Don't make this Retaining wall Build Mistake! Huge Backyard Remodel part 1!

[@chichitex1252]

This is an incredible project. You’ve got a hardworking crew going at it! I can’t wait for next video!❤

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you and yeah going to be a good one!

[@BarryWithTheStuff]

Great video guys. Im a structural engineer, licensed in California. I would have designed that rebar differently and saved you guys tons of time.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I hear that

[@Qletty]

Exactly

[@marlonchristopher9278]

Lots of rebar ! This wall isn't going any where 😅

[@christophercruz7932]

Timmy always has the good interesting projects. Also, takes courage to admit your mistakes before posting your videos so thanks for being transparent and sharing!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yeah trying to expand the business and do alittle more

[@zrkn1]

The rebar job looks excellent and can't wait for pt. 2!!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It’ll be a good one! Thanks for watching!

[@jlacson74]

Wow. Looks like a major project. I am looking forward to the rest of this series.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yeah hope you stay tuned!

[@tedspradley]

The proverbial man with a backhoe! Thanks for the video.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YW

[@JFirn86Q]

The guy in the blue shirt with tan baseball cap is an A++ employee. That guy is never resting, always doing something to help or the hardest job that needs being done. They guy that said "I'm always doing the hardest job" - he's right! Props to that guy. He started tamping and cleaning the ledges when there were too many doing rebar at once toward the end. Damn!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Haha yeah he’s a good worker !

[@robertstanley980]

Need to order pre bent bar.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Easier

[@Mark_Mark_Mark_Mark_Mark]

im a steel fixer in australia and have done many retaining walls in the past and no doubt in the future 2. as a steel fixer i have to criticize your ties. now thats been said looks good guys ive never done one of this design and fingers crossed i never have 2 hahahaha i like it! youse did good

[@paulbridgers3820]

Great video, the rebar looks like over kill.but what did I know, I'm just a custom home rough in plumber. Great job you guys.

[@johnnyd2375]

Great Video! Love the Walkthrough of the project, starting from the design drawings, to Value Engineering, and to the start of construction. Looking out for the next one!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Glad you liked the walkthrough wanted to make sure everyone got a good idea what we plan on doing for this project

[@seanbhaney]

Wow...that is one hell of a footing...we put in a 5' retaining wall about 22 years ago in our backyard that was 5' from the back property line. The footing was a 2' x 2' with a 1' x 1' key, and the first two courses of split face block were the monster 16" x 12" size, with standard 8" wide the rest of the height, as well as a french drain. All in all, with all the walls and the flatwork, we've got 96 yards of concrete- about 35-40 of that is in the walls.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Intense

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

How strong the wall needs to be really depends on what it is holding up, and what the land is capable of supporting. In my neighborhood, we've got expanding clay. I'm in Canada which also means that we have rather harsh winters. We often have several freeze and thaw cycle per season. Walls need to be rather sturdy or they will move. Heck, I've seen places where solid concrete walls got pushed out. The combo of expanding clay plus winter is no joke.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes, natural is rough

[@lightning9279]

The engineers in the peanut gallery here are worried the footing/wall are not sufficient enough to stabilize the pool and keep it from shifting. They fail to realize the deep end of the pool is opposite from the wall. The earthen wedge that sits under the shallow end secures the pool. If the deep end were meeting the new footer/wall there would definitely be concern. It would take a huge quake to push that deep end up and over the wedge of dirt under the shallow end and that new wall you built. Great job.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur Ty

[@akshonclip]

Yep. People always think a pool is a huge surcharge when in actuality it is self contained. The surcharge only starts at the deepest point. Pools actually stabilize an upside grade.

[@ThatGuyFromArizona]

and here I am sweating over my 4 inch thick gazebo pad LOL. Looking forward to part 2

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

GL

[@billdlv]

Nice job. Bending that #5 even with the willard bender must have been a job. I used to work at a masonry building supply and we had one of those benders by the rebar racks to cut the 20 footers down to 10 and also do bend orders. On the #3 and #4 it was no problem, but #5 was no fun and I think it was the max that you could bend with that bender.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes that's true

[@armanasaturian5896]

Tip from LA , I would suggest building your wall and footing cauge outside on grade, brace it and use a fork lift or crane depending on your final weight,, to lower the puppy in and then do some finale detailing ur bars... cuts your time in half if not more ,depends how fast your guys punk steel, ,,, cheers

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Imteresting

[@KyleMorpheus]

5/8 rebar bending is no joke XD lookin great Odell crew!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you! 🙏

[@JonnyDIY]

Great job, lotta hard work. Bending that 5/8 rebar must've been fun. Need some stakes for it looks like. Be sure to use the square top rebar safety caps as you go along, especially on a job like this. You can also run a 2x4 across the top of them too. Be easy to fall in that pit on them. Bummer about AT&T wires, hope not too 💰

[@stevebabiak6997]

The problem with wires buried like that is that makes the job “hand dig only” in proximity to the wire.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur TY

[@bozodog428]

Damn! That wall isn't going anywhere. Super great job.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@miguelpaz6111]

How much does it cost that project? thanks in advance.good job

[@ourlifeinwyoming4654]

Looks like a footing for a multistory building. We’ve all located cables with a machine. I’ve done it and I was a cable splicer. Yes, I’ve mismarked and hit my own cables. Don’t be too hard on yourself - it happens bro. Can’t wait to see this project progress.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yeah you could easily build a house on that footing and yeah it happens live and learn !

[@terencewhiterock9417]

Your just helping build for the neighborhood that's why that's all they want

[@josephrottina1901]

Great video brother. Your dad taught you guys well.👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur TY

[@michaelp4034]

I would have suggested "solid concrete" retaining wall instead of using concrete blocks filled with concrete. Static will pressure those wall joints underground constantly, which will crack and give way. Also, there is a pool right next to it and above it at the same time. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Concrete works

[@maddierosemusic]

Get an SDS Max with a spade bit to dig into that hard dirt - works great.

[@darknes7800]

0:50 This is what a back yard looks like, when someone who has ZERO skills and no clue.... tries over and over to make their own "improvements". When they actually were not smart enough to see the disaster after disaster they were creating !!!! You can really tell what a mess it was, because AFTER the demo and removing everything but the pool...the backyard looked better with just the dirt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The ODELL guys did it RIGHT! In the business we call it a SCRAPE !!!!!!!!!!! Meaning we remove it all (except the pool) and start over from square one. Great work guys !

[@WMAC_Master]

wow impressive amount of rebar can't wait for the finished product!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I hear that

[@Saki630]

great video, so easy you tricked us we could do it ourselves!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Haha yeah always looks easier than it really is

[@SidewaysInTraffic]

Geez did the owners hit the lottery? Nice work btw.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Maybe

[@froter1]

That happened to me one time ..we were building brick fences ( privacy walls ) for condos in my area DFW Texas .. We dug out footings for the concrete and I've never seen anything like it ..right under the sod ( about 2" or so ) some crew put phone lines ( back in the days of the old phone line internet hookups) , so these wires went to their phones and internet .. It affected about 8 units or individual condos .. I went down and bought some Scotch Tite fasteners and had to rewire all of them to get everyone hooked back up . It was crazy , the sprinkler lines were only about 3" and some electrical was maybe 6" ...

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It's crazy

[@armanasaturian5896]

id also say get the supplier to cut bend from and tag your bars and ship to site,, youll cut down on payroll and field injury risk...

[@arkansas1336]

Great looking work, very nice!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@bostedtap8399]

Great job, rare mistake, but project was a le to continue. Thanks for sharing

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YW

[@wellnix53]

Wow. That base could support an overhead EL train support. Did you study bridge building?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I suppose

[@tii2015]

OK 2:46 THIS is a MONSTER FKN PROJECT! Can't wait to see the finished product! Let's get it on!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@clarencesmith9882]

That's one massive foundation for sure! Great work as always 👍👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you and yes it was

[@niveknospmoht8743]

Doing something similar for a garage wall up against a 13' high hillside. 32'' wide key for a 16'' block wall with a 30'' kick back and an 8'' slab going the other way. Just like this #5 bar in the foundation and 8'' o/c. Block courses get 2 #4 bars every other course. PLUS a 4 x 6'' keyway under the block for the grout

[@Drummer3189]

I have heard about 811 so many times. Respecting the marks before any dig? I didn't know what it was actually for. Cool video. Was this a different project than your dad's?

[@DavidRamirez-km5wt]

Have you ever had a rebar supplier pre cut and pre bend all the rebar needed for your project. Would it be cost effective for you? DR Albuququerque NM

[@UrbanGridL]

Man I'd kill to find people like you to learn from or get advice from over here in Ontario Canada lol, majority of people I've worked with have too much ego-knowitall attitude with terrible communication skills and EXTREMELY lazy. Asking questions around concrete/landscaping guys you get looked at funny and they belittle you. Most of these guys hate anyone that is trying to learn or apply what they already know for their own business. I was actually thinking of packing up here and moving down south. Keep up the good work!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Good idea See you soon

[@hunterm.172]

Im impressed!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@jimwilliamson7598]

I would use solid concrete wall instead of blocks. Less steel required!

[@DavidFreelandAZ]

That footing size is probably correct. You"ve have an empty pool that when filled will be ushing 150 lbs of liquide head per depth of the pool and it appears that the excavation has cut into the angle of repose.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Most likely

[@michaelc.3812]

Not an expert on pools, but I’m and engineer and I do have concerns about the new foundation next to the existing pool. While it looks massive, and it is, I’m not sure how well this will hold the pool. Let’s hope the “statics” calculations don’t turn into “dynamics”. Civil and mechanical engineers know what I’m saying, while I’m a mere EE.

[@DavidFreelandAZ]

@@michaelc.3812 Exactly!

[@danpark417]

Bravo 👏👏👏👏 can't wait for part 2

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Me too

[@finders-keepers1518]

Nice work gentlemen!...As always

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@peterstevens6555]

Good morning from Auckland, New Zealand ... 🙂🙂🙂

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Good morning ☀️

[@michaelburton5760]

wow big job nice work odell

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you

[@darknes7800]

9:28 Yeah, you have to assume there is a 48" setback / easement off the property line...and there is usually something buried there. Electrical, phone, cable, fiber optic. Even when you have overhead power lines.

[@brendangray4986]

Good job on the wall bro. But you really should have some sort of shoring set up for this. Definitely looks a little high. Cave ins are no joke.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Scary

[@richardhefner7004]

Looks great! Good job

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Tt

[@DoubleDoubleWithOnions]

I was wondering why I lost internet the other day... 😆 Thats a big job.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Bingo

[@ghostwriter1016]

It was overkill if it were just dirt on the high side of the retaining wall. With a swimming pool, it is just right. The pool needs all the support it can get, either from the weight of the earth around it or the strength of a retaining wall. Love the explanations you give.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@keep-your-hope]

Yes 811 before you dig. Thank you for telling people about safety.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Right on

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Good for offsite

[@owbeer]

this is going to be a good one

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It will be 😎

[@AllAccessConstruction]

Good job... 👍🏾👍🏾

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@johnfry9010]

I wouldn't want to pay this bill , nice work !

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Me too

[@michaelc.3812]

Not an expert on pools, but I’m and engineer and I do have concerns about the new foundation next to the existing pool. While it looks massive, and it is, I’m not sure how well this will hold the pool. Let’s hope the “statics” calculations don’t turn into “dynamics”. Civil and mechanical engineers know what I’m saying, while I’m a mere EE. I’m just happy (thrilled) you had a PE draw up plans based on calculations and pulled a permit! What could go wrong?

[@SidewaysInTraffic]

And here I thought the wall was overkill ha.

[@juliengallot6193]

WIDELY oversized footing imho. nice vid thanx

[@stevesoukup3273]

Depending on the soil and Compaction test, you are holding back a several thousand gallon swimming pool at 8lbs per gallon, and looks like all layers of soil, sand,silt,clay are dry not having to factor in your voids, and water at 62.4 lbs/ft3 so i wouldnt sweat the engineers plan, tho, i would have cut in for stairs to upper yard round pool . Cool build, and Yes no matter digging project size call 811 first, save repair expenses and downtime, Cool video, Wow you guys work FAST!!!😀.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

The pool shell should that unless it breaks open

[@JFirn86Q]

That's a lot of pool and dirt you are holding back, don't doubt it needs to be a really stout footing/wall. You'll never get in trouble for building something too strong.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

True

[@bobbyj0708]

I hate bending rebar with those manual benders. I have an electric one but I'd have probably had a shop do those Z and j bars.

[@bobbyj0708]

But you guys did a great job.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you and yeah I thought about subbing it out but I do enjoy keeping everything in house

[@Elprerunner]

Yooooo you need a rodbuster asap bro!!!!! Could help finish way faster brooooo

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

True

[@flyhelo60L]

You only have to go down as far as freeze line? Or structural load?!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It doesn’t even feeeze in Southern California xD

[@torchup]

After over 40yrs of home addition building in S. California I've never been asked to measure a crucial placement of a retaining wall by measuring off a wobbly wooden fence between the property. Fencing is not considered an accurate "property line" like the established hard corner of a residence. I would be on the phone with the engineer/designer/planner person with many questions. But oh well, what do I know because I learn new stuff every day.😇

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I actually did have the exact location but just missed going over that part with film so I used what I had to make sense of the video for entertainment purpose.

[@BrandonDodd]

In AZ, we have to be onsite with inspectors to explain that the fence is not property line when we are cutting it close to the easements. They always measure off fences here.

[@derrick9635]

You got too virtue signal,now you can sleep better 😅.

[@BrandonDodd]

I almost always forget to call 811 on rear utility easements. I even called once and gave the address and directios and 811 said they wouldn't do a backyard. So i dug and hit a power line. Power came out and lost their mind someone could have died. I said i called and they said i didn't need it and there was no ally to know it was rear utility. I double and triple check now for the boxes to get an idea of where utilities are.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

good idea

[@jasonhughes3748]

How do I find part 2 of this retaining wall build. I can’t see it in playlist 😅

[@skyvalley3248]

That AT&T line looks to be trespassing on private property? What is the right of way setback?

[@cabguy1006]

Look up “Rod Chomper”. They make rebar shears and benders. Really save you guys some time!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ok

[@obviousness8113]

Tim, with that much rebar, and that volume of concrete going around it, I don't think anyone will ever take that wall out. Even if they wanted to! 🤣

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Haha yeah it’ll be a nightmare!

[@SovietRobot69]

Obviously rear easement by the poles, but why they had underground as well as aerial is interesting. Looked like the underground portion was fiber?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Strange

[@aarontrenton1730]

Really sucks when you do call 811 and they don’t mark the correct lines. Last water line repair job I did. The electric was NOT where they said it was supposed to be. Luckily it’s Florida sand and I was hand digging anyway. 😂

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

True

[@davidfeldman7001]

Do the vertical 2x4 “legs/supports” holding up the horizontal 2x4 stay in the pour?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Stay tuned for part two

[@davidfeldman7001]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete ok I will!!🤣

[@matttafakt]

Not sure why they didn't call for a solid wall monolithic pour after seeing this .. kinda ridiculous for a block wall that's only 8 inches thick imo

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It is a monolithic

[@borntwice4724]

That Makita tie wire tier is pretty slick.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes

[@tnolan3176]

Thats a crazy footer for a 4 or 5ft retaining wall!! That looks more like a footer for a commercial building !!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Haha yeah that was I was thinking

[@teresakcwebb]

Beautiful

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@MikeHarris1984]

Wow, they were running utilities in the back yards? I would be peeved if some ISP ran a major line through my back yard. that was a deep cable too there... Fiber or copper? I'm guessing that cable was horizontal drill ran being that deep and through back yards.... people likely had no idea it was laid back there under the power lines....

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I think your right

[@silentepsilon888]

it is common to do that, friends of mine have power cables for the neighborhood homes running under their back yard - and the property owners know about that because the easement rights of the utility company are noted in the property deed.

[@allenzackery1639]

How come didn't use vertical bar from key hole to hold instead of hanging ???

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Established grade also

[@imhooks]

That's absolutely overkill for a retaining wall. But I guess there's no worry about it failing lol. Nice work

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@RH-cv1rg]

Isn't it holding up part of the pool? Water pushing out on the sides has a lot of force.

[@imhooks]

@@RH-cv1rg Yea it's definitely oversized for the pool load.

[@Djm9393]

Full sending never lifting 😏 🤙 mobbin deep 🙌 got them skills to pay them bills 👏

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@ahhdavy]

Amazing! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@jamesrichard6458]

Bad Joke Alert: I was watching without sound so I thought you guys were building a giant backyard piano 🎹 😁.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

That's fun

[@jameschupp2230]

The only thing that would of made the wall/footer stronger is to pour the wall as well.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Tough project

[@jameschupp2230]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete Yes, very well done. Good Job! Oh, I also think that the 7 ft footer width was a little extreme as well.

[@joelweikguitar]

Mind sharing what that internet cable repair cost? I’m genuinely curious (and I’m sorry that happened!)

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

2k repair :/ they got me good can’t really fight them on it either

[@joelweikguitar]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete I was expecting a lot worse! I know someone who knocked over a telephone pole. $10k 😩

[@JEK]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete as long as you learn from your mistake, it's all good

[@georgemichaels2325]

Looks like a solid foundation to me.😁

[@glenlongstreet7]

I have seen a device for taking out stubborn bolts called a torque multiplier. A clever young person might figure out a way to add the multiplier to the rebar bender avoiding trips to the Chiro.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Sounds easy

[@gonzaloresendiz327]

Did that rebar inspection pass first try ? Doesn’t look like what was drawn on the plans

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It did and the plans changed because we changed the footing

[@albundy3929]

what does 811 cover?

[@viankalobosvalenzuela7456]

Excelente trabajo saludos 👌👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@concreter6832]

In Australia the good steel companies would take your plan do a take of ,bend and cut your steel ,all for the price of steel ,the cut and bending free.

[@BillyLapTop]

Very nice. That wall will there until doomsday.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur

[@jimwilliamson7598]

Crazy amount of steel and footing for height of r wall.

[@rcook2608]

Ahh yes bending 15m (5/8) is always fun. Nice jig setup

[@VenturiLife]

Very deep footing there.

[@rusosure7]

That foundation should be able to hold back ground movement for half the county... Wow.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yeah I would think so!

[@capone_rd_809]

That makita tool comes in clutch, but they should have found a way to make it more compact for tighter spaces.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

For sure

[@bradley-concrete]

its not overkill theres a pool there. the angle of repose is right on the footing....very typical for structural concrete here in california. Do this stuff all the time I'm more structural than the cute stuff

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It's only a problem if the pool cracks open

[@timjones147]

That’s a lot of dirt. Cool video

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

True

[@zrkn1]

Talk about overkill, heck yes, old safety Sally went wild on this one. But what can you do, nothing but carry on. Oh yeah, you will need a good beating for hitting that line