How to Install a DIY Boulder Retaining Wall - A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

[@Dragbike900]

From my experience, Whatever rock you slap on top of another rock to let gravity sit the stone just right, unless it’s Pennsylvania fieldstone, “ you have to roll, move, or spin it at least 5 times “ to get the right fit. half the time I can just slap it right on the first shot, but it takes an “eye to know which stone you need” and what surface you’re gonna slap it in, you have to read the stone you pick. Read the area where the stone will fall. And remember not to create any fault lines to weaken the wall, stagger the fall lines Like the gray cement in red brick walls He’s working with round boulders that’s even harder to fit. Great job great info. Keep up the good work.✨👍🏻

[@mattwa6481]

You are the man! Love all of your top notch tips, and tricks. The blueprint for the system you laid out is light years ahead of the advice I have gotten from consultations with professional landscapers. Once they realize I want to do it myself and save a fortune instead of hiring them, they seem to check out instantly. I am finally confident enough to start building the boulder retaining walls I’ve had on hold for way too long, and it’s all thanks to you my friend. Subscribed to your channel in a heartbeat but wish I could offer you straight cash for all of your money advice my man. Cheers!

[@lakewarrior1443]

Appreciate the note! Good luck!

[@alsteeves2044]

The rock is piled here after the basement dig, so thanks for all of those pointers. It turned out very nice indeed.

[@Oliver_Clarke_PropMan]

Great tutorial, Love the tractor!

[@melvinwagner3989]

Excellent tutorial on wall building with rocks. Final product is inspirational, showing what can be done and how good it can look if done properly.

[@lakewarrior1443]

Appreciate the Note! Boulders really are a great resource:) Thanks for watching! Lake warrior

[@bebe60602]

I love this. Nicest I came across so far on KZbin. 👌🙏

[@lakewarrior1443]

Thankyou! Appreciate the note! Thankyou for watching! Lake warrior

[@davew7628]

Good information thanks for the content!

[@asifyouwouldremember]

Turned out beautiful! Very helpful video. I like that you drew everything before starting the actual work. Great video! I hope I can pull this off! :D

[@Blyndref]

Great tutorial… thanks for putting it on KZbin. Time to start my retaining wall project!

[@lakewarrior1443]

Best of luck! Thanks for watching, lake warrior!

[@hickorydragon8114]

Beautiful work

[@mynameisnobody8597]

Very informative and to the point!! Well done

[@omhomelin]

Excellent video! Step by step and really helpful- thank you!!! 🙏🏼

[@rwjolley]

That looks so dang good. Great work!!!!

[@nettiea9384]

Excellent video

[@thomasparkhurst566]

The only problem I see is if you live in the north like I do it can get pretty damn cold in the winter. So I would think you would want to be below the frost line to prevent any heaving or shifting in your rocks when the ground freezes. The only advantage I have is where I’ll be is it’s all sand lots of sand with a gravel pit on the property which is nice because every one else around me has no gravel.

[@lakewarrior1443]

I live in central Michigan and haven’t really have issues. The nice thing about this type wall is if it settles or moves the rock aren’t attached to anything. No mortar that could crack etc. seems like a lot of extra work to dig to the frost line. Hey thanks for watching a good luck on your wall! Lake warrior

[@thomasparkhurst566]

@ cool that helps. I don’t want to put a bunch of work into it then have issues. And if you’re in central Michigan I’m sure we are an hour or less from each other. This project will be on the east side of Newaygo county near BR

[@limcostudio]

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[@drewfogle]

Fantastic! How much is a fair price for the boulders for the wall focused in this video?

[@lakewarrior1443]

They are normally priced by weight. The cost is dependent on where u purchase them. Buying from a garden center can be pricey. I buy from a rock Corey but sometimes u might find someone from Facebook market place selling too. Couple options:) Thanks for watching an best of luck with your wall! Lake Warrior

[@Aleczeratul]

Why do you need to put stone behind the fabric? I thought the point of the fabric is to prevent dirt from mixing with the crushed stone, but by putting the crushed stone behind, it will mix with the dirt for sure. (I have a project where I need to transport all materials by hand (crushed stone in buckets), so I am trying to minimize the amount of stone I need to transport. Could I would just use the dirt I dug to put behind the fabric?

[@lakewarrior1443]

The reason why u need the stone behind the rocks is to prevent the wall from sinking into the dirt behind the wall. Since the wall is being built at a slight angle back as you stack stones on each layer the crushed stone behind the boulders give you a solid foundation as u go up. What separates the dirt is the fabric which is behind the crushed stone. Now, in your situation depending on how big the wall is you might get away with only doing stone behind the first layer of boulders. Just be sure to use the fabric otherwise your wall will be covered in weeds because the dirt will seep through the rocks. Hope this helps! Best of luck! Lake Warrior

[@EdisonLaw9811]

@@lakewarrior1443 Also the rocks are for drainage

[@lakewarrior1443]

@@Aleczeratul I like doing it on both sides because it helps stabilize the stack of boulders going up. That said it’s not a requirement, matter fact one of my landscaping buddy’s asked me why I did that too.. he only does stone between the boulders and fabric. In your situation I would only put it on one side! Best of luck with your project! Lake warrior

[@1KachUp]

You didn’t put fabric down before the base rock per your beautiful multi colored engineering design 😊🥸

[@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1]

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[@Moon999Girl]

Oh my gosh, I have plenty of stone on the property. A I gotta do is dig them up.

[@lakewarrior1443]

Well that’s good! The rocks actually are very valuable an when u have to buy them it adds up! Good luck! Lake warrior

[@dmills7375]

Just took this project on. Did all the prep work and will be stacking stones tomorrow. This was tremendously helpful. By the way, I made the same mistake as you and forgot to add the landscape fabric before I filled the trench with stone. Will be laying fabric on top just like you did. Hopefully it won’t make a difference. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

[@lakewarrior1443]

@@dmills7375 Ya no worries on the landscape fabric. The only reason I mention putting it in before the gravel is it holds it in place alittle better. Sounds like your off an running! Best of luck on your project! Lake Warrior

[@clickycamera]

😅😊😊

[@1KachUp]

You didn’t put fabric down before the base rock per your beautiful multi colored engineering design 😊🥸