Well, you probably guessed it,
no drainage.
It's another retaining wall that wasn't built correctly.
Good thing is the debris box is right here in front,
It's gonna make our job easier.
And we did have one issue, the waterline.
You'll see it later in the video.
Amazing what they did back in the day.
(clicking)
(bell dinging) By looking at the swing,
you would think this guy played for the Oakland A's.
(relaxed hip-hop)
So here we go again, another video.
And as you can see this retaining wall is failing
due to drainage.
I hope everyone is doing fine, and staying positive.
So in this video,
we'll be taking down this old retaining wall
and excavating for concrete footing.
This will be the first of three maybe four videos
for this project.
(relaxed hip-hop)
today we brought out the drone to get some drone shots.
I didn't think we was able to take off
because the Oakland airport is near.
It's not really much to discuss or say here.
It's just a straight workout day.
There is a method to this madness
when takin' down this retaining wall.
But for the most part, it's pretty much a workout day.
We've got a Bobcat MT55 in here,
which is about three feet wide,
which is perfect for our footings.
Footing's gonna be about three and a half feet,
maybe four feet wide, 18 inches thick.
(smooth hip-hop)
(clicking)
(bell dinging)
Also is great that cinder block wall didn't have any rebar,
it wasn't filled with concrete.
so it made breakin' it up pretty easy, you know,
so it was a plus havin' this debris box
literally right in front of us.
(smooth hip-hop)
- It took us two days to get everything set up for framing.
We had to move probably about 10 to 12 yards of dirt.
About 10 yards of this concrete block.
(smooth hip-hop)
We got a conveyor belt out here also
to help us get the dirt up on top of the hill.
This dirt will pretty much be used for backfill.
The debris box you see holds about
10 to 12 yards of concrete,
and it also holds about 10 to 12 yards of dirt.
(smooth hip-hop)
So everything was goin' pretty smooth
with the old cinder block there was no rebar,
and also didn't have any concrete in it,
the footing didn't have any rebar,
so all of that went pretty smoothly.
(smooth hip-hop)
The only problem that we ran into was the water line,
as you can see here.
Now the whole time I'm thinking this is an old electric line
for some outdoor lighting or so forth,
and it happened to be the waterline.
This waterline literally
goes right through our retaining wall.
And as you can see, it's sitting on top of the ground.
You probably guessed it, it was against code.
In the event we got a plumber out there, he took care of it.
Basically ran the new line from the box
to the house (clicking)
(bell dinging)
and it will be two feet, if not three feet underground.
(smooth hip-hop)
Other than that, everything ran pretty smooth.
We was able to play with the drone, stayed on schedule.
The next video will be us framing it.
So be sure to subscribe so you can stay updated
when it comes out.
Other than that, enjoy your day.
Stay positive.
Remember, it's cool to ask for help.
(smooth hip-hop)
If you're in the Bay Area or Sacramento,
there's a link below.
We'll come out and give you a free estimate.
See you on the next one.
(smooth hip-hop)
(bell dinging)