This video isn’t a how-to video, rather just an illustration of how the project turned out for me. I didn’t cover footings in my video. Up north you are going to need to lay a good footing so that the wall doesn’t shift and break apart when it freezes. Down south you may get away with digging down and compacting a foundation made up of paver base.
My 9 year old daughter was watching this with me…she says.. why can't we put the bottom row with smooth side up….
Easy tip to do without mortar is to put the bottom row upside down so the flat surface from the bottom row touches the flat surface of the top row.
Looks good now but once all that stuff in there grows it will be over crowded
Did u have to glue them all together? I wonder if this would work in cold weather I live up north, Montana.
Did you remove the old sod first and add garden soil on top ?
Beings you only went 2 high, on the bottom row you should've put flat side up and top row flat side down that way they would fit nicely together. Either way it looks great. $250 DIY compared to what $1000 for a company to come in and do it.
Looks great! Did you put down a gravel base before setting the stone?
Nice job 🙂 I am looking forward to making something similar in my yard.
whats the name of these blocks?
You did a really good job…it looks great! Are these the mini blocks (3×8) or the larger ones (4×11)? Also, how did you do the footing?
great Video!. For others watching this I found loads of stones on my local Kijji market for FREE. I saved 1000$ and did this project too
Looks good man
Excellent work
Look good dude
I prepped the foundation depth using my water level to ensure everything was at the same elevation.
Here is a video demonstration of my water level:
https://youtu.be/8NdKsIp1KdU
Link to the materials used:
Blocks:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Flagstone-Chandler-Retaining-Wall-Block-Common-4-in-x-11-in-Actual-4-in-x-11-2-in/4686297
Drainage Pipe:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/FLEX-Drain-3-1-2-in-x-25-ft-70-Corrugated-Drain-Pipe-Pipe/1239339
Drainage Rock:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/EARTHESSENTIALS-BY-QUIKRETE-0-5-cu-Ft/50425824
Paver Base:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/EARTHESSENTIALS-BY-QUIKRETE-0-5-cu-ft-Paver-Base-Sand/50437610
Mortar Mix:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/QUIKRETE-60-lb-Gray-Type-N-Mortar-Mix/3006083
Nice job. I have same blocks but needing to redo landscape.