Redi-Rock Installation - Time Lapse

Installation of Redi-Rock wall at my residence in Orange, CT. Installation performed by Valley View Excavating LLC out of Plainville, CT (www.valleyviewexcavatingllc.com/). Installation performed in approx. 3.5 days.
Video arranged and edited by homeowner.
For Recent (2020) photos of the project, go to: photos.app.goo.gl/5w9nrxGb4cF...

[@therarebreeds77therarebree7]

Every time I hear this song it makes me think of peaking on acid and watching the movie The Wall. I never considered an actual brick in the wall until now!

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

Beautiful result. Such blocks save a lot of manual labor.

[@MrRu4eel]

Sorry for the late replies, folks. This completed project including finished grading ran in the neighborhood of $20k.

[@michaelrizz81]

thank you for responding! that helps greatly!

[@matthewsandt4716]

i'm a Redi Rock producer in the Allentown Pennsylvania area

[@joeblow954]

I’m getting crazy high quotes of 27k to do 40 foot driveway this is like double what I need done. Thanks for this video now I know I’m getting too high a price quote

[@jbonegw]

Sounds very reasonable for the material, labor and equipment used. 👍

[@StephenMortimer]

@@matthewsandt4716 There is something VERY HINKY about that 20K price ... what do you say ??

[@beachbum213]

Great video and the wall looks awesome

[@russellgnuse]

Great job love the music!!!

[@davidbertinelli6575]

Very nice job on the video, especially "dig" the different version on "Another Brick in the Wall".

[@ryannfa]

Incredible work.

[@Nancy-xg9nc]

Beautiful!

[@williamhodgden8970]

I just came here for the music. Lol. Thanks

[@michaelkoop6731]

Good video liked it very much and I liked this new version of "bricks in the wall" I love pink Floyd. Keep them coming and wonderfully job.

[@MrRu4eel]

Thanks. It was a fantastic project to develop and film.

[@carlel4219]

beautiful wall.

[@AllAccessConstruction]

Once I install one of these walls I will retire...#great job

[@786otto]

Nice gravel job.

[@jbonegw]

Great looking project. Wish you had used the original song. 😂

[@KeyserSoseRulz]

All in all it is just another 2000 lb block in the wall.

[@danabennett7795]

Beautiful job. Would love to have that

[@MrRu4eel]

Thanks!

[@WinglessCarbonBasedLifeform]

One block high at a time. How do you effectively get material in the wedges. "Block stacking" i.e. placing more than one block prior to backfilling is not advised.

[@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic]

Nice work. The final shot really showed how steep the hill was. Must of been hard to mow.

[@MrRu4eel]

Yes, it was hard to mow, especially with a push mower. With 2 small kids at home, the sizable yard space was mostly unusable except for sledding. Now, we get good use of a decent portion of the space. Though it was not cheap, it was money well spent.

[@Whome9991]

How much per block do you pay down there.

[@michaelrizz81]

What does a job this size cost? My prob with redirock is impossible to get prices to do my own tough estimate

[@rickphillips7257]

The use of the gravel behind the interlocking blocks is somewhat like a French drain , buy I didn't see the use of any Deadman pileasters tho stop movement due to future erosion .

[@MrRu4eel]

Rick, the wall is a gravity wall built to the design specifications by the manufacturer. When a contractor orders block, they have the option of getting manufacturer-provided written engineered drawings of the wall plan taking into account existing conditions, soil quality, wall height and anticipated loads (eg residential vs civic use). That's what was done in this project. The gravity wall system that was engineered was executed to specifications and is holding up really well 5-years later. Redi-rock has a cool engineering tool (that did not exist when we built our wall) but check it out at www.redi-rock.com/retaining-wall-design-charts.htm

[@jeffreyboarman4032]

It looks like it belongs there

[@CarnivoreNomad]

I didnt see them filling the voids between the blocks with the drain stone, and I also didnt see them compacting any of the fill at all.... on a wall this small it might be OK, but I predict some "settling" issues behind the wall later down the road when the stone starts finding its way into those voids between the blocks, and when the sand/top soil start settling. But, 3.5 days is quick, and it looks real nice at the end.

[@MrRu4eel]

2.5 Years later, we have not seen any settling issues at all and all is holding up fine. The voids between the blocks were filled by pushing stone between the blocks with a bar. It's hard to see on high speed but I can understand your concern.

[@kenbradley1100]

Is there anyway you could post a picture of what it looks like today in 2020? Also knowing what you know about the process of building this wall, is there anything you would change or do differently if you could start over? thanks, and the wall looks great.

[@MrRu4eel]

Sure! photos.app.goo.gl/5w9nrxGb4cFTxakx6 As for what we would have done differently? Not really sure. I would have loved to make the wall even longer to create more flat area but due to our septic system that sits adjacent to the wall, it would not be done. As for the build itself? It would have been easier to put the metal fence at the tip of the wall BEFORE the gravel was installed but besides that, we love it!

[@joopterwijn]

Little bit late 🤪 but Looking good. Did you put a kind of fence/protection at the cutoff point so a kid 🧒 does not drop off?

[@MrRu4eel]

Yes. I put a 4 ft high fence at the top. It is set with stainless anchors right into holes tapped into the concrete. Its quite sturdy and adequate protection.

[@groundpounder05]

You have to let at least one kid fall off. Experience is a valuable teacher.

[@fosterkenney2187]

Great job, however, I am trying to understand how your math brings you to 90 total sets of stone...I only saw 53 sets. I still believe that to be good 3/day production, just bad reporting for future estimating.

[@PlanetMojo]

We built one of these ourselves to make more space for a new woodshop. Our blocks were cast from returned concrete at the concrete plant so they are cheaper, but either way it's an awesome way to gain useable space in a hilly area! kzbin.info/www/bejne/anmuZWODdtl_bMk

[@jeffreyboarman4032]

Move the excavator we can't see

[@daddunfinished3953]

Cost?

[@mortenmortentampur3817]

Kalau pun sistem gravitasi anda harus banyak pertimbangan hukum berat jenis pentilasi air dinding dan akar pohon, karna pohon semakin besar semakin besar pula akar nya dan semakin banyak akar nya dan akan menyebar kemana mana pohon

[@joeschlotthauer840]

What's the cost of a block...

[@CLangbakk]

how does it look today? wondering since there is no campacting and that soil might push out the blocks over time if it freezes

[@MrRu4eel]

Hey Chris, It's hard to pick up in the time-lapse but there was compacting done (both hand and with vibration of the blocks to set them in place (first row). Regardless, 5-years in and the wall is holding up nicely with no signs of premature failure, sagging, bulging or erosion. The wall drains well when the rain come pouring down as evidenced from what I see from the drain pipe that was installed. Take a look at the pictures (link below) from early in the project and pictures taken today, 5-years after construction. photos.app.goo.gl/5w9nrxGb4cFTxakx6

[@bogey19018]

No construction adhesive?

[@MrRu4eel]

Nope, not indicated per manufacturer specifications.

[@alexg8460]

Where do you buy these blocks?

[@MrRu4eel]

I got these through our local installer. If you go to the Redi Rock website, you can search for dealers and they can engineer your wall and pair you with an installer. www.redi-rock.com

[@tomthompson7400]

really great result ,,, but that must be 20k spent there .

[@MrRu4eel]

Yep!

[@tomthompson7400]

@@MrRu4eel but it is tidy ,,,

[@eekie7689]

where did you get cover for music?

[@MrRu4eel]

Sorry, don't remember!

[@eekie7689]

@@MrRu4eel :found it i think Lysergic Dream - Another Brick In The Wall Pink Floyd Cover Live @AtStudio Sulmona

[@mortenmortentampur3817]

Seperti nya pembuatan dinding nya di lereng

[@MrRu4eel]

Persis! Untuk itulah sistem dirancang.

[@mortenmortentampur3817]

Kalau di lihat dari pekerjaan nya sudah baik akan tetapi penjepit dinding nya tidak ada ini sangat berbahaya sekali apa bila terjadi longsor apalagi daerah rawan longsor

[@MrRu4eel]

Ini adalah dinding gravitasi bersertifikat insinyur. Itu adalah di daerah yang tidak dikenal untuk tanah longsor.

[@suetheron4495]

benar tetapi berat setiap blok adalah sekitar 0,5 ton sehingga dapat menampung jumlah yang wajar. Mungkin tidak bagus di lereng curam ....

[@julio3421]

You should have made it bigger all the way to the trees made it all flat

[@MrRu4eel]

I would have liked to but between the increased cost of the wall and the disruption to the septic system that sits at the end of the wall it would have been really difficult. I would have had to relocate much of the septic system.

[@hc8714]

the plastic placement method totally wasted the drain

[@MrRu4eel]

Not sure what you mean...

[@tylerhall6455]

not a contractor, but i was thinking the same thing! geo liner/textile will let the water through, but keep the soil and stone separated. Wtf did they put plastic along like they did to keep the ground water from migrating toward the french drain they built into the lower part of the wall? makes no sense.

[@MrRoberoni117]

Joe Rogan brought me here..

[@paulfoote2514]

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[@MrRu4eel]

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[@freespeech1582]

Build that wall! Trump 2020