How to Build Seat walls & Columns for Landscaping, Ultimate DIY Guide for Backyard landscaping ideas

sit down strap in and grab your Kool-Aid we're building seat walls and columns today that's right we're going to give you all of the skills the tools that you're actually going to need from start to finish to put this project together what would be really cool is if we just installed this project for you but this isn't a dream so wake up when we started we had our questions too questions we actually had no clue what we were doing we'd never seen this wall system before in our lives we figured it out we want to show you how simple this system is to actually put together yeah you just got to be able to run a skid loader a chopsaw and other heavy equipment no big deal right yesterday at this time this was bare dirt now you're just bragging I think I need a weed whip and a new bench today we've got a 16x16 patio installed that's in part one of a three-part epic miniseries series series series series series seat walls and columns by Bell guard called the tandem wall system and a DIY fire pit look for that video coming soon to a theater near you or just on this YouTube channel probably like next week subscribe you see that column in the background that one took us 90 minutes to install the remaining two columns and the rest of that seat wall took us a combined total of 90 more minutes to get it completed don't get too impressed that's four experience guys two dump trucks a skid loader a plate compactor plus all the tools you need right at the tips of your fingers I think anybody could do it that fast if they had those resources but it's very easy we're going to walk you through it step by step yeah it was easy for Phil he didn't do anything I watched him of course I didn't do anything either that's right so what are we waiting for let's get going what we're doing is we're starting in the back corner we want to build the column first because this establishes our 90° angles to set that corner we're leveling the block it all starts at the base if you screw that up there's no going back get this step right this is the point where we have to take our time we want to make sure these blocks are level front to back and side to side if we don't do that now our it it jeop izes our wall and it could get offset offset that's a fancy way of saying your Pao will make you feel dizzy every time you walk on it our starter course blocks is now in the next step is we're going to level all of these out and set in this column cage fold it open set it down and you've got the beginning of your column these columns use a wire framework that the stone actually gets hung off from then they get core filled and Capa this made me question just how strong they were so with the homeowner the Bellard reps and the whole crew stand in there I devis a pretty unique test when we're done let's kick it and see if we can knock it over you actually have created a pad beneath the column to distribute the weight is that right that's absolutely correct we have to do that in order to get these wall blocks to line up perfectly as we start to build the column you can set it on this base material what is that baby fox you think Phil was smoking crack when he said that baby fox definitely recommends that you put your columns on the base blocks otherwise if you put them on Raw dirt they can shift and settle good point Point baby FX yes who's got a good point I got a good point but it's going to take a lot more time to level it using these starter blocks saves a ton of time in your construction process Phil yeah we know what we're doing this is a double-sided hollow wall system making it light and easy to handle each block Clips to the block below it but you're not done yet you then have to core fill it and this interlocks the entire system together once you're through that step you then cap it and it makes it look like you knew what you were doing all right Phil tell me about the learning curve with this because this is not something you typically see I've never met a contractor that likes figuring things out for the first time especially when dollar bills are on the line and time is money but this system is fast and intuitive it's kind of like Legos for adults so when we started took us about an hour and a half to figure out First Column we just spent the time investing in the details of it once we fin figured that out we rock and rolled and the rest of this walls gone together about another hour and a half so it really took us no time at all it also speeds things up when you have a whole crew of people breathing over your shoulder filming everything you do the guys went from a feeling of like gosh I'm not sure I want to take this on maybe it's a change I'm not comfortable with to loving the product as you can bet you will see a ton more of this product on our job site sell out we're talking 3 hours to build this next job I bet we get that down to 2 hours so you're constantly improving it gets better the more you do it and it's something that gets exciting cuz it's not the same monotonous thing every day day in day out that's what she said right it's just the initial learning curve you got to get over you get to offer more products to the customer more variety means more landed job if you come armed with different things different ideas it's just more that you bring to the table all right so we've got the wire framework but we don't want the column to go all the way up to the top we've got two ways of cutting it one easy way using a bolt cutter but sometimes we don't like to do things the easy way that's my polish way of saying I don't have a bolt cutter handy easy way let's fire up the side [Music] Bardo and now this column after it gets core filled will be ready to be capped now they're going to adjust that cap to get it so that the overhang is even on all four sides what's that Sugar yeah I noticed that too the smallest guy the crew is carrying the heaviest blocks all right so this is a brand new wall system and a lot of you guys are going to have some very valid questions just shut up and start kicking stop already how strong is it how durable is it will it hold up after all it's a hollow system you guys haven't seen it before for a guy that's been in taekwon do your whole life you kind of kick like you belong on A Chorus Line I'd say that's a pretty SW built retaining wall and column did you just say swell yes I'd say it is I'm half sleep I'm digesting tacos St come on Belgard sponsored you mean paid right for this entire video if it wasn't for them this wouldn't be possible so let them know in the comments down below what you guys want to see next God bless go get them I hope this has helped you out dirt monkey ow FL what do you want me to tell him flower the baby foxes Don't Smoke Crack people or do drugs good advice flower huh don't do it oh come on and one more flower come on yes yes woo let's go in the barn come on let's go in the barn [Music] flower big step there's sugar there's sugar yes there's sugar flow you found sugar you're buddy who's a good fox flower is a good Fox yes flowers a good Fox and there's your buddy yes you got your buddy flow the fox and sugar the dog

Channel: Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek

Views: 141,213

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Id: -te7tXKDmno

Length: 7min 16sec (436 seconds)

Published: Fri May 26 2017