Rebuilding a Collapsed retaining wall 4K

[@interpinto]

I started watching your videos on a retaining wall. They are still my favorite.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Awesome thanks for sticking around.

[@jpocketrocket]

That was very enjoyable, like seeing SAM cut that block, and Alex sounds so professional and knowledgeable when it comes to these jobs, The crew is fun to watch and will be waiting for more videos, really enjoy them Stan.

[@Dirtmonkey]

They know what they’re doin 🙌

[@rf005]

Beautiful Job I like watching retaining wall videos they are a landscapers gold mine.

[@BeezyBee89]

On site content is always nice to watch .. The wall came out looking solid in this one! .. Great work!

[@CZAnthonyX]

Your videos are prime entertainment!! I learn so much! It boggles my mind that people still cut corners on such an important structure.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Aw thanks buddy! & yuuup I hear ya there.

[@ITellYouWhut]

I like seeing retaining wall builds. I’m planning on doing one for my sloped back yard and watching these helps.

[@kawasaket]

I love work! I can watch it all day!

[@stanhensley3082]

The great things about your crew's are they aways work hard,fast,and smart!! I like to watch a mix of videos. Thanks 😊.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Sounds good stan the man!

[@tonynewton7902]

Nice one Stan. 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks Tony!

[@dannycarr727]

Love these videos! please keep making videos on how to build retaining walls. I am trying to add that to my business, and watching these videos really help! Much love Stan!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Sounds like a plan! Happy to help. Go get em 👊

[@raymondcampbell929]

I love all of your videos. They are very informative and it's nice to see someone else working hard to get the job done right.

[@douglasmorton6121]

Love watching retaining wall builds! And all the other stuff too, of course. 😎 Stay Safe Folks!!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Good stuff glad you’re here!

[@BBLandServices]

Woo hoo the 900th like! I feel special lol. I like the how to videos. I love learning from you. God Bless you and your family Stan.

[@carstenbuilds]

I love the up north lagangulash videos of your property. You always have the strange cool ones

[@Dirtmonkey]

Hahah thanks I think

[@wirenut003]

Looks like a 100 percent professionally done wall, straight and neat down the length, Stan you got a fantastic crew.

[@michaelstanfill4082]

Beautiful wall. Loved the sign off at the end, onto the next one!

[@RogerW9421]

My favorite is definitely the job site videos, but I like a mix of everything.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Noted 😎

[@dhabbott41]

Damn nice work. Great crew. All of them.

[@toddvillano7994]

I love watching the How To Videos. Thanks

[@Dirtmonkey]

Awesome 👍

[@jeffreywatts94]

Always LOVE the retaining wall videos!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Love to hear it

[@JJLandscaping]

Such a beautiful wall. Love the How To videos

[@seandurgin]

I never get tired of trailer videos for some reason.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I feel it

[@Alexandercosta-wh8jv]

Stan, I enjoyed the video so much, I love watching simple builds like this, if you have more retaining wall videos that would be awesome, I enjoy them, they are so peaceful to watch, and you get to hear the guys explain what happens, the thought process, its really something. anyways stan, I have two jobs today and three tomorrow, so ill be getting ready for this, have a great Thursday, and god bless and go get em, your pal and friend Alexnder costa

[@glennnotman7370]

Love the look and you guys make it look so easy. Thanks for the great work.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Appreciate that brotha! Thanks a bunch

[@RealTylerBell]

D. all above, i love all your videos. I keep learning new stuff

[@Dirtmonkey]

Heck yeah that’s why I’m here

[@nathankenney90]

Love all your videos man. The how to videos are very helpful

[@JerseyshoreMike]

Stan,I agree please get rid of the bottom captions, very annoying.. Great video and more like it would always be a plus but we watch all videos u produce.. outstanding!!!!👍🇺🇲

[@Toolsinaction]

looks awesome!

[@axe609]

Looks sharp. I always like videos with shared knowledge in them. The best part of KZbin is sharing of experience, skill and knowledge.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Couldn’t agree more

[@VERSALOKMidwest]

That's gold, Stan! Looks awesome!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you very much 🙌

[@AndrewOborny]

Love all the videos! Another great job.

[@jefffielder2429]

very nice job. you have a great crew

[@Dirtmonkey]

🙏👍

[@JNewellworks]

Love it Stanley you and your team do great work!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks John much appreciated!

[@byronjones2231]

Love retaining walls. Ive built my off of based on design of your videos. No drainage piping was needed per code

[@artszabo1015]

Well Stan, the way you have been doing it all along suits me just fine. Art from Ohio

[@pcatful]

your mix of videos is fine!

[@charlesthomas8590]

Love your retainer wall videos. Adding them to my business, so watching your videos on KZbin doing retainer walls is like going tom school except the hands on - lol, but worth the watch and value I get from them. Keep them coming Stan, you have a ghrfeat work ethic others could and should learn from.

[@matthewschleicher9419]

Other amazing wall build

[@coltonjohnson9617]

Thank you Stan as always. Great teamwork, leadership and crew. I love the how too style videos personally, my line of work is very similar in nature and your videos help give me new ideas, inspiration and shows me ways I can improve my own work.

[@mattnelson26]

all kinds of videos thanks for the hard work

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you!

[@SlimJim-Bob]

Beautiful wall.

[@xalonetv6399]

I love the how tos. But really all your videos rock.

[@Dirtmonkey]

So cool to hear thanks man!

[@mikedeboer7635]

One of my favorite videos is when you were with TIAA and you guys did the drill test

[@jacobheathcote2772]

Awesome video, it would be cool to see a video about the ins and outs of how your company markets it’s services.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Cool idea!

[@JohnClay77]

Beautiful work!

[@nilamsari3171]

I learned manything from your channel Stan!Thanks

[@MrDeleoco]

Professional and excellent service

[@Dirtmonkey]

We try 😂👍

[@lesransom2964]

Great video. Love the explanation of how and why y’all do certain things. As far as what type of videos I’d like to see from you- you make ‘em I’ll watch em. I’m here to see what y’all are up to. Virtual “ hanging with the crew”

[@Dirtmonkey]

Appreciate you 👊

[@michaelspinelli9477]

Fantastic works as always..

[@donaldmacdonald8685]

How to video's. Great team work.!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yeehaw 👍

[@LOLUNIT]

love retaining wall videos! keep them up!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Something extra satisfying about fixing em up

[@marksmenlandscapes3517]

Love jobsite videos, especially retaining walls and drainage

[@dexewing1]

Great job, Stan and crew! As far as what videos, I like a mixture of all you mentioned. A good variety keeps the channel content fresh and keeps things interesting. Only thing I would change is those captions. I think they are unnecessary and they at times are totally incorrect. I think KZbin has a feature that you can toggle that will add captions automatically.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I’m working on getting rid of the captions for you guys

[@dexewing1]

@@Dirtmonkey Thank you

[@googleboy7]

Hi Stan, One very hot summer I built a 35 foot retaining wall with those stepped interlocking blocks. The wall was five courses high and the blocks were very heavy. I figured I'd set them all in place and then backfill. I think you can guess what's coming. As I placed the last block the entire wall collapsed in a cascading motion, like dominos! I yelled to my wife, "Who's the engineer on this job!" Since the blocks were interlocking I had to reset EVERY SINGLE ONE!!! LOL Shalom/gw PS I backfilled as I went the second time.

[@rm3141593]

Lol😅. That kind of sucked, I'm sure.

[@evana1900]

The wall looks great

[@yadiratruyenque]

Gracias por compartir. Me apoyo mucho en tus videos para llevar a cabo mi proyecto!!

[@tylerpittmon7936]

Can we get some in depth boulder retaining wall builds please? You teach it better than just about anyone else on the Tube. Lots of videos of them being built, just nobody teaching them and the difference between natural stone and segmental walls.

[@suzisaintjames]

I'm a long time subscriber and I watch for these retaining wall videos. I rarely watch the others. I love everything about this one, but the one thing I missed in this video was why the old wall failed. I just love the analysis. Maybe you could do a KZbin short on why the old wall failed? 💖🌞🌵😷

[@saljablo2767]

Same

[@Gymratttt]

no drainage aggregate, or drain holes It looks like

[@suzisaintjames]

@@Gymratttt the blocks look too light weight and fragile as well. Sending lots of love 💖from sunny 🌞Arizona 🌵😷

[@leevyse5319]

hi stan and the crew great to see your construction videos hope to see more, stay safe.

[@Dirtmonkey]

More to come 👊

[@blazinggazelle6957]

Nice video. Really nice wall build. A learning experience. I like the instructional and trade show videos you create.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks and good to know 👍

[@reyes7411beans]

Job site videos are the best bro

[@Dirtmonkey]

Noted 👍

[@sen3990]

mixture content is always great !

[@Dirtmonkey]

True that 👊

[@michaelt2961]

Great video. BTW, when would you need to install a perforated pipe at the base to direct the water from the top and soil away from the wall?

[@robertvannicolo4435]

Stan another job well done

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you sir 👊

[@oldnstillworkin5709]

Beautiful

[@Dirtmonkey]

👍👍👍

[@countrybad4279]

Good work

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks!

[@frederickmoller]

Thanks Stan, I like them all for the record!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Cool beans brother

[@DavidFreelandAZ]

Great video Question for you, because you are using 3/4 clear and compact it, you don't use some kind of filter cloth to keep the topsoil from permeating into the rock? Thanks in advance for the answer.

[@WallyGon]

Would filter fabric at the back side of the stone along the soil slope help the design? More videos like this!!

[@revfred2008]

Love these videos Stan.

[@larryr8492]

I’ve leaned a lot watching your videos. Curious about your opinion on bagged concrete use, I see a lot of those around drainage pipes and some yard retaining walls. In my case I have undeveloped land with wash outs and erosion. Thought of using concrete bags or even burlap bags filled with dirt to control the runoff. On a tight budget and it’s all DIY here, don’t want to waste time, effort and money. Thanks for the videos.

[@josephrottina1901]

All the above, big Stan.👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Dirtmonkey]

🙏 Thank you sir

[@j-dawg4015]

Great job guys 🙏🏻👌🇦🇺🍺

[@scotmills6590]

That's awesome 👌

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks man

[@Mangold2865]

Good stuff. Definitely more how to’s if possible. But all of your content is great

[@deannacalef3513]

Mixture of all of them, especially seasonal types.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Of course 👊

[@sam999ber]

Great job ... One question why not a pipe for drainage

[@jonanderson4474]

Some more job site type would be nice. Good stuff what ever you put up.

[@Dirtmonkey]

You got it 👌

[@arturohill2797]

Looks great!

[@schmitty8225]

Looks great. Now fix that street lol.

[@MB12116]

What’s with the captions? I thinks it’s unnecessary, given that KZbin has that feature built in, and the ones added in the video are frequently incorrect.

[@frederickmoller]

I agree with you, I have excellent hearing as I've been told, so captions are not needed.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Working on getting rid of those within the next few videos

[@chadjohnson7603]

Must be nice to hear.....as a deaf adult the captions he has on his video is 10x clearer then what KZbin provides but since it's deemed as unnecessary then so be it

[@MB12116]

@@Dirtmonkey great thanks…outside of that outstanding video. Stan the man!

[@MB12116]

@@chadjohnson7603 it’s distracting when the caption says Wayne and he is addressing Blaine and there are many instances of disagreements like that in the video.

[@davidrmccann17]

Nice Work

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks Dave!

[@probablynot1368]

Great video - especially like seeing the ‘before’ and how you guys solve the problem and work together to rebuild it to better conditions. One obvious minor eyesore……Why on earth did the homeowner choose the tan color instead of a cool gray? Is there a homeowner plan to repaint the entire house, including the brick wall of the basement, in warmer, neutral tan, brown, and creamy white colors? Seems like they need a color consultant.

[@pharpester]

Do you ever use geotextile fabrics. Is there particular situations that you use it or drainage tile? I ask because it appears there was hydrostatic pressure that moved this wall out. I see you used the trainer stone, but won’t it eventually become full of dirt and the push the wall over again?

[@TheMixmastamike1000]

I want to see all the video types you mentioned

[@JETSPEED117]

Thats soo satisfying., how tos would help bub. Stay happy, stay healthy, stay safe yall...

[@Dirtmonkey]

Right back atcha

[@carlmasi1063]

Great job do more house 🏠 renovations

[@Dirtmonkey]

I’ll do my best!

[@kar1985july5]

I like all the videos that you do

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Great video

[@joem4746]

Beautiful work. I’m studying all your wall videos because I’m getting ready to do my own. Can’t thank you enough!!!! Just wish I could find a Versa lock retailer in my area. I’m in NY and their website directs me to New Hampshire 🤦‍♂️

[@tomerickson3215]

I've been very happy using Allen Block products as well, especially on taller walls. They have a raised lock front lip and do excellent in future holding itself in place.

[@trevorburton2718]

Great job, I like the mix of everything to be honest. How about testing the new ventrac loader?

[@Dirtmonkey]

Ventrac won't return my calls. I have called and left messages but no response. I try to keep my videos straight forward and honest and in one video I said some things that I didn't like about the ventrac and haven't heard from them since.

[@trevorburton2718]

@@Dirtmonkey Oh really? What a shame I think the video where you drove the ventrac on their testing hill showed how safe they really are on slopes. Maybe they have a new health and safety man that thinks you are a tad dangerous when testing. I see bobcat has bought out Steiner mowers and may be producing their own version of the ventrac system. Maybe contact bobcat.

[@ecospider5]

My 3 foot tall wall settled some the first 3 years. So if you look for it you can see that it is slightly wavy. In the last decade is has not moved an inch. Is that now self compacted. Or is it possible it will start moving again and eventually fail. We put down 3 inches of angular rock.

[@caveweta]

Good job boys, more of the same, maybe rerouting water flow etc.

[@charlesflakusj.r6344]

I like your equipment tests. I wanna see a long video of that skid steer/excavator hybrid that you made a KZbin short of a week or so ago.

[@tylercarlsonlawnservice9172]

Quick question we are doing a retaining wall job this week, do you guys not add a geotex fabric under your base? To separate the rock and dirt?

[@ijexx]

Thank you!

[@jacobbuckley8232]

Love the jobsite vids!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Sweetness 👍

[@stuartlafrancis1371]

Like your trailer

[@Dirtmonkey]

👊

[@danielzeccardi6087]

More of this and everything else in between!

[@Dirtmonkey]

You know it 👍

[@olliewright8240]

Hey from the UK Stan! Firstly I just want to say thank you for the content. Always enjoy your videos from the trade shows to the construction! Two questions for you. 1. Why do you in America do almost all of your retaining wall with interlocking block? Over here in the UK we build them by hand and put mortar in between creating one solid unit compared to your individual block method. Is it because its quicker and easier or is it to do with the freeze thaw you get over there? 2. I understand why you put clean stone behind the wall to act as drainage but you don't wrap it with a membrane? which over the years will lead to sediments transitioning through the stones and silt collecting at the base of the wall which would then create a problem. If you could go over that in the next video or even a reply would be interested to know! Again love the videos. Thanks Ollie

[@Dirtmonkey]

no membrane because that will clog and create hydrostatic hot spots-or potential blowout. We also don't use mortar because the walls "float" with the freeze thaw cycle and it it seems to work good.