- [Narrator] Hope everyone's doing well, staying positive.
Another video for the new year.
Here we're gonna be installing the concrete footing
for a concrete retaining wall.
One of the first things we wanna establish
is a reference point,
which is marked here on the wall by the GC
and we just wanna double check it in the field
and make sure everything's lined up before we get going.
Be sure to stick around to the end of the video,
you'll be able to see the actual retaining wall footing,
as well as the rebar prior to us pouring.
While you down there be sure to like our video,
leave a comment it'd be greatly appreciated.
This was about 130 feet long by five feet high.
Takes a lot of experience and teamwork to get the outcome
the client expects.
The footing for the wall was approximately
four and a half feet wide by 18 inches thick.
The keyway was three feet deep by one foot wide.
Quick note, you wanna make sure that your contractor
or whoever's doing the excavation
use a true to size bucket.
I believe they use a 16 inch bucket here,
it was supposed to be a 12 inch bucket.
It's construction, so things like this happen.
In the end, I think we ended up getting a couple
of extra yards of concrete.
With all our footage,
we'd like to frame the front of it.
One, is nice and neat,
two, it allows us to minimize the waste of concrete.
Also it gives us the exact measurement to the face
of the wall and may noticed those two red lines.
One, the first one, I'm sorry,
is the face of the wall
and it's the aiding separation
then it's the back of the wall.
Here, we're using a Makita rotary hammer to pre drill
for some steak since the dirt was pretty hard.
The steaks helped secure
the two by twelves when we pour and vibrate the concrete.
So when we set up our foot and also set up the first board
with the back of the wall, that's what this bracing is for.
Now it's very important to make sure
each one is leveled and plump.
Now you can check out the link above or below
to get a detailed look of how we go about framing the back
of a concrete retaining wall.
All right, so here we are installing the first board
for the back of the retaining wall.
Now, since we know this board is level and plumped,
the next day we can just worry about
stacking the boards on top of each other,
just like Legos when we were little.
So in the comment below, leave your favorite Lego set
and while you're down there, be sure to like the video,
greatly appreciate it.
Again, this retaining is about 130 feet long,
five feet high.
The footing itself is about four and a half feet wide,
18 into stead and the key way
is three feet deep by one foot wide.
We're gonna use number five rebar for the footing,
about 12 inches on center.
It's gonna be a double mat rebar as you can see here.
Check out the link above or below of us installing rebar
for concrete retaining wall.
So definitely appreciate your guys' time.
This is gonna be the first
or maybe three videos for this project.
If you're in a Sacramento, Bay area, hit us up.
The link is below and as always stay positive and remember
it's cool to ask for help.
Make it a good on.
(upbeat music) (Bell chimes)