Building a Stone Staircase

The details on a complex boulder wall with built in staircase. We also talk about Fabric- when to use and when NOT to, backfill when to use drainage aggregate and when its not needed and more stuff that usually gets left behind.

[@htownblue11]

Enjoyed the commentary Stan. Every job has a storyline, and this one deserved a narrator.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

I liked the narration.

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

Haha 9:15!

[@terminalvelocity6398]

Like the narration, Stan ... but when you whisper, it's very hard to hear you.

[@Dirtmonkey]

sorry- I just get into it sometimes

[@dave_n8pu]

@@Dirtmonkey I agree, unless someone is sleeping and you are trying to not wake them up, I was using head phones and there was a couple of spots I couldn't understand you either, we want to hear you. For my two cents worth, continue the narration.

[@caspertarasewicz354]

@@Dirtmonkey I loved the narration. The whispering was a nice touch for me because that's how I sound when I talk to myself on jobsites. Hahahahaa

[@Bizerk00]

I've never met anyone with the same last name as me that's crazy that I live in Minnesota too

[@Dirtmonkey]

Holy crap- We've got to be Cousins

[@jeffbailey7765]

I swear Tim uses that excavator like it’s part of him.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I agree. I think he would wash dishes with it if it would fit in his kitchen

[@charleswise5570]

@@Dirtmonkey Have a contest between you, Tim, Alex, and Sam. Heck, why not your whole crew! This would be fun!

[@danield8896]

@@Dirtmonkey Do you build Armour stone Walls ever? i seen a few pieces only I always see you building boulder ones, is there none in your area?

[@rodw]

Stan, it doesn't matter what style video you do because they all have one thing in common. YOU !!!!! and YOU=COOL !!!!!! SO all your videos are COOL !!! Personally I like you saying GOD BLESS at the end of every video 😂🤣😅🤣😅 it leaves me with a smile on my face and feeling better Thanks again Rodney

[@Dirtmonkey]

You rock! and God Bless brother!

[@michaelnorton6828]

Nice video, i enjoyed watching. Why do you guys stack from the top instead of the bottom where you can see your work and not have to get out of the machine to see how it looks?... Looked like there was room?...

[@Dirtmonkey]

Room, we couldn't get the excavator out any other way

[@michaelnorton6828]

@@Dirtmonkey hmmmmm..... only saying to help you. I don't really care if you don't.

[@ffrreeddyy123456]

@17:17😭😵 watching this like it’s a Netflix series you’ve been binging. Hilarious to see how focused you are on this stuff.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Hahahah- I get into this stuff. LOl

[@kevincloonan9787]

you dont get limestone boulders up your way ? We get flat limestone boulders that work for buildings walls. Those round one your dealing with have to be a nightmare

[@Dirtmonkey]

We do get them- but not a ton

[@securem3]

Ram vs ford plow truck winter 2019/2020?????

[@Dirtmonkey]

will do!

[@landonme9614]

Hi I love your videos I wait every day for them to come out

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you!!!

[@quicknate95]

I really like the commentary and love watching you guys work.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you

[@connercarruth6740]

absolutely love this video format! keep them coming. I know you have been trying to find the best format to fit the viewers for a while now, but I think you have hit the nail on the head with this one.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you, Thank you thank you. Thats exactly what Ive been doing and appreciate the feedback

[@JRG4523]

Friggin love the commentary from the boss to go along with the work

[@Dirtmonkey]

Much appreciated

[@CC123Aus]

Very David Attenborough style of commentary ....."This male Dirt Monkey is not only meticulous, he is now a part owner and continues to learn, despite destroying a gym when he was a juvenile."

[@Dirtmonkey]

LOL

[@ffrreeddyy123456]

That’s a NIIIICCE boulder

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you

[@coltonalsum9993]

Love the videos Stan.. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you!

[@haydenuk02]

Great work and thanks for the content stay safe and take care

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks, will do and you to!

[@haydenuk02]

Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek No problem and thank you friend👍

[@haydenuk02]

Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek Also forgot to mention I like the part where you where hanging out with us and explaining and talking to us would love to see it in future videos. Also can’t wait to see what we have in store next keep it up

[@edwardhi4982]

I like the Tim cam

[@ba1050]

Lucky you with the rain. I am in Eugene, Oregon and we are wishing for rain. Always love watching your vids, entertaining and informative.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Good luck!

[@johngreganti3545]

Like the video and commentary. Thanks.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rodw]

Hey Stan !! I want to give you and your followers a head's up on a Great deal at Home Depot 22' Werner ladder for $99 usually $229 multi purpose ladder like the Little Giant one. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts and videos Rodney

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks for the tip!

[@politicalpartyagnostic268]

That heavy equipment always looks like dinosaur jaws to me. I cannot help but see Jurassic Park creatures. So fun!!!😆 Hmmm? 9:15🤔 A perfect time for a crap!! Yup! And as a woman, Alex’s butt looks just fine. 😃 Hey Stanley, GREAT VIDEO!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Love your commentary in the windowl👍🏻 You taught those young hellions well!!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Freakin Awesome Comment- LOL. Im glad someone appreciates his Butt in the camera haha

[@gopre518]

Cool vid

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you!

[@terrymcgillicuddy8056]

Another great one guys. Thanks 💪

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Pureservize1]

I like this video format Stan.

[@Dirtmonkey]

sweet!

[@MrGameing101]

How many jobs are you checking in on through the day vs just seeing the final product/them on video?

[@Dirtmonkey]

Not many- my guys don't need me. It took a long time to get it that way though

[@bfarmer7]

Mattbangswood is the biggest show off influencer waiting to take over daddy’s company

[@Dirtmonkey]

Is that a real person?

[@JoshuaR.Collins]

Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek yeah, really nice guy too, idk what bfarmer is talking about

[@JoshuaR.Collins]

He is one of the humblest KZbinrs i’ve interacted with.

[@nashcobb3056]

i like it this way

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yeah? COOL!!! me to

[@lsellclumanetsolarenergyll5071]

Stan..... MOVE !!!! And stop drink that crappy soda or you soon need a wheel barrel for your belly LOL .... Jokes aside play around make it different but I think most interesting should be also to see form the Business side perspective on those job's what you estimate on time / labor side it takes to do those job's.

[@thewhiteknight02]

Stan this looks so cool!! I’m gonna use this at my home. Maybe consider some bolt on rubbers for the claw.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Go for it!

[@JOSEPHGAFFN3Y]

@@Dirtmonkey What is that "claw" officially called?

[@travis253]

I liked you being in the bottom right instead of pausing the video to explain

[@rongeci4092]

Ok Stan.... From one Polock to another...I’m going to give you some very sound advice...Here’s how you remember vertical and horizontal....I know it gets harder and harder to remember when we all get older..... So think of vertical as when you get up in the morning because it’s always a good thing...🤷‍♂️...horizontal.... not so good....

[@glennwolfe1663]

Stan the narration was beneficial in understanding what and why they were doing.

[@AH-up8zh]

Stan why no PPE around heavy equipment?... I still would like to share my story with you... You could use it for a future video!... Guys need to smarten up in this dangerous industry!... Unfortunately one accident can change your life forever...

[@edwardhi4982]

Are you going to use the cat for snow

[@Dirtmonkey]

Oh heck yeah!

[@edwardhi4982]

Are going to put the graphics back on

[@olliedoutdoors5240]

First

[@Dirtmonkey]

got it!

[@GarrettWilliams2017]

When Stan watches the video just like everyone else 😅

[@user-kf8qc7cx4n]

9:15 There something to be said for being regular 🤔

[@derrickmendoza4173]

Hey man. Any way you could get in contact with me? I wanna make sure I’m not getting boned on a wall I’m getting built. I’ll pay you for your time if need be.

[@slayersboxer915]

Its hard to find good workers, then a good worker you can trust even harder. Thats the one thing boss's need to work on I find, treating good workers well. and not just taking advantage of them since they can get a lot more done then the average person these days. A lot of people are just lazy and don't wanna work in the younger generations especially.

[@jameskingston9427]

I enjoyed the narrative you were giving and the back story of the ''struggle'' and the ''meat'' that goes into the work sites to get the projects done. It makes me feel better that I'm not the only one that struggle to get suff done!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks for the feedback James. I wasn't sure if this would be accepted or not

[@jameskingston9427]

@@Dirtmonkey Your narrative and Sam's input in the videos are great stuff to me. I think you should check out Ken White Construction, he does it too and I really like the insight! He's like a younger canadian vesion of you!LOL

[@Rkeiter]

Does anyone know how to make a raised garden bed edge with stone??? If anyone does please let me know, just a teen trying to learn the basics! Thanks!

[@charlieredeemed]

That's awesome!! Very talented! Great video!👍👍👍

[@Dirtmonkey]

Many many thanks

[@charlieredeemed]

@@Dirtmonkey Yessir!

[@TiMmMAAaaa]

So I’m guessing 20 grand to hire someone to do a job like this? Hmm probably more... got my front yard landscaped with dg and wood chips with drip irrigation about 12 pants and 7 small boulders and a rock kind of a river and cost me 6,5... hmm those guys were the cheapest and don’t think they are licensed so yeah just wondering what kind of price range a rock wall like that would cost lol looks awesome!

[@tyrankin2767]

Where is the hoarder farm at? Love the videos 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Dirtmonkey]

Its up in northern Minnesota and im working on the grand finale right now. Should be ready in a week

[@manuhonkanen2111]

S.Pellegrino is the best water. Specially if not carbonated!

[@chuckbean7851]

I enjoyed it to

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks Charlie!

[@chuckbean7851]

@@Dirtmonkey i love the channel keep it up👍

[@eugenepearson4467]

There's one good thing about rain, and that's mud.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Mud is fun!

[@davidpontnak3819]

Narration is okay like the repurposed Peterbilt mud flap😁

[@jcscbiz]

Do not forget to transform for your HEX getHEX.info much love!! Keep Stackin

[@adamfain8482]

Great content sir

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you Adam!

[@glennwolfe1663]

Narrative 👍👍👍

[@Dirtmonkey]

How was it? I was thinking this might be interesting to do. your feedback?

[@h4rry4x44]

I watched a video by Garrett Williams who was showing a friend building a boulder wall. The excavator operator had a camera on the bucket so he could see how the boulders looked as he built it from the back side.

[@williamhull9596]

Stanley Al's check your mail. It was sent out of love

[@vbubba801]

Great video. It was very informative.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you!

[@brianbenoit1985]

Way better than some other videos

[@Dirtmonkey]

Cool!

[@FUNNYBOY12375]

I liked it

[@joemommy5466]

I like it

[@Dirtmonkey]

Cool!

[@simoparnis396]

Stan!! when you said left or right, l also forget to us men it don't matter because we allready know were we need to be in our head. It dont matter if you make the wrong turn becouse we know we can fix it..l enjoy your work and will allways watch you and learn from your work direction wrong or right. It's remembering were you Need to be and don't let anything get in the way. Keep on going mate enjoying your work, just don't forget to love your boss more than anything keep her fully charged and get her involved in any way possible. Us Men are like a tools that works hard to get the job done! but with out the best battery were broken. KICK ASS STAN THE MAN. Now that's a retaining wall that is done right thanks for showing me boys..

[@Dirtmonkey]

Simo- Brother! God Bless my Man!!!!

[@ianmcfadden689]

I really liked the commentary

[@Dirtmonkey]

Very cool!

[@jakebehrens1709]

How much do you suggest overlapping fabric on the splices and what do you do if the soil is silty, just go without?

[@Dirtmonkey]

Go without or use fabiric that allows more mouisture to pass through

[@mr.bigshot6634]

i can not wait for snowplowing videos :)

[@kluckfabrication5991]

I hate pine trees lol. One thing would have been nice is adding some lights to staircase. Looks awesome!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yes- that would make a nice feature.

[@BIGWHIT76]

I enjoyed the commentary

[@Dirtmonkey]

Sweet. Thanks Clay

[@georgeking5746]

I like the commentary and the kind of behind the scenes info while the job is progressing.

[@davidhoelzl9182]

It was cool I like to tell you broke down

[@stacy3633]

I feel like that camera is a micro management tool.....nice work guys

[@Dirtmonkey]

it helps a bit

[@jpa1282]

I really liked this style of video

[@stevesicilian8679]

Liked the commentary.

[@mastercheif1175]

way to call my man Stan out like that

[@williamlloyd3769]

Stan, narrative definitely lets you add useful commentary that would be overlooked during the live action shots. If there is a plot plan it would be useful to include just to help orientate the viewers. The wall definitely added character and value to the owners backyard versus the railroad ties.

[@Freecan67]

Weather you are on Job site or Not. All good. Keep them coming.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks 👍

[@wesleemiller]

I love you talking while they work. Keep doing that please.

[@greggilmore9284]

This was fun.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Awesome! Thanks for the Feedback Greg

[@georgerowe7970]

Enjoyed the video with you adding your comments.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Awesome and thanks for the feedback

[@cheeseburger9232]

You going to have. Anymore vids on the clean up?

[@Dirtmonkey]

One more

[@kurtdietrich5421]

Boulder walls take a lot of patience, but it looks great.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you

[@420zyzer]

Its new idea forsure

[@mprador09]

I like this version.

[@IHcubcadet]

nicely done. really enjoy this type of video

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad to hear it!

[@Nana-hu3xm]

why your music so loud.....ALWAYS?????...and stop copy......Richard Rawlings...gas MONKEY garage

[@longcaster]

Isn't the fabric to stop the rocks from taking root?

[@Dreddy72]

if they grow their roots, they will get up and walk away.

[@gdj8013]

Love the commentary

[@matty2helpfull]

I absolutely love how much detail you guys put into these videos its really refreshing

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@claytonperdue4450]

I enjoyed you on screen

[@chrisschultz143]

Liked the format

[@MrGameing101]

Love this format with you in the corner and commentating

[@RoseUnseen]

I wonder how many contractors it took to do stone hedge lol

[@Dirtmonkey]

How about those pyramids??? I still can't wrap my head around the fact that people with ropes and poles built that

[@meadowviewlawncarellc8079]

Just had some free time to get caught up on some KZbin videos, the way I remember horizontal and vertical is horizontal: think of sun rising on the horizon flat line. always stuck for me.

[@brianherron5400]

Video was good 👍, nice wall. The captions was good, i liked it.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you! 😃

[@dawgla1171]

Enjoyed the commentary. As a landscape architect, the commentary indicates that you were thinking the same as me...fabric, washed stone, leveling, etc. Aren't you glad that railroad ties are finally recognized as a temporary solution? Keep up the great techniques educating the public that there's more than meets the eye to all landscape and site work projects.

[@joshbigman1745]

Thanks Stan, this was a great way to learn and understand what's going on from a person with decades of experience.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Very welcome

[@williamsmallwood8998]

Love this style

[@jaysusr]

More of this!!

[@Tyler-10]

Definitely enjoyed the commentary.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Awesome, thank you!

[@justjacqueline2004]

Stanley,you have a great team,knowledgeable and hard working and stoic. Love the wall and steps,love the detailed exploration at how you arrive at such a beautiful wall.The arrival normally involves hard work,a keen eye and applying the knowledge garnered from years of work,just like any great artisan. Thanks Stanley and team.

[@Dirtmonkey]

You rock!

[@cathiwim]

Beautiful wall!! Wish i had that equipment! I have to do my rubble wall by hand! Lol

[@damoncoates395]

The commentary was great.

[@lucasmancini7415]

Love this type of video love your narratives keep em coming

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you! Will do!

[@bradbuck7139]

i really enjoyed the chat down in the corner

[@Dirtmonkey]

Cool!