The Great Wall

[dylan]

Good work. Make sure to post pics when you get the grading done!

 

[Henro]

Nice Project! Great progress...

And don't forget to get some photos of you in action while doing the final grading...if it's not too cold for the camera woman! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[jmc]

Nice job, Rob. It had a nice, organized look to it from the beginning. What is the black rolled material for?

John

 

[JayC]

Nice job! Looks very nice. I'll bet your back is thanking you now that you're done! Just looking at those pictures was making my back hurt! /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[RalphVa]

Nice wall. I did a 2 pallet wall in Baton Rouge. Just used the mortarless blocks like you did to replace a wooden one that was falling apart. Didn't have to excavate much (by hand).

Here, the guy with the Bob Cat who did the backfill on my carriage house had some time left already paid by my contractor and asked me if I had any more work that needed done. I showed him my slope around the NE corner of the swimming pool that I'd been cursing since buying my Gravely, as it wanted to slide sideways on that slope. He dug it away. I ordered a pallet of block and bought some more for it and a smaller wall over a culvert along the drive.

For the culvert along the drive, it was eroding away. where the water dropped into the culvert. I got the idea of using those ATV ramps to cover the hole and then put the blocks on one of the ramps as the wall at the end of the culvert. I poured some asphalt patch into the hole between the wall and culvert and repaired the damage. That has worked great now for over 2 years.

Ralph

 

[RobS]

Thanks guys, and yes my back is still feeling it a little this morning. I sat in the Jaccuzzi again last night which does seem to help. Of course, now I'm back at work so not much will happen until next weekend. Perhaps I'll get some dirt moved in the evenings.

Ralph, one of my other projects will be walls at either end of our culvert. How did you handle the square block edges mating up to the round culvert pipe?

Thanks again all /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[MossRoad]

6:18 Sunday am. Rob, I was still in bed. Wife had the kids up getting ready for church. Weather was odd on Saturday. But the afternoon turned out great. Sunday was windy and cold. You have done quite a bit. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif As with all of your projects, it looks nice! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[RobS]

I finished my grading today on the wall. Yesterday was too wet, not much drier today but I said "heck with it". The camper needs a place to park so it's moving dirt day today. Yes, that's yours truly at the wheel of the mighty 790. Several hours worth of trips between the new camper site and a low spot for all the dirt. Yes, that's a TBN t-shirt and hat /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[RobS]

Here's a view from the operator station of the 790. The cut is about 3/4 done by now. Very muddy in the lowest area but OK elsewhere. When all is done, the camper will shift about 12 feet to the right /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[RobS]

Final shot for my part. It's ready for stone. Kind of wish I had a dumptruck but for 2-3 tri-axle loads it would take me way too much time. The pile of topsoil to the right will be used to dress the edges of the stone and other misc. needs. Not worrying too much about landscaping in this area just yet as the next project is a patio between the garage and the porch. Yay, more backhoe work /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif