![]() with the lip you’re not able to do a vertical wall, correct? but, again, it’s a just kind of a tool to help you line the block up. So, this would sit on top and the next course would sit on top and the lip would you have butt that out and that would align the block, the lips can be aligned for the base course. Marty: Sure, so you have a lip on the back of the block that just really helps you align the block. Kendall: So, what’s the difference there, can you show us? We have a manor stone, which is 6 by 16 and weighs 60 pounds and then a cottage stone 4 by 12 which is 40 (lbs.) ok and these are a lip block. Kendall: Well, let’s talk about the other blocks that are available. Very simple and then again cutting we would be using our hammer and chisel or the saw and splitting those in half. Marty: Right, these are angled already so we can alternate them to do a straight wall or turn them around to do a radius. They just kind of all fit into each other? Kendall: It looks like they’re pretty easy. So, if we want to turn 90 degrees, which we’re going to use on this project, for steps, you have that available as well. Marty: What you got here’s the Roman stack stone again here’s the five different components there’s two caps a 12 and an 8 – the field stone, again, and with a Roman stack you have a slot in the middle and then this channel on top that receives that studies and they stack vertically and again split front and back you have an 8 by 8 jumbo a 12 inch and an 8 inch that can be used again randomly to make your wall more interesting and then we have a 90-degree corner. Kendall: All right, well, let’s talk about a couple of those different kinds of blocks. Marty: And then they’re larger and size heavier which, again, means they’re going to hold in place and you can stack a little bit higher maybe rated up to four feet. Most of the others have a lip on the back and they have a batter so they step back each course. There are several other types of block and size and colors to choose from. And are there other types of block we could use in a project like this? ![]() and again, you know, the weight of the block is what determines the strength and you really don’t want to exceed that. Marty: From the ground, essentially is what you want to do. Kendall: All right very good and when you say it’s two feet high I know part of the wall is buried underground– is it two feet from the bottom block or from the ground? Kendall: Okay, and if I rated at two feet tall that means that’s the highest you can go with it right? There are five different components within Roman stack, so you give it a kind of a random stone look it’s faced on both sides because so it can be used as a divider or a garden wall it can be a serpentine or straight. Marty: Right, Roman stack stone is a vertical stack wall stone that’s rated at two feet high. Kendall: So, next step is to talk about the type of wall we’re going to use for the project and we’ve chosen Romans stack stone for this one. How to Choose Retaining Wall Block – Video Transcript Kendall: Well, that’s very good and we’ll talk about all these tools kind of as we move through the process, one by one. A level, different hammers, you got a mallet and then a pound Maul again for driving stakes, and a caulking gun and adhesive if we have to glue our cap down and if we’re gonna do any steps, which on this project, we are going to do. Marty: Yeah, you know the Seattle area- a lot of rock, a lot of river rock so we’re famous for that and clay and a pick is a great tool for that. Kendall: Now does that depend on the type of soil we’re looking at? Hopefully we don’t have to use a pick, but it’s always a good idea they have one. Digging and starting the footing, a square bladed shovel for grading and for putting in the aggs, the base rock that we’re going to do a rake obviously for raking out level, a tamper, a pick. Marty: Right, most of the tools you’re gonna find around your house already, you’re gonna have a round point shovel, great for, you know, if you’ve got plants to move like we do. Kendall: Well, we’re ready to get started so it probably makes sense to talk a little bit about the tools we’re going to need for the job. What Tools Do You Need to Install a Retaining Wall? – Video Transcript How to Choose Retaining Wall Block – Video Transcript.What Tools Do You Need to Install a Retaining Wall? – Video Transcript.
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