I HAVE A RETAINING WALL HNT!

I started this project a year ago and I finally have a retaining wall! WooHoo!!!!!!!!!!

Three days ago they started laying the cement blocks for the wall.Bring in the blocks! Pallet after pallet of cement blocks. They had to get more, so I figure 900, give or take a bunch.






Ya gotta have some on the other side of the house, don't you?








You also need cement and a cement mixer.








First you lay out the corner blocks. This took quite a while. If they aren't exactly right, the entire wall is off. I don't want the wall off a centimeter!

Don't worry, they got it right.

Lori, this is for you baby. I know how much you like man ass.
Yes, I took it just for you baby. ;-)

The second day they sent over four masons and four helpers. They managed to get up 3/4 of the wall. Grumpy here never stopped bitching the entire day, but you know what? That 60+ year old man can put out a lot of work.





MORE BLOCKS! WE NEED MORE BLOCKS!









As they built the wall, they filled the spaces in the blocks with cement. It's going to be almost a solid cement wall.








Things are really moving along by now.














As they put up the wall, they installed drains through the wall. We can't have rain water filling up the space between the pool wall and the retaining wall, now can we?

Of course not.

Besides, it's code.



Here's one of those little buggers. Isn't it cute sticking out there like that? ;-)








After most of the wall was built, the perforated drainage pipes started to be installed. First the aggregate (crushed rock) was laid next to the wall. It drains a hell of a lot better than dirt.






The drainage pipes were covered with plastic sleeve to keep the dirt out.








Then they were dropped next to the bottom of the wall.

Friday the building inspector comes. If he gives me the ok, (HE FUCKING BETTER!!!!!) we will move on to the next step.

FIRST, IT'S TIME TO TOAST MY WALL!

With you know what? A gin & tonic!!!!

If you look close, you can see I'm wearing a tee shirt the owner of Shells Only (the contractor) gave me. It's the least he could do for all the frigging money I'm giving him.

HAPPY RETAINING WALL HNT!!!!!!!