Building the Wall! Just not the one you are thinking.

[dragoneggs]

My next door neighbor has an easement along my property line shared with my other neighbor for his driveway. Thirty years ago a railroad tie bulkhead was built about 100ft long and 10ft at the highest. Well it is time to replace and luckily the bulkhead is not my responsibility. The Wall is going to cost about $80K including engineering, blocks, and installation. Best part is that I am the recipient of a bunch of free fill... not only that but the dirt work too. I have no idea how much they are dumping and grading but it's hundreds of yards giving me more useable property. :cool2:

First the tools and the Wall...



The bottom blocks are 5ft deep so they have to cut back the bank a bunch. I am getting a mix of sandy/loam, old drain rock, and a little clay, otherwise pretty clean. The first pic below is the before shot. I built the greenhouse on the edge of the steep bank. Made the mistake of not leaving a foot path all the way around trying to fit it into a limited space. Now a skid steer is filling and grading a wide path around the backside and I can't be happier. This is probably less than 25% of the fill that is coming my way. It is an endless pit so I can take all and more!

 

[dragoneggs]

Re: Building the Wall!

I just realized I'm going to get a bunch of lookers thinking this is a Trumpian thread! Hey I posted under Projects. I was going to put it under Today Seat Time but it isn't my seat! I wish I could edit the title for fair warning.

 

[smstonypoint]

Re: Building the Wall!

I just realized I'm going to get a bunch of lookers thinking this is Trump thread! Hey I posted under Projects. I was going to put it under Today Seat Time but it isn't my seat! I wish I could edit the title for fair warning.

You can edit a title if you act soon enough. Select "Edit Post" then "Go Advanced" to access the title.

Steve

 

[dragoneggs]

Re: Building the Wall!

You can edit a title if you act soon enough. Select "Edit Post" then "Go Advanced" to access the title.

Steve

Done... thanks Steve!

 

[3Ts]

I know your neighbor is responsible for the wall, but where do you go or who do you contact to get a wall like that built?

 

[Streetcar]

I have seen several of the large precast blocks used in walls near me in recent years. They look nice when finished.
Redirock is distributor in my location

 

[Wagtail]

Re: Building the Wall!

I just realized I'm going to get a bunch of lookers thinking this is a Trumpian thread! Hey I posted under Projects. I was going to put it under Today Seat Time but it isn't my seat! I wish I could edit the title for fair warning.

Nice looking wall.

The title still looks "Trumpian" though. :laughing:

And you got your neighbour to pay for it...

The result of which is (as you've said) more access to your land = made it great(er) again!

 

[oosik]

Those "wall blocks" look to be about the same size as temporary concrete barrier blocks - HUGE.

BTW - I never thought for a moment that this post was Trumpian, Mexican or had anything to do with a wall "down south".

In your case - every once in a while the sun shines and something good will come your way. I can see why this project pleases you.

 

[EddieWalker]

Nothing nicer then a well built wall!!!! I've never seen those blocks before and I'm always amazed at what's new in wall building. Thanks for the pics!!!

 

[dragoneggs]

More progress on the Wall today...



And a little more dirt for me! I can now drive around my greenhouse that couldn't walk around a few days ago!

.

 

[dragoneggs]

I know your neighbor is responsible for the wall, but where do you go or who do you contact to get a wall like that built?

I went to the Redi-Rock website and put in a zip code for Grapeland and this is what I got, "Your local retailer is Colin Johnson at Redi-Rock International . Call 423 364 7008 or email cjohnson@redi-rock.com "

Here is the link to their website...

Large Block Retaining Wall Systems

 

[Stimw]

Looks like female rocks in post 10 !!

 

[newbury]

My next door neighbor has an easement along my property line shared with my other neighbor for his driveway. Thirty years ago a railroad tie bulkhead was built about 100ft long and 10ft at the highest. Well it is time to replace and luckily the bulkhead is not my responsibility. The Wall is going to cost about $80K including engineering, blocks, and installation. Best part is that I am the recipient of a bunch of free fill... not only that but the dirt work too. I have no idea how much they are dumping and grading but it's hundreds of yards giving me more useable property. :cool2:

First the tools and the Wall...

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The bottom blocks are 5ft deep so they have to cut back the bank a bunch. I am getting a mix of sandy/loam, old drain rock, and a little clay, otherwise pretty clean. The first pic below is the before shot. I built the greenhouse on the edge of the steep bank. Made the mistake of not leaving a foot path all the way around trying to fit it into a limited space. Now a skid steer is filling and grading a wide path around the backside and I can't be happier. This is probably less than 25% of the fill that is coming my way. It is an endless pit so I can take all and more!

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I bet you'd be happier if they left the equipment for you to play on

 

[dragoneggs]

Looks like female rocks in post 10 !!

It took me a minute... :ashamed:

 

[Streetcar]

Looks like female rocks in post 10 !!

That is the male rock

 

[sandman2234]

Those kinds of walls and that much fill dirt doesn't come around very often! Great score!
David from jax

 

[Wagtail]

And a little more dirt for me! I can now drive around my greenhouse that couldn't walk around a few days ago!

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So what are your plans to retain all of the new fill? You don't want it slipping away.

 

[Rustyiron]

Free dirt good!
That's quite a vertical cut in your post #10. Our soils here would not support itself that tall.
I've seen your view before and (again) it's beautiful!

 

[dragoneggs]

Free dirt good!
That's quite a vertical cut in your post #10. Our soils here would not support itself that tall.
I've seen your view before and (again) it's beautiful!

Thank you... and it is... the cut and the view! I have been entertaining bids for various retaining walls to tame my slope, and I have built a couple of serious block walls for my wife's terraced garden, myself. Well I have to say... the better half helped more than I could have ever imagined. There is a thread on this project somewhere here on TBN. The sad fact is that I'm not getting younger and the blocks seem to be getting heavier (and they were 80+lbs back then). :confused3:

 

[dragoneggs]

So what are your plans to retain all of the new fill? You don't want it slipping away.

Hey easy come, easy go. I dug up this picture from three years ago to give you perspective on the amount of fill coming my way. I'm estimating I have received about 50% of the total haul so far!