BUILD THE DAMN WALL....

[dakotaduner]

You did some very nice work. Hope it stays straight and level for years to come

 

[Broomd]

Looks great, what did you backfill with?

I used clean 1 1/2" drain rock on top of a 5-6" perforated drain tile which sloped with grade. Also utilized fabric on backside to avoid weed growth between the blocks.
Topped with 12" of clean topsoil.
Used a gas-powered compacter for the footer gravel to get some extra ooomph with that.

This hill was a pita for years. tried seeding it but the sun just burned it up every July. (North Idaho is essentially wooded desert July-Sept every year.) I tried boulders on fabric, but the weeds overtook everything.
Ultimately decided that a wall was the best way to solve the problem.
Got a quote from a wall fella, he wanted $5500"/-. Built it for about $2000 with gravel, soil, backhoe etc.

 

[Billy Goat]

I used clean 1 1/2" drain rock on top of a 5-6" perforated drain tile which sloped with grade. Also utilized fabric on backside to avoid weed growth between the blocks.
Topped with 12" of clean topsoil.
Used a gas-powered compacter for the footer gravel to get some extra ooomph with that.

This hill was a pita for years. tried seeding it but the sun just burned it up every July. (North Idaho is essentially wooded desert July-Sept every year.) I tried boulders on fabric, but the weeds overtook everything.
Ultimately decided that a wall was the best way to solve the problem.
Got a quote from a wall fella, he wanted $5500"/-. Built it for about $2000 with gravel, soil, backhoe etc.

Hey we gotta pay for our elk hunts somehow.

 

[Randle]

Cool thats how I did mine . I used river rock to back fill against the back side of the wall then wire mesh and weed fabric between the river rock and natural soil up to the house foundation. still trying to figure out what I want (read she wants) On the top to finish it out.

 

[Broomd]

Fine work, R!

 

[Jahvette20]

Looks great! I did mine 2 years ago. Took over a year of nights and weekends. My back says again.

 

[Billy Goat]

Looks great! I did mine 2 years ago. Took over a year of nights and weekends. My back says again.

Hell that's real rock. Not Lego's. In a different life that's what I did. Don't miss it too much.

 

[Broomd]

Looks great! I did mine 2 years ago. Took over a year of nights and weekends. My back says again.

Damn fine!

 

[Akwoodchuck]

Great looking work!

 

[Catahoula]

Looks great !!

 

[Jeshwahhh]

Dang, looks awesome!

 

[xcutter]

Does it keep illegal immigrants out?

Seriously looks great. Awesome work.

 

[KSHunter270]

Great work!

 

[Maverick1]

Nice work? How long did it take you to build?

 

[Broomd]

Nice work? How long did it take you to build?

Took about two weeks + with running back and forth for block, etc. Living remote has it's perks, but it can be a pita too. grin.