video. Sometimes quite dry and other times wetter.

[@gary24752]

@@frankbrooker6569 The wall has been there for 20 some odd years and not one crack.

[@ZnSstr]

I think that trench for foundation should have had double the size and some balast then cement before laying first row of stones.

[@epiphgd4302]

That’s pure skilled. Love it.

[@Jags22079]

You guys did a beautiful job 👏

[@raimundogomes3838]

Parabéns excelente trabalho!

[@scuba6797]

That was amazing even though it wasn't exactly a how to video like I was expecting. It looked great at the end. Good job!

[@CountryLifeMan]

you work as fast as a machine. Wish you good health....💗💗💗

[@miguelmunoznavarro3678]

Simplemente un ejemplo de trabajo exelente

[@user-hc8wm3dn5e]

Чётко, молодцы мужики!

[@josevitorramos9715]

Magnífico, impressionante, espetacular e hipnotizador. . . Obrigado pela Aula. . . 👍☝👏👏👏

[@paulooliveira4364]

Se usa o que??

[@charlesstaloneassad7267]

@@paulooliveira4364 pedra de mão e massa para assentar tijolos.

[@paulooliveira4364]

@@charlesstaloneassad7267 Obrigado

[@edimailtosilva9331]

Bom dia muito bom, meus Parabéns.

[@eminates7084]

Hayatımda gördügüm en güzel taş duvar bu. Tebrikler.

[@axelgs11]

Great work...ive been doing it for years...don't mess about with it stack it level and plumb..and keep joints same width with no straight ones..👍👌

[@luciofreire4724]

Muito top esse muro de pedras!

[@jeanmichelthuaire5902]

Magnificent,lovely,wonderful job!I could let my eyes on this wall forever because it is so beautiful!!!

[@efklijzing]

Look really beautiful! One question: how does one make shure, roots of trees and others do not invade through the wall in years when you build directly at the earth? Sincerely yours Ernst, Amsterdam

[@raimundogomesmilhomem8852]

Bom dia, trabalho excelente, qual parte do mundo foi executado esse trabalho?

[@konstantinsarychev9596]

Красиво!Очень нравится камень.Молодцы!

[@user-jy5ne8no9h]

Красиво - да. Но эту стену явно строили там, где нет перехода через ноль. На видео они "льют" слишком много цемента - он будет забирать на себя через-чур много воды, а при переходе через ноль она (вода) будет расширяться раздвигая полости для ещё большего количества воды в будущем. Лет через 10-15 подобная кладка полностью рассыпится (если бы её строили где-нибудь в России или северной европе, где переход через ноль не один раз за зиму).

[@Ajstyle48]

very nice. soon im building my 10x12 basement with stone walls.

[@raymondward8932]

Make sure,ya put a concrete slab under it so,it don't settle,over the,yrs, my great grandfather,was a rock,worker and,I,learned from,him., it's a lost trade, and,no one does anymore, now days it's just flat work they do . my,house has 18" walls and,never,settled

[@Ajstyle48]

@@raymondward8932 yep now its pretty expensive to build with stones. actually we have lots of broken stones. Almost 60-70 yards of stones.

[@raymondward8932]

@@Ajstyle48 just go to ur nearest lake and get em for free, won't cost a thing, we built a complete house 18" wall earthbound, plus working on a 8ft by 6ft.× 10ft. W a 8ft × 6ft pool waterfall and 2 piers out in,front of drive, and living in,the country or by big lake help only thing ur out is Portland cement and sand, and do spend the amount for cement that cheap mortar shit is for the birds, just wish great grandfather and grandfather was here to help, but everything do,build would,stand up to a f5 tornado just like the house they built in here at the lake im in

[@jorgeluiz-ki4vn]

parabéns coisa de profissional merece muitos lakes

[@mv5203]

Might want to consider a concrete footing with rebar. If you live somewhere it freezes and you do not go down a minimum three feet, this type of structure will bob and sink with freezes and eventually crack and bulge. The stone-work is beautiful though.

[@jorgeluis3819]

Parabéns, serviço maravilhoso

[@Alhusam]

This is a work accomplished to the utmost degree of perfection and deserves to receive the highest levels of admiration. Keep up the great work .

[@luatala8008]

Perfection??? Your standards are very low.

[@Alhusam]

@@luatala8008 Then, show us some of your high standards.

[@MiisterAnderson]

@@Alhusam This is a free standing 8-10 foot wall retaining material all the way up….. the drainage will only help hold the load for so long. It looks like a good wall but it is not a great wall. Just because someone doesn’t put their job on KZbin for you doesn’t mean they don’t do better work.

[@adrianaaparecida6583]

Perfeito! Parabéns

[@paganpoetprophet6441]

I want learn that to build something that will stand the test of time almost immortal. Quite a skillful art

[@osmanycruz667]

Muchas gracias por subir este video. Fue un trabajo magnífico. Los felicito sinceramente. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@user-qo9sw2iv7e]

Спасибо

[@RODRIGO-TRINDADE]

Ficou lindão!!!

[@mjac8373]

You give new meaning to the term "Stone Mason" and I thank you for posting this video. A joy to watch and very nice music too. I am three generation wood worker family age 72. Work is life, life is work, work is joy, brings peace.

[@tiny72]

Nice work, I enjoyed watching.

[@ivolisboa426]

Parabéns 👏

[@laercio13335]

Ótimo trabalho

[@emil7631]

Excelente trabajo, me gusto mucho... saludos

[@vladimirvladimirovich8081]

Великолепный вид гранитных стен ! Прелесть и прочность ! С уважением к каменщикам. Из Сибири , Владимир ! Мой город - Nizhnevartovsk !

[@Krasnoyarsk.]

Очень красиво и надёжно! Зачем покупать в магазине, если материалы вокруг, нужно лишь приложить труд)

[@user-vp3gy8iw7b]

Надёжно мягко сказано 👍

[@rocknrolla5966]

@@user-vp3gy8iw7b а какие тут недочёты? Реально интересно

[@vladimirs8453]

Отличная работа !

[@olgakoschkina938]

Не знаю... Двести лет назад в Швейцарии шале выкладывали из камня без раствора цемента, а какую строительную смесь изготавливали, что до сих пор домики стоят - загадка. А цемент, он не экологически чистый материал. Не приветствую.

[@aleksandryesip2324]

@@rocknrolla5966 чуток напрягает, что фундамент как бы из двух половинок состоит, а внутри просто раствор с маленькими камешками

[@nicolasmachiavelli5943]

Our house is built this way. Still standing since 1875

[@user-ru4xc4th4v]

Really very good. Thanks for sharing

[@nardaoeletronica]

Excellent work.

[@lairddougal3833]

Looks great, but despite the apparent strength, the shallow foundation relative to height, lack of drainage and suitable backfill, and the vertical versus sloping angle means this wall is likely to fail over the medium term. Icing and soil shift will be the big threats. It’s not going to fail next week or next year, but that sucker is going to go.

[@pmue437]

That is a complete Nonsens such Walls you find in every European Country as Wall, Bridges, Fortress or Cellars which hold 500+ years.

[@proctain]

@@pmue437 Incorrect. Many of those walls had proper basing and go much deeper than what you see. Laird Dougal is correct. This needed to be dug down another half foot and 4 inches deep of compacted rough 1/4 to 1 inch gravel put in first before building the wall.

[@markadler8968]

@@pmue437 not to mention that it looks like it was built by a 12 year old.

[@davidkolar]

@@pmue437 bet you are murican who knows it all

[@fartamplifer]

It looks like there's a poured concrete wall behind it. What they're doing is just putting a stone façade on poured concrete wall. But yeah, to work properly it would have to be a lot deeper, thicker, angle back into the soil it's holding back, and have some sort of drainage system.

[@vaidormirvaiguerreiro]

Brlo trabalho, sei o que é fazer esse tipo de parede,já fiz muitos metros

[@DomZa100]

looks awesome!!!

[@pg3089]

Just amazing!.. brilliant work

[@DIYCraftsTVOfficial]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@ramazanyalcn4916]

mükemmel el işçiliği eline sağlık ustamın

[@Mureguri]

if I had had those stones I too would make a nice KZbin channel with many inscriptions I make the stone walls with the same stones that were in the old wall and, sometimes I have to break the rock to let the stones come out we do we also make many types of walls dry without concrete check out my youtube channel thanks 🙂

[@wanderer3460]

КрасавеЦ Классно делаешь !

[@Brambletye.]

Nice work 1st Class we are Brambletye restoring a property in Italy also with stonework

[@niltonmendes1234]

Uma obra de arte em construção civil bravo bravissimo y saudações deste porto alegre RS Sul do Brasil .

[@lorysoati]

Sensacional!!!👏👏👏👏

[@robertochavarria2231]

Si.preciosa.amo.este trabajo.soy.oficial.te puedo.aser tu casa mija al.gusto.

[@aaz3313]

Without a foundation or gravel bed starting 12 to 25 inches below the surface, frost can make cracks that weaken the wall and cause it to fall.

[@PTY-nu5bi]

A otro nivel , ese trabajo maestros de maestros

[@Juse347]

Trabajo hecho a conciencia. Grandes profesionales.

[@MrLielgama]

trabalho muito bem feito. parabéns

[@Laguna2013]

How about drainage behind the stone wall and tilt angle into the hill?

[@2_shoes]

You can see the circular weep holes for the drainage in the video if you look closely 👀

[@Ferbellizarroyo-hg1ve]

Bonita fachada de piedra ,y muy buen profesional muy bien trabajado ,saludos!

[@lifewithlikklegemm]

The wall is beautiful❤

[@user-jv7dd2go6k]

Ótimo trabalho!