- All right.
2020 is almost over.
Hope everyone's doing well, staying positive.
This project here took place out in Sacramento,
actually Fair Oaks.
On this video, we're gonna show you how we go about building
the back of the retaining wall.
Probably gonna end up doing three or four videos
for this project,
so be sure to subscribe to our channel,
so you can be the first one to be notified.
Shout out to White Cap for making an on-time delivery
with those 45, two by 12s,
and about 22 2*4.
One of the main details of this retaining wall
was to follow the existing grade.
So a Bosch Laser here was in full effect.
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On most of our retaining walls,
we always frame the front of the footing.
This allows us to get the exact measurement
to the face of the wall.
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After we frame for the footing,
we add our main stakes, as you can see here.
Most are set at 4 to 6 feet on center.
Now height of the stakes depend on the height of the wall.
In this section it's about 35 feet long, seven feet high.
So each one of these stakes are about 10 feet high.
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Once we get our main stakes in place
it's just a matter of stacking them like Legos
when we was little kids.
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Now as we stacked them,
we're using our Stabila smart level
to make sure they stay level and plumb.
Sometimes when you drive the stakes in the ground,
they tend to move.
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Be sure to stay to the end of the video.
You'll get a quick peek of us installing the rebar
and framing for the front.
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Here we have a shot of us using our drone
to get the last board up
and me going over some details with the client.
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So here we're playing musical chairs with our ladders.
Quick note here,
these ladders was on sale for Black Friday at Home Depot
for $69, I paid.
I waited a whole year to get these,
'cause last year I missed the sale.
I believe the regular price is 180.
I'm always looking for deals.
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All right.
Okay. So we're gonna move to the side here.
The process is pretty much the same,
but on the side here
we've gotta pay attention to the detail
of the step down of the existing retaining wall.
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So that pretty much wraps it up for part one.
Again, we're gonna have a part two of us
installing the rebar and closing up the front.
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Here are a few pictures to give you some details
of what it takes to install the retaining wall.
Well, the backside of a retaining wall.
So I appreciate you guys' time.
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If you're in the Bay Area, Sacramento,
hit us up, the description below.
And remember, stay positive,
hang around people that are positive.
And 2020 is almost over.
Catch you guys on the next one.
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