I thought about it the other day after viewing your pictures of the your friends job.Looks like it could be tough getting concrete up behind the home.I was calling the baskets in the pics I posted "Gabions" but they are another brand ,very similiar.I'l remember the name after I log off tonight.They measure 3'x3'x12' having 4 seperate compartments in each basket.You can get them in different sizes & shapes but that is the most common one that I use.I remember they cost around $125 a piece not counting labor or riprap.As far as size of riprap ,I call it number 1.nothing bigger then say 8"x8".I usually just call the stone quarry and tell the dispatcher we are filling baskets ,dont bring me pumpkin size riprap.Here is a link thebig450es to the gabion website I am sure they have a supplyer near you. www.gabionbaskets.net
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Slope requirements?
- Thread starter thebig450es
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cat 385
Senior Member
another source hilficker retaining walls
tootalltimmy
Senior Member
thebig450es
Well-Known Member
Ive used vera-loc block for walls before, the wall at home i used 42 pallets. The price would be alittle too much for this job lol. I'll look into the mini jumbo block, i also like the wire baskets.
stumpjumper83
Senior Member
The thing with wire baskets is, wire rusts... then you get rocks and clay raining down the mountain.
I like the idea of mafia blocks, and if I didnt have the money to fix it right, i'd fix it by selling the house.
Oh, and consult a lawyer before you move anything. I'll bet that the homeowner will have little say once the insurance company gets involved. And because you own and operate earthmoving equipment, that makes you a pro bro...
If he didn't have the money for the correct procedure and the engineer, I wouldn't touch it.
I like the idea of mafia blocks, and if I didnt have the money to fix it right, i'd fix it by selling the house.
Oh, and consult a lawyer before you move anything. I'll bet that the homeowner will have little say once the insurance company gets involved. And because you own and operate earthmoving equipment, that makes you a pro bro...
If he didn't have the money for the correct procedure and the engineer, I wouldn't touch it.
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stock
Senior Member
Selling the house with out an engineers report will affect the value seriously,forget the wig get a bonded engineer let him have the grief...
Does the homeowner have Homeowner's Insurance? If so... it should cover the cost of repairing something like this without the homeowner coming out of pocket for anything. If rust is a concern, there are a number of gabion systems available that spec epoxy coated wire, both for corrosion protection, and asthetics. MacAferri also offers a basked made out of geogrid.
thebig450es
Well-Known Member
Well, the homeower has been saving up for this, i told him homeowners is the way to go on this project. In my figures it looks like ill be moving about 120 cubic yards of material to get it to a 45 degree grade.
Not into doing this type work, but might try looking into spray foam used in trenchs to stop water flow, I think they have different types that are 10000psi thats better than concrete and it is easy to do, cut a trench the use the spray foam. Oil transfer lines use this method.
nfc
New Member
How much are the mafia blocks?I always thought they were cheap.
tootalltimmy
Senior Member
They were recently going for $75 for #1 grade blocks. This was a sale price, normally $75 for #2 grade and more for #1.
sprknranger
Member
I wouldn't touch it without having an geo tech engineer look at it. I'm not too familiar with brick and mortar retaining walls but the material alone would cost a lot I would imagine. I personally would do a backcut and then do a butress fill with a gravel subdrain every 10-15 ft in elevation to rid off any seepage at the contact line. Not sure if that is a common practice in your neck of the woods but I have done many butress slopes here in Cali and have never seen one fail.