Nope-Back to Losing money on this Job....

[@kriptick1]

I love when you guys do pavers and walls. Always nail them and it’s so satisfying to watch the transformation happen.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks Dustin!

[@danne77sthlm]

That wall looks SO good, it really fits in there, and with the geogrid, always "be better safer than sorry" , that's a good advice, I think that have saved you a lot of troubles through the years building walls

[@Dirtmonkey]

That and going strong with the aggregate.

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

Give it a few months, and it'll gain a little patina, and look like it has been there for years.

[@briangriggs7651]

Great video .ive been civil engineering for 40yrs and you do a great job .wish i had a boss like you ...I'm now doing my own thing but miss the big construction ..respect to you for how you treat your men .and you are right .without them you wouldnt have the buisiness you have .im from England but need a boss like you ...fair play and keep going the way you do .great work .great guys .and wahat a great boss .well impressed

[@steveashworth6707]

It might be going a little slow dealing with the elements!, but you are making every effort to install this wall correctly!, and your guys are working and not sitting at home!. Good job guys!.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks Steve!

[@bondclan1253]

Great crew- everything is doable with guys like these on the job! Great work and nice looking wall.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks 👍

[@johnnyfeathers2567]

That retainer wall looks sweet..great job guys!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks so much!

[@bladesofglorylawnmaintenan6354]

Dang @Stan, if every company had at least 1/2 as good of guys that you have, the world would be a much better place!! You’ve got a great team brother!! Stay blessed!! Merry Christmas to you and your family!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Merry Christmas to you and God bless !

[@brendankoth3821]

Stan, that wall looks good! I have built hundreds of Versa-Lok walls and your guys did a really good job. Just wrapped up a wall we used 60 cubes to build. Just wanted to say your crew built it right and that’s from someone who knows what he’s looking for. Oh and your pull the truck over and load with the excavator comment...the guys may be good but they aren’t us.... keep up the quality work!

[@3000gtalex]

Your guys did a really good job on that wall, finish product looks perfect 👍

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you like it!

[@mikehollandsworth2312]

I enjoy this inside looks at your work. Your company and employees work as true professionals.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you Mike

[@andybrooke1961]

Thanks Stan, I just excavated for my foundation up here in Alaska and you got me thinking about how to handle the soil. I’m doing a wood foundation and need to compact a lot of base

[@Dirtmonkey]

Just don't let the soil freeze

[@MrNiccholas]

That is a beautiful wall! it turned out amazing! Thanks again for the quality content!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you like it!

[@matthewmoffitt6603]

Tell me why the end of the video I expected Stan to hop in a clean suped up truck and he turns the camera to seeing an old 4 door coupe.. Respect man lol

[@Dirtmonkey]

respect back.

[@charlesahon]

That is a mighty fine looking wall. Good job guys.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you!

[@brianhurt3801]

Could not determine on that sharp corner if it was go pro camera caption or was the corner leaned back very cool looking ,great work your building walls that will be around forever ,I enjoy your videos sir

[@mikeruhl413]

Beautiful wall guys, great video. Keep up the great work.

[@mikeemary]

Love these job site videos. Keep up the great work guys!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you like them!

[@davidkassies]

Love when you says it’s best viewed on a big screen in 4K, because that’s what I watch it on, so good every time

[@Dirtmonkey]

Cool!

[@CountrysideStrong]

Wall turned out beautiful. Excellent work

[@bobbendt1698]

I do like the looks of that top cap. Impressive work.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@cy9431]

Looks great! I did my first wall this summer. Got the block at Lowes, hollow and needed core filled- no big deal. It was half the price of Versa standard. I spent more time fitting the block- irregular dimensions and the sloppy casting at the top of the block created a gap between the blocks, almost 3/16" so I had to grind it, should've purchased Versa blok

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yep- Cheap block are usually "seconds"- sub standard units.

[@Kresendes88]

That whole geogrid talk is spot on always better be safe than sorry

[@Turbomaniac7]

My dad once explained this to me: "There is a difference between required and necessary: Required is when someone higher up such as the customer, your boss, authorities etc. tells you to do something, Necessary is when reality/experience tells you to do something."

[@Dirtmonkey]

Your dad said it very well.

[@rebel1333frank]

Cover your materials and ground with traps at the end on everyday to prevent all that frost and save you alot of time

[@Dirtmonkey]

Normally we do

[@darrellroeters4951]

Rookies

[@erwinbrubacker7488]

@@levelup843 look out ! Spelling Police, are out.

[@tonyabrookes9931]

Do you mean tarps?

[@rydplrs71]

Great video again. Thank you. I just got offered a plow contract on 4 24/7 retail locations with drive throughs. That many curbs really makes me question if I can do it properly without tearing up my truck and straight blade. .....🤔

[@Dirtmonkey]

Curbs are everywhere- Get curb guards and pretty soon you'll get used to riding the curbs.

[@rydplrs71]

@@Dirtmonkey thanks again. It does feel like a breakout opportunity to grow.

[@MikeDayConcrete]

I run into the same problems in Maine

[@Dirtmonkey]

not fun. Those delays can get expensive.

[@pcatful]

Seriously. Your work requires so much knowledge!

[@scorpio6587]

Watching in 4k on a big screen. You're right, It looks great!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Awesome!!

[@chien-chiuwilhelm1614]

Thank you for your video. We are wondering what is the name of the block and where to buy them,geo grid and the tool to pickup the blocks. Thank you so much for the information.

[@buffmaster0001]

"The devil is in the detail" is an idiom that refers to a catch or mysterious element hidden in the details, meaning that something might seem simple at a first look but will take more time and effort to complete than expected and derives from the earlier phrase,

[@Dirtmonkey]

OK- so that phrase didn't fit at all then. And thanks for defining that.

[@michaelosullivan8325]

Great video you guys turned a disaster site into a bomb site in to an art piece Beautiful job

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you! really appreciate that!

[@adamlee581]

I never run one of those grapples, love how versatile it is on dirt. I would never had thought

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yeah- it works fine in dirt.

[@adamlee581]

@@Dirtmonkey I've never run anything fancy enough on the farm to have a rotating grapple lol

[@jasontaylor3088]

Great vidéos your crew are top notch🤩🤩👌👌cant wait to see your videos with the new asv Max series????

[@Dirtmonkey]

Coming soon!

[@haydenuk02]

That site looks like a nightmare either that or it’s cursed with something. Excellent work and thanks for the awesome content stay safe and take care Edited looks great well done 👍

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks for watching!

[@haydenuk02]

@@Dirtmonkey No problem Stan

[@jonboyer4058]

I was in a landscaping forum, and I’ve been having equipment problems, I had several people tell me to quit, because I had a few mechanical problems. It seemed like this year was just bad for equipment issues. I’m glade to see I’m not the only one who struggle with equipment! Not good to see it, but you know what I mean!

[@Dirtmonkey]

NEVER QUIT. honestly thats the BIG "secret" to success. Just outlive your failures. Thats how I did it.

[@_Yep_Yep_]

Its sort of a joke at architecture schools that Landscape Architecture is a degree until you see how much thoughtfulness, planning, experience, and pivoting as a build develops has to come together to make the dirt work.

[@utubewatcher360]

You guys can have it!!! may god have mercy on your souls!!! glad I am retired from all of that!! weather doesn't bother me much anymore. When it rained I always stressed out worried about our soil condition, wet puddles and inability to excavate and work comfortably.

[@Dirtmonkey]

The weather is a real pain this time of year. you never know what to expect.

[@bradleynoneya7223]

Thanks for the video boys, always good to learn and watch

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@DMountains]

Beautiful results! What is the likelihood that the large outside corner will be damaged by repeated car and truck impacts? I’d think 2 to 4 large steel bollards would be needed to protect the corner area.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Good point!

[@cleaningtipsreviews6595]

@Stanley “Dirt Monkey Genadek you could have also attached a decorative metal L-bracket to the corner, which would protect against block damage

[@hardydude69]

This is awesome! I should take a mini vacation and come work for you so I can learn some stuffs 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Dirtmonkey]

That would be cool!

[@kaydog2008]

I worked for a guy here in IL. yes our temps are different but we do get freezing rain a lot so he and I made a tumble grate dryer on a trailer it's exactly like a gold trommel but instead of running water it runs propane flame pipe inside.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Holy cow- that sounds interesting

[@HbEthan.]

The new wall makes not just the parking lot astheticly nicer but the whole property in general its amazing how your work can improve something so much.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you!

[@joec5129]

You guys do some amazing work. Always learning something new. Btw I enjoyed your talk with Greg at pondo this year. You actually got me started doing water features when you did a Vlog on Aquascape ponds. Thanks Stanley and go get em...

[@Dirtmonkey]

That is awesome!

[@Aerospace_Education]

Mental note. Don't have this type of job on my property done in the middle of winter if I can avoid it. Nice job from the team.

[@t_crom]

Stan you gotta chill on these big jobs in the winter...i know i know its $$$ and you guys got it done but im glad to see it completed

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yeah- No more jobs like this until spring.

[@pooky9775]

i've been watching youtube vids on my tv for about 4 months now, the monitor is just for work these days and thx for reminding me i have 4k on this sucker :)

[@Dirtmonkey]

I love 4k!

[@charleschristiansonii718]

Great looking wall!!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks!

[@LuckySevenGambler]

Stan. Versa lok makes a 16 inch corner block. That way you don’t have to cut a 4 inch plug to keep on bond. Either way it’s all good

[@Dirtmonkey]

Weve used it-works good.

[@LuckySevenGambler]

@@Dirtmonkey I have a keystone cracker block splitter. I use to split all my corners for wall corners and pillar columns. Since they have came out with the factory 16x8 inch factory corners I’ve never looked back. Appearance wise and structure ability it’s way better. No more waisting time cutting 4 inch plugs to keep bond on center bond and all those little pie cuts. Great video. Love the content

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you! and appreciate the Feedback on those bigger blocks

[@kobelcofan]

"Remember kids anything is a hammer if you try really hard and believe in yourself" ~ chucke2009

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yes!

[@kieranosullivan02]

Wonder what he's at now

[@samsqachbiggyfoot696]

When you have returns alternate cut rows so the cuts are opposite and random.. you can put them anywhere you I u choose.

[@merrymanrc]

Another awesome job.👍 your guy's did a great job that wall gonna last for a long long time

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks 👍

[@cbat09]

What secures the geogrid in the wall, the weight of the wall above?

[@Dirtmonkey]

The weight of the wall and soil hold everything togther

[@bobgoat5994]

"I believe that inside every tool is a hammer" ~ Adam Savage

[@Dirtmonkey]

haha- well said😂

[@jeffmoore2351]

You know in Australia we call a hammer a American screwdriver.

[@madebylife]

Quoting Adam Savage levels you up to 10! Well played sir!

[@r.t4729]

My old lead used to say something similar "eventually every tool fails and turns into an expensive hammer"

[@ItsLilRobs]

how do you typically clean up pavement/parking lots after jobsites? do you use a sweeper broom or pressure washers

[@cleaningtipsreviews6595]

@Robbie Showers I’m not sure how Stan does it, but we would typically use a pressure washer for a small area like this as well as push brooms. For larger areas like parking lots we use a tow-behind water tank with a spray bar

[@Dirtmonkey]

power sweeper

[@apexlui7492]

Wow that looked like a hell of a job good job like normal

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you very much!

[@richardsedorski1206]

Wow lovely wall looks so good.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you so much 😊

[@kogyz778kogyzali2]

Силердин иштегениңерге суктанам, буйруса силер менен жоолугушам. Жалындуу ысык салам Кыргызстандан🤝👏👍

[@Dirtmonkey]

👍😃 I understood the emojis.

[@charleslynch7274]

Wow amazing how much work it takes to build a wall not easy stuff ur guys do great work

[@pqworks9019]

Great job Stan!!!!! Another perfect job well done!!!!! The result of all of you and team’s work really payed off! The wall looks awesome!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks so much!!

[@LANDSCAPING-jt2bs]

can you make a video on how to charge foe importing&exporting metiral in your excavation&backfill ect

[@heyyou5189]

I would like to see a video about how the types of things that get missed in the bid contract that can cost you huge as a result.

[@Dirtmonkey]

This was an unforssen so it was a valid change order but we never could make up for the lost time while we came up the solutions and waited for approvals.

[@madebylife]

@@Dirtmonkey it's the kind of creative thinking that is lost on a lot of our youth of today. They have forgotten how to problem solve and depend on a Google video to show them how to do anything mechanical. I was very fortunate to have a father who taught me how to use every tool in his toolbox and how the problem solve even when the solution seems impossible. Never give up.....he would always say.....there are solutions to almost every problem in life you just have to have the patience to find them.

[@heyyou5189]

@@madebylife Most kids never have to encounter that situation. How often does a teen encounter some mechanical issue that needs figuring? The reliability of most things is way beyond what we grew up with. Start it and go is the norm these days with little worry about breakdown.

[@Projektowanieogrodowslask]

hello! anyone know what type of camera are they using for recordings? what would you recomend to buy?

[@Dirtmonkey]

I use gopro 7's

[@Projektowanieogrodowslask]

@@Dirtmonkey thanks I saw it later in the video but first asked the question ;( Hey Stan are you really from Poland ? or I missunderstand something from you previous videos?

[@johnkovac4436]

love cap look and slope wall into dirt nice job oh ya drain tile nice touch lol

[@pittimps3459]

Maybe I’m lucky but I got a Versa-Lok plant 15min down the road. Never an issue getting them.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thats awesome!

[@corycourneyea6802]

Well done guy's. Looks sharp.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you Cory

[@franciscomagana4033]

So you makes clean rock with top soil no fabric

[@ianross2914]

Great video very helpful I was curious at the end of the video why you placed straw down?

[@pricelesslandscaping]

Where do you get the drain fittings that go through the Walls? Looks extremely clean.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Its just a grate custom fitted into the wall.

[@dylanburns4361]

Where do get your 4” pipe outlet grates for the drainage pipe

[@Dirtmonkey]

Versa-lok

[@danielmoore6507]

Just watching from the beginning, this whole job got screwed. One problem after another. Maybe it's just me, "oh it's raining? Still got daylight, not gonna stop. "

[@Dirtmonkey]

Its been one thing after another for us on this one.

[@jennifernoltkamper3328]

I know I am 2+ years late for this post, but I have a question. My house is a 70 year old 1,000 square foot ranch, the back yard goes out 20ft, goes down hill and then runs into a creek/storm water drainage (usually dry unless we have rain). The creek is 25ft from the base of the hill. I was wanting to put a retaining wall up to extend my upper yard about 10ft. The wall would be 3-4ft. Would I need the GeoGrid since the ground has been settled for as long as it has and under 4ft? It would be the length of the yard ~ 90ft. Love the content and how well you guys work together. Thank you!

[@rynolda]

does the geogrid hang right up to the face of the block? how much overlap on the block do you need? in the other video you said its cheesy to hang it all the way threw. so how much do you recommend on the block?

[@Dirtmonkey]

It goes right up to the lip of the face-just back enough you don't see it.

[@richd.4073]

Where do you get those drain tiles? Also looks like only 1 drain pipe behind the walls in the 3/4 stone?

[@thomasyerbey337]

That looks great your men do nice work I enjoyed this video 🇺🇲💯

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@ramilondon313]

Stan you should make a tour of your shop/equipment storage place and talk about all the machines you have.....wait now that I think about it, that would be a burglar's dream🤣

[@Dirtmonkey]

yes it would haha

[@heldercristovao8255]

What is the piece called that gets notched into the block? I’m doing a Versa-Lok wall now thanks to your videos and I’ll need to figure that part out very soon. Thanks!

[@daves2283]

They notched a T-connector for the weeping tile with a small length of weeping tile out to the drain screen. You can it see along the bottom rows of the retaining wall in the video.

[@Dirtmonkey]

What Dave said was correct

[@heldercristovao8255]

Thanks guys, drain screen is what I was looking for. I know about the drain tile and tee, was just missing that last piece. Thanks again!

[@matthewrogers94mr]

dang that ice, I feel for yall. also that is a nice looking wall

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you!

[@matthewrogers94mr]

@@Dirtmonkey your welcome!!!

[@donaldmccarty457]

Bro I know what you are dealing with it sucks I've worked construction yrs ago and I've also done my own work on my property with well water lines drain lines storm drains and lines etc...I've built several fires to thaw ground so to start work digging up frozen lines or etc......I learned from others mistakes bury lines below frost lines do it as perfect as you can the first time if you don't want to redo it lol and equipment doesn't like cold weather for sure lol

[@bretfitzgerald2811]

Ever use a block splitter for ends of caps so they are rock faced?

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yeah- but you still have to score them. or the caps snap un even

[@AndrewOborny]

Do you have an indepth video on that clam shell bucket. And if not can you make one. Did you have to run and extra hydraulic line to run the rotation and open n close it. Thanks Also like this project making great progress 👏

[@Dirtmonkey]

Not yet! But I think I could if more people want to see something like that.

[@AndrewOborny]

@@Dirtmonkey i would sure like to see a video on it. Do you think they make one for a smaller excavator? Dad and I have a small hyundai 35z-9 excavator for our business.

[@drewskins1968]

This looks a good job but can you tell me why you don't use water suppression on your concrete cutter the dust coming of those blocks is so dangerous

[@Dirtmonkey]

We do normally but it was so wet we didn't want even more mud.

[@davidbakker-wester113]

Don't like the weather making it hard for your guys, but can't wait to see the next snow removal. Would like to see a full snow job with no comments. We don't have snowy winters in the Netherlands anymore, just 5 weeks of sun and the rest feels like a wet grey autumn.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Ok- Im interested- what does a full snow job with no comments mean? No talking?

[@zacharynolte6085]

Love the Caps like that

[@Dirtmonkey]

I think it makes the wall.

[@heyyou5189]

As a welder I totally agree with the intro. No worries I welded it.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yeah!

[@stans5270]

You said several times that the property owner never told you about a water problem [even water heaving from the asphalt]. At 19:00 it's evident that was the case. Although, it might have looked different before all the truck traffic.

[@jwfraga]

Great job! Beautiful wall. Outstanding crew you have.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you!

[@austinwatts2881]

Love your videos man, keep it up

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you like them!

[@wagnerj01]

Sir, I like your honesty about the geogrid statement @ 15:30 into this vid!

[@CarnivoreNomad]

You don't put any filter fabric between your dirt and drain field???

[@seldoon_nemar]

hey stan, once you get the leaks on that Daewoo, you should know you can turn the hydraulics up a tad on it. plumb a gauge into your system to see the pressure, and on the pump should be a screw to adjust pressure. they usually set it conservative in the factory, but turning it up a bit gives that machine the extra 15% you're talking about

[@Dirtmonkey]

Would that also help the power to the tracks? thats what sucks on this thing-besides that its a general Piece haha.

[@seldoon_nemar]

@@Dirtmonkey probably. It's turning the total pressure of the pump up, so anything that is driven off the pump will benefit. IDK about the pressures on that machine, it's not uncommon to find things running at 7500 PSI from the factory, and you can turn it up to 9k and still be safely in the burst ratings of hoses. the biggest downside is that your sytemn is higher stress, so any hoses that are iffy will be found fast, and neglect and abuse shows up that little bit faster. but it should be a wash with the increase in capacity and operation time

[@wesleemiller]

great video. Looks great.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you!

[@joshuategeler3419]

I have a 2' tall wall that has 3 rows of grid. I found this out when I put in a clothes line pole behind the wall.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thats overbuilt- a good sign.

[@اسحاقحسن-ط5د]

Why not tarp up the unfinished work and blocks, also is crushed limestone better than normal gravel to use behind the retaining wall? Love the vids.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I didn't have that many tarps around. Its a lot of block, dirt, and working area to cover.

[@shadbird8772]

Don't forget, parking lots on top of a wall can also be a pretty dynamic surcharge.

[@derekricker7930]

Those small cuts on the corner still pinned. Or glued

[@anglingnvirginia1346]

That soil would be a nightmare!! Did u get a soil punch test done? I’d like to know the numbers.

[@Dirtmonkey]

No punch test done.

[@nolanbecher1611]

What do you mean by soil correction and how do you know when that needs to be done?

[@nathanjones5653]

Just curious. Can the guys use a turbo heater while working? I just ask cause I’m a pansy myself and hate cold weather.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yeah but its useless outside like that.

[@nathanjones5653]

@@Dirtmonkey oh okay. I’m not very familiar with them so I don’t know 100 percent how they work.

[@oasisonthecoast3921]

So satisfactory watching this video. 🍻

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad to hear it!

[@BenjaminDavis104]

What does “straw-blanketing” the ground do? Never seen that technique before