Concrete Bag Retaining Wall Pt 2: After 1 Week of Rain - From 2500 to 950 sq ft

After a full week of rains, we drive out to the mobile home site to see if the hill had slipped further and if the concrete bag wall had held up.

[johnzientko]

You need to build a french drain below the wall sow water can collect and re route to both sides. The wall you havw without drain will break apart when it freezes

[comeandtakeit]

I'm guessing this isn't still standing.

[rockout]

arent you suppose to wet the bags so it turns into concrete?

[dragonflymoonrunner]

I mean but it held all the same so not a total fail at all.

[dragonflymoonrunner]

Have to dig a trench. Should have dug one first.

[kinzieconrad]

We went and looked at twenty acres and about 2/3 of the property was a slope like that and they wanted $150k we just laughed at the guy.

[mwillup]

I highly highly suggest you re-build this wall if you were having problems with landslide before. When it comes to moisture, soil, freezing temp, and that angle of a slope. You need a real retaining wall. Something with that height actually probably requires a certified engineer to inspect it. Go to your county offices and they will tell you what codes are being broken here.

[donnapattersonhamm]

Could have went straight to it instead of showing us your town, after all it is a diy video

[kevinallen]

that's a waste of time and money.