Massive Retaining wall Build! Huge Backyard Remodel part 2!

In this video we will be joining Tim and his crew as they continue to build this massive retaining wall! This is part 2 of this build series so make sure to check out all parts to this build series! Dont forget to LIKE,SHARE,SUBSCRIBE and COMMENT!
Part 1: • Don't make this Retain...
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[@neil3867]

Respect to you for looking after your boys and ensuring they have work with the hand mix ✊

[@eyehear10]

I’m sure the homeowner appreciates the extra costs

[@neil3867]

@@eyehear10 you clearly don’t understand. There is no extra cost.

[@jeffreyshier9021]

Nice that you’re thinking of your crew.👏👏👏

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur

[@timjones147]

That’s an impressive wall that’s for sure, I’m enjoying the series. Thanks

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Glad your enjoying!

[@JohnChuprun]

That's an impressive fortress wall, love it.

[@blkstromer]

Keep ‘em coming

[@ourlifeinwyoming4654]

That came together nice! Super beefy and strong. Great job on the inspections too. That’s not always an easy process by any means. Fantastic all around (*per usual for Team Odell).

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you!

[@ahhdavy]

Awesome that you take care of the boys with work man! Kudos!

[@chichitex1252]

That looked like a tough job! Looking forward to next episode!❤❤❤

[@douglasRbrown]

Very cool, to keep your team busy and on the clock!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@WMAC_Master]

great work as always! can't wait for part 3!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Me too TY

[@josealcala404]

Looks great you guys do amazing work my dad was a mason for over 30 years in California

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

STUD

[@choleaoum1383]

You guys make this look easy.

[@bareenlars]

Really nice!

[@bostedtap8399]

Lot of planning and procedure, but great result 👍. Good to see waterproofing was called up, and being done, thats a strong block built wall, good idea of keeping labour busy. Thanks for sharing.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@jamesrichard6458]

💯 Percent respect for giving your guys work instead of using the concrete pump. And Respect to your crew for continuing to show up to work that's hard to find these days. 💪👍 God Bless

[@streetlewis2202]

Great job guys

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@JeanRoi]

I remember an elderly builder telling me a mistake some folks make in building retaining walls is, not putting in horizontal rebar. Glad to see y’all doing it for that type of wall. Good work properly done should last.

[@gunfisher4661]

Chicken feet ! we call them line dogs here. I can understand the architect drawing up the wall like he did as there is not much of a buffer zone for expansion between the pool.

[@zrkn1]

Keep doing jobs like this and soon you guys will be built like The ROCK. Great teamwork guys, I hope your customers know how fortunate they are 🙂The Odells are good leaders and I would have worked for you anytime in my younger years.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Appreciate that and would have been a good time!

[@arkansas1336]

Very nice!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@rodneyhammon1793]

Wow!…you are just like your father…..hard worker……working to perfection!… can’t wait for part three.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I Concur TY

[@MikeHarris1984]

I love it when the rebar grid and everything is lined up so perfect like that freaking beautiful! Sad all that nice work is going to be covered up with concrete dirt and block, but at least the homeowner's know they have a damn good foundation there. That thing's not caving in or giving way for anything!

[@josephrottina1901]

Looking good brother.👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@jamesnm21]

You can also use a masonry brush to apply the waterproofing.

[@acraftman2823]

👍🏻on keeping the boys on for the extra day.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yeah it helps the boys out 👌😎

[@robertnash2446]

That is one giant footer!

[@robinharrison3907]

Great Teamwork 👍👍That is a very solid wall Guys 👍👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@fyerfyter339]

I used a roofing brush after thinning the sealer. Tool for string we always called line stretcher. Nice work. Nothing like great employees.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur

[@surebrah]

Check out the mudmixer tool, it would have been perfect for filling the block (from the high side). You would still need your crew, but it would be an easier day.

[@cyberhornthedragon]

that henrys stuff if you get one of them magnetic burners it heats the can via magnetic energy you can warm it up as it spreads much easier warmed up

[@imhooks]

Great job. Wall looks great. For the Henry's waterproofing. You should be able to roll it on with a low nap roller. Also looks like majority of the grout lines didn't receive the waterproofing. Isn't that the most permeable part of a CMU wall?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

In-between the blocks, yes. I like to put it on thick with a red rubber float.

[@wesleypayne1846]

This stuff looks like tar My dad said they always used to dilute it down with diesel fuel and roll it on

[@JayJay-rh2yb]

Hey guys excellent video thanks. Just a tip when using that bitumen waterproofing you should thinned it with diluent it’s a petroleum product recommended for that. 👍👍

[@datboidego]

Omg every time he bend over to slide the block down, I kept getting chills because of how close the rebar was to poking your eye out. Definitely should’ve put caps on those since there’s also a high ground not too far from them.

[@Richardcardiel-xs2yl]

Great videos

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@debbievogt9881]

Hell ,I'm feeling it just watching y'all

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Great

[@digitaldiz]

You guys are really the best in the west :)

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@christophercruz7932]

Perfect timing! Just made my food and sat down at the table to watch a video. I played yours first! Lol.

[@George.Coleman]

Careful with trip hazards around vertical rebar, like a form board partially removed stuck up in the air for hours

[@coltonjohnson9617]

Haha also welcome to az boys. That concrete goes fast in that summer heat.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

We are actually still in CA but my dad is in AZ now

[@tarbeau8561]

That was definitely a lot of rebar and footer support for that concrete block retaining wall. Excellent job with it though.

[@krishnar754]

Odell complete concrete never fails to entertain and provide practical knowledge. Been a subscriber since you people started and I'm really glad I found this channel somehow back then. Keep growing guys, love from bangalore, India❤❤❤

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you and thanks for your long time subscription! We hope to keep entertaining!

[@juaniglesias6030]

I use a brush for the henrys a roller also works

[@viankalobosvalenzuela7456]

Excelente trabajo saludos 👌👍🧱

[@garciaizm]

I only saw horizontal rebar at the top, did you guys do that every corse? Great work it’s coming together nicely

[@cbudrecki]

I’ve been looking for a idea with standard block for a retaining wall! Looking at doing a similar project with my yard. Part of my wall would be the back wall of a garage, so I can’t really use stepped and textured retaining wall block. I would love to see a video talking with the engineer who designed that!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Good idea

[@ZipKickGo]

Above and beyond, you rarely see retaining walls that robust

[@APENNEY4URTHOUGHTS]

walls like this are standard in New Zealand! lots of hills and valleys!

[@unknown6192]

Sweet job, I always wondered how these are built I’m a general/roofing contractor in San Diego, nest time try tremco below grade waterproofing it is roll on, still gross though, I have a lot of experience with Henry’s mastic, the glove is the best way also leave it in the sun to make it easier to work with.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Very cool!

[@jennifer9528]

5:33 Oh yeahhhh, work those anterior delts!! I might have tried using a separate trowel (one not used to lay the masonry) to apply the water proofing. But I've never done it, myself, so take that for what it's worth.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Good points

[@MrGiooo11]

Paint roller works good for waterproofing material

[@finders-keepers1518]

H block are life savers in these situations. No need to lift over the rods. Those line stretchers are called line dogs here. Look into the jag clamps. They work even better.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yeah I assumed people have different name for them in other areas. Interesting name

[@themasonrycompany.]

I just call it line stretchers or rooster 🐓 legs lol Greetings from Southern California The Masonry Company

[@jm9092]

Line dogs, dog bones, or stretchers are what I hear most of the time in the north east.

[@Djm9393]

Full sending never lifting 😏 🤙 mobbin deep 🙌 Sunday funday vibes on point 👉 👈 👇 👌 have a good week brotha take care of your crew n crew takes care of you heck yeah loyalty is 🔑

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Full send 😎 have a good weekend to!

[@finders-keepers1518]

Wet setting the block would make it withstand a mile wide F5 tornado. Now it can only laugh at a mile wide F4.🤣. In all seriousness. Great job dudes!

[@e4d578]

It looks like they are in the bay area in California. No tornaders

[@finders-keepers1518]

@@e4d578 sarcasm bud c'mon!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Lol true 🤣

[@californiacritic9779]

​@e4 d5 These dudes work pretty much exclusively in Southern California.

[@tomthompson7400]

its sweet

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Love sweet

[@miguelquiroz1550]

Water proofing can be applied with a roller. and very rich at least 2 coats or 3.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yeah should have tried the rollers out

[@CherryBlossom-et1jj]

Love watching your channel even though I’m a woman. Great work you’d done👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@lorenzcibenko2170]

paint roller works well

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@CastleKing13]

I left a comment on the last video but it got deleted. I was trying to offer some friendly advice about easements because I write them for our utility company. I also deal with the legal department on situations like you have here. I can with probably guess what happened here. You hit the line, call AT&T, they come out to look at the damage, they call land and right of way to check for an easement, they check, see there is an easement and their property (trunk cable) was covered, they call legal, legal says yes charge them. You get a bill. With that said good luck and hopefully you covered yourself.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Guess what, if you watched the video it's self explanatory

[@CastleKing13]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete I watched the video just like I have for the past 4 years or so. I enjoy them and they’re helpful being that I’m not in the concrete business. I’ve already said where my knowledge was. I can tell by your snide comment and the removal of my last comment you don’t appreciate the advice I gave. Or you’re upset because of the mistake you made and realize how much worse it could be in the future. I explained the process so you knew when our property get hit, legal gets involved. It’s a process most people (including field employees) don’t know. I offered very sound advice to help you and others. Like when people are asking, why is AT&T on private property? And you answer “no idea”. That’s literally what an easement is used for. To get permission to be on private property. We don’t need permission to be on public. Or when you reply ” it should’ve been overhead”, again that shows you have no idea how this works. I wasn’t trash talking or being negative. If someone was giving bad advice on building a block wall or pouring concrete, wouldn’t you try to help them out? Aren’t your videos on here to help people? You’re giving some bad advice on easements (a legal document) and I was just trying to help. Good luck 👍 I know there are tons of contractors that watch these videos. My advice to all of you is, if you run into a problem like this, at minimum ask the property owner to request a copy of the easement.

[@DayHiker]

From what i can remember my dad always added isopropyl alcohol to his water proofing and then roller brushed it on. That was over 30 years ago so I don't know what they are using now days for water proofing, or if it's the same stuff as back then.

[@JonnyDIY]

Howd you get the drain line to the other side of the wall? Did under it? Or did you pipe it on last video, cant remember. PS- No pump and you bought 90lb bags! 😂 My backs too weak for those these days. I'd be pumping

[@kevinhornbuckle]

To get the water proofing workable, throw on a blob. Then use an electric heat gun to make it more workable. It trowels around more quickly when a little warmed up.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Good idea

[@SIE44TAR]

I use the 5 gal Black Jack metal pail. Leaving it in the sun works if the weather is warm but I have also put it on a turkey fryer gas burner set on the lowest flame possible to get it nice and runny. Then it will brush on easy.

[@shaneunuwai4035]

You make it look so hard.

[@vladimirparaska]

Does not leaving wood in concrete make it a weak point?

[@ashleyabrahams8356]

Hi there Tim Odell, Ashley Abrahams from a small town called Paarl in Cape Town South Africa. I started watching Odell Complete Concrete for more than 2 years now and like all the videos, yours and your brother’s. Your last video however that massive backyard project, I noticed when you finished the block wall, the two steel plates for the deck you put in had no safety caps on and can easily cut someone when not noticing. I am very causes over safety wherever I work and particularly in construction and just hoping that you take in consideration on your future projects. Keep well and GOD BLESS.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

great idea TY

[@ashleyabrahams8356]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete Thanx for replying, I only meant well cause your safety as the contractor are just as important.

[@xanokothe]

Do not you need to connect the existing wall with the new wall with rebar?

[@rogeronslow1498]

I normally leave the concrete to set for at least three days before building on it.

[@GlobalistJuice]

The homeowner will watch this video, see you did a great job, think it's nice how you took care of your crew... ...but then might wonder if they're paying you too much since you didn't use the cheaper/faster truck pour option! 😂

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

could be

[@charlesviner1565]

👍use roller or trowel applied waterproofing

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yeah that might have worked better

[@valleycarpentry5269]

Do u thin the Waterproofing stuff... With water or solvent..... Whatever it is.....? To help the application........

[@ccgsales]

What happened to the pool @13:50 ? Are they resurfacing or painting it?

[@ToddyRackz]

Hot damn I've never ever seen a cmu wall with that much bar before. That thing not moving

[@JayJay-rh2yb]

Rubber coat 57 is great for that

[@MrTooTechnical]

Great work. But where is the horizontal rebar. U never showed that. And no, it’s not overkill at all. You should have poured a solid wall. Boom

[@aarontrenton1730]

Curious as to why y’all didn’t just use bituthene rolls for the waterproofing?

[@tedspradley]

Great install. Only question is why not use an agitator/vibrator when pouring the footer and the bags?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

No need at this slump

[@steveramirez1654]

👍

[@HarutyunHovsepyan-db4gk]

Hi Odell. I follow your work as I am planning on building CMU wall in my backyard. Q: why you filled up the back with dirt? I thought you’d be filling it out with crushed stone 3/4 for drainage.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

The water will work its way to the drainage system

[@michaelc.3812]

I was a bit surprised to see the light blue pool turn to a grey color in one brief moment… are you giving the pool another coating? Great video, thank you.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

yes

[@armandonunez5211]

We call them chicken legs in arizona. If you look at the front in curls down it resembles a chicken foot. And better to be low cause you can add mortar to pick it up .

[@ExcaVision_LA]

Job looks nice just need to rethink that waterproofing ! They sell better waterproofing products that you can roll on like paint n the only difference is just thicker

[@ericsn6158]

I'm curios whether the optical fiber cable joint got buried/encased in concrete. And nice job as always. And pretty sure your guys appreciated some extra days of work. Good man!👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes it did. TY

[@davidroemer5879]

in florida we call em line dogs or preachers

[@jds2.o289]

Spread footings are the best except tying in the keyway 😂

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@RHYS.TV123]

Interesting choice of placement for your bottom “runt” layer of 3/4 cut blocks. The blocks at the bottom of a stack should be the strongest, especially when doing a retaining wall (lateral earth force). Did the engineering account for this? Why not just cut the uppermost blocks to grade?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

For sure.

[@MikeHarris1984]

Why did you guys choose to do block rather than form it and do a solid concrete wall? I mean I assume block would be cheaper overall perhaps because you would need to build out the rebar grid and everything if you did it formed set up but then with labor and everything else I wonder which would have been cheaper overall but either way looks freaking awesome

[@winstonsmith6636]

Good video guys. Did I miss the reason as to why the block wall - is not attached to the house? 😀

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

No, but why disturb the house?

[@cesarguerrero9947]

Have you tried rolling the waterproofing with a paint roller

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

No

[@sammax4245]

It needs to be heated first

[@jerryhill4946]

in my experience water proofing basement walls we had a five gallon bucket and dipped in a thick nap roller to roll it on it was a orange and black bucket cant think of the name

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

There's alot of them out there, a doing the same thing

[@wayneg296]

👍😎✌️🤟

[@tinderbox218]

Music too loud. I have to keep turning up to hear the voiceover then turning down the overloud music.

[@TheCooleyC]

I need something similar. What should I expect this to cost? I don’t want to be taken advantage of.

[@themasonrycompany.]

Minimum $175.00 a linear ft. It depends on if you need the cut back of hill

[@abowden5079]

How much did the ATnT cable repair cost?

[@Esqueeze2124]

I got a question. Im looking on google and cant find a straight answer. That part at at 11:50 where ur guys fill in the wall. Is that mandatory? Does the concrete u add reach the bottom of the wall? Will filling them with gravel or sand work?

[@jacobbuckley8232]

Man thats overkill for a wall wow

[@Notrocketscience101]

I always thought there was some thing behind a retaining wall to keep it from bulging out, what holds this wall up with all that dirt behind it?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

All the rebar cement and block

[@GWrench9]

How dare AT&T run cable through your job site?!

[@dunning-kruger551]

14:40 I heat the membrane up to about 40°c - 50°c (104°f -122°f) then lay it on thick.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Good idea

[@dunning-kruger551]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete I know I’m a rebar policeman but I still love the content. The rebar for that block wall is so bloody heavy!

[@thomasjay975]

does the waterproofing not need to be on the mortar or the seams of the blocking? Seems like an access point for water to me, especially if the mortar job had some gapage, gives a spot for water to work its way in and erode

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

100% coverage is best

[@michaelstrait5576]

In Pennsylvania we can line brackets ( Dog bones)..also why didnt you drill and pin the wall to the house with rebar?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Why disturb the house

[@billsimmons7754]

I know its been a long time since this was posted but I wondered why you did not use open end bond beam blocks and save a lot of work on setting the blocks?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Good point, it would have been easier