Watched a retaining wall settle over 3 months and it taught me patience

I built a small retaining wall out back in April, tried to rush the base prep and it looked okay at first. By July, the whole front row had shifted maybe 1/4 inch because I skimped on the compacted gravel. Anybody else find that cutting corners just makes more work down the road?

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ryan_carr5926d ago

Yeah rushing dirt work always comes back to bite you. Learned that one the hard way myself.

charlesj4626d ago

@ryan_carr59 I read somewhere that compacting properly takes twice as long but saves your foundation in the long run.