The best and most economical retaining wall system / by The Solutioneers

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The best and most economical retaining wall system / by The Solutioneers
The Solutioneers always say: “When you build something build it for a lifetime”. And the same applies to your retaining wall projects. Retaining walls should not be build with brick otherwise they can crack and collapse.
The “H” concrete blocks infilled with concrete and steel are an option but it’s expensive and time consuming.
A dincel wall is similar in price but it s faster to build.
The sleeper retaining walls are the most economic option and the fastest to build.
There are two options:
1. Treated pine sleeper retaining wall. They are very cost effective but the timber sleeper will not last a lifetime.
2. Concrete sleeper retaining walls. They are very strong and last a lifetime. Very good and cost effective option.
They come in different finishes.
Timber look alike concrete sleepers, natural stone or charcoal color, plain concrete, weathered railway sleeper and much more
Please contact: The Solutioneers on 0474123325 or email us on thesolutioneers4u@gmail.com

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@KarmaWatersSailing Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that great advice. I shall certainly go for concrete with the H beam.

@TheAntipedy 3 жыл бұрын

VERY INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL THANK YOU FROM WA .

@apxpandy4965 2 жыл бұрын

Great video - good explanations - thanks!

@eatmesunday8051 2 жыл бұрын

Great job very informative

@KevinsHeaven 3 жыл бұрын

Great system and a funny guy too!

@Bhappi137 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative, loved watching this guy he has such a great personality I really warmed to him I’m thinking of asking if he will adopt me 🙂

@Remedial_services 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha. Ok. Let’s build some walls together.

@padraicadoyle 2 жыл бұрын

Well explained piece - and entertaining to watch. What would be really useful would be some guideline costing - e.g cost per metre for a 1 metre retaining wall, cost per metre for a 2 metre retaining wall - materials & labour. If anyone has some indicative numbers I would be happy to hear them - even if not 100% accurate and always accepting that local conditions can have a significant bearing. So just use best case scenario.

@Remedial_services 7 ай бұрын

The cost work out at around $800 AUS per square metre.

@samsiryani9023 2 жыл бұрын

Love this dude.

@bevis1542 Жыл бұрын

Great info, thank you.

@alladara1 4 жыл бұрын

Bro you look Greek from miiiiles away before i saw you name, keep up the good work motherland is watching!

@markvylonis 4 ай бұрын

Or Lithuanian ?

@andyboyize 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo re Harry

@atomicsmith 2 жыл бұрын

Those faux timber sleepers are beautiful.

@hannesRSA Жыл бұрын

The look is ruined by the steel posts though. You get coloured steel posts, but I'd say rather clad the whole thing. At that point dry stack blocks is an option and easy to DIY.

@Remedial_services Жыл бұрын

@@hannesRSA you can clad the posts so you don’t see them. The cladding is the same with the sleepers.

@Remedial_services Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@jasonji1900 4 жыл бұрын

‘Looks likeOregon’. Shout out!

@nateb4543 3 жыл бұрын

Whoop whoop!

@rossnelarobinson-recoba718 2 жыл бұрын

Shame you are not in Brisbane. Great video.

@stuartkent383 2 жыл бұрын

What a character.... ☺️

@jessenurse9194 4 жыл бұрын

He’s a good ol boy

@smugglingplums4551 3 жыл бұрын

A couple of string lines and a spirit level is all you need to get the posts straight. A dumpy level if you have one. its not "very, very tricky at all."

@JayDee-xj9lu Жыл бұрын

Also it would be easier if you had some 90 by 30 timbers cut to the exact size of the concrete sleepers for the spacings as you go. I'm going to be looking at a retaining wall soon about 1.5 meters high. But I'm worried about finding to much rock.

@EatLotsOfCurry 11 ай бұрын

Wish we had you in the USA.

@fieldlab4 3 жыл бұрын

You do need foundation drains or through wall drains.

@filipposkourkoulos5932 2 жыл бұрын

giasou ore liaburi ise mangas good luck on your new life project

@shoreisgood4374 4 жыл бұрын

As he says, it's "sleeper" not "slipper." The reason it is called a 'sleeper' is because they used to employ time-expired or no-longer-used railway sleepers to construct such walls (and other such structures that were prone to rotting). They were favoured because they were deeply impregnated with hot tar and/or creosote preservative back in Victorian times and up to the late '50s, making them last for a very long time. The railway tracks were laid down on these sleepers. Later on, and to this day, the wooden sleepers have been replaced by reinforced concrete 'sleepers.' Even though they 'slip' in between the 'H' beams, they're not called 'slippers.' I guess, in fairness, to a Greek speaking person, like the presenter, without intimate knowledge of the English language, it's an easy mistake. No problem...but I hope this helps him to understand the terminology and the reason they are 'sleepers' not 'slippers.'

@Remedial_services 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for clarifying this. I was only joking.

@rickjackson6608 Жыл бұрын

And it was completely obvious that this was so@@Remedial_services. Maybe racists don't get your sense of humour, but then they rarely have a sense of humour themselves, so no surprise there I guess.

@Remedial_services Жыл бұрын

I don’t think you are right mister. They were called sleepers when used in railways. And just to clarify you also speak Greek. Your lunguage has 113.000 words from my lunguage. Also English is a very poor lunguage. You have around 550.000 words while the Greek one has 5.000.000 and existed thousands of years before you arrived in the world. So don’t be a racist please to me. I am your tutor and you owe me. Even the name europe where you come from is Greek.

@k-dinho9247 3 жыл бұрын

You don't actually want the steel 'H-beams' to be perfectly straight. Yes left & right axis you need it straight but the other axis it is best if you slightly concrete them in with minimum fall towards the side that it is retaining ie towards the high side. It works the same with dam walls they are always angled back towards the water

@hannesRSA Жыл бұрын

That would look terrible, building a leaning wall, unless you expect it to settle straight. There's no reason for it since the strength is in the footings. It's not like dry stack block retaining walls.

@cd1168 Жыл бұрын

@@hannesRSA you’re incorrect. Let me guess you’re not an engineer

@hannesRSA Жыл бұрын

@@cd1168 some engineers are useless. Don't need to be an engineer to tell a skew wall looks terrible. So build the wall 10 degrees skew then for more strength by you're argument, it's not like a slight angle will magically add unproportional strength.

@joeschlotthauer840 Жыл бұрын

@@cd1168 Agreed, building code in America requires 4 to 7 degrees set back depending on the type of materials used.

@johnlee7085 Жыл бұрын

And most building codes in America are just slight tweaks of the IBC.

@jeanniebeneanie3752 2 жыл бұрын

you're cool! :)

@jasonw165 3 жыл бұрын

How do you make corners with the slip system? How do you make stairs through them?

@glennnotman7370 Жыл бұрын

You can buy 45 or 90 degree beams for the corners not to sure about how to build stairs though .

@jasonji1900 4 жыл бұрын

‘Sleepers, not slippers’🤣

@groovedwareman 3 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for your video - at 3:33 you say the timber "is rotting because they don't treat the ends with..." and then I can't make what you say next - Please could you tell me what that is? I am from England so we might have different product names to Oz. Thanks.

@noelwhittle7922 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure he says "Ecoseal" which is a brand name in Australia for timber treatments.

@pulporock 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video; A little out on costs for besa blocks Should also talk about drainage behind the wall particularly for Dincel What is the height max on this system. Cheers from Canberra

@Remedial_services 4 жыл бұрын

Hi You can up to 2 metres high.

@Remedial_services Жыл бұрын

We have done walls up to 2.5 m high. I don’t think there are limits.

@Remedial_services 7 ай бұрын

We have done a wall 4 metres high.

@Witty..UserName 10 ай бұрын

I like this concept because it fits my needs for space, ease, & longevity for the project I have planned. The US eq H beam galvanized is about $50/ft at this time. My personal project requires 43 beams varying in length above grade from 18" to 40". My frost line is 36"... so I am looking over 10k usd just for posts. Still have to source several hundred sqft of sleeper. Not realistic at all for me. So, I am thinking if I go this route, I would diy concrete posts to accept diy sleepers. What spec/standard would a concrete post need to be made to? I was thinking 6"deepX8"wide with channels 2in deep by 3in wide, that would accept panels having a 2x3in tab but be 4" thick to sit flush with the front of the post. The below grade portion of the beam would be full dimension & sit on a concrete footer that is surrounded by gravel. Using UHPC (10k+ psi & 1500+psi for both tensile & flexural) & perhaps inert rebar (basalt) to build both the posts & panels. I am not a concrete guy or a structural engineer. I do work in precision manufacturing & can read & follow directions. Anyone with experience or thoughts on something like this?

@abacab87 7 ай бұрын

You'd be a lot cheaper to use .60 treated 6x6 (rated for sea-walls) It's something you have to special order, but it's only about 15% more than the less treated stuff at the box stores. I'd have confidence that they would last 75 years, as long as they are done properly.

@Witty..UserName 7 ай бұрын

@@abacab87 Thanks! Due to weather, I've slowed my project & will be shelving it till spring most likely. I've cast 32 sleepers thus far & driven some galvanized posts in the areas where the overall height will be less than 24". Sleepers are 3.5x9x72 with 2 pc/s 1/2 rebar. 1 sack of ready mix, 2lbs cement, 2lbs CSA, polymer, & basalt fiber x2 per sleeper. They are ready to demold in less than a day, but I have been keeping them covered & moist for at least a couple days before demolding. I will for sure look into the treated 6x6 for the posts in areas where I am concerned about the structural integrity. Where can I learn about "doing them properly" if you don't mind?

@welshy1812 4 жыл бұрын

How deep do the steel beams need to be in the ground ? e.g. for a 1m high wall how deep, for 2m high how deep ? Is there a ratio ?

@Remedial_services 4 жыл бұрын

Craig Welsh hi. Whatever height you go up you have to go down. Under a metre the holes to be 300 diameter and over a metre 450 diameter

@rkk8004 4 жыл бұрын

@@Remedial_services that does not answer his question. He ask how deep but the answer in diameter of hole????!!!

@eland65 4 жыл бұрын

@@rkk8004 he gave 2 answers...

@purelifehealthyhomes 3 жыл бұрын

@@eland65 he answered that and then another...the diameter

@robertbutler8004 3 жыл бұрын

@@rkk8004 Did you not understand his answer he said for whatever height you go up you go down the same distance it was clear as shit to me. But then I'm an Ozzie!!

@robynnecarter8809 3 жыл бұрын

How deep do the vertical posts have to be.? Is there drainage behind it ?

@troymeredith9528 3 жыл бұрын

Usually as deep as the wall is high.eg ,1000mm high wall is 1000mm deep piers.

@ivanfsta1661 2 жыл бұрын

Depth has to do with sidewall bearing pressure, 1:1 (socketing) is basically like a rule, but treat every job like the exception. Also noting, that if you intend not to have any drainage allocation behind the wall you will need to assume a higher sidewall bearing pressure is needed. e.g higher soil cohesive value or target rock. There are other methods if sidewall pressure can't be achieved

@drewphillips288 2 жыл бұрын

What is the approximate cost per m2 above ground? For material alone and for material plus labour and machinery?

@Remedial_services Жыл бұрын

It all depends on the ground conditions and the height. The higher the wall the cheaper the price.

@cholesterol804 4 жыл бұрын

They "sleep" since they are literally pre-cast concrete panels.

@wdeclan Ай бұрын

Where can I get H Posts here in the states, Portland Oregon?

@buddtwin2 3 жыл бұрын

Post can’t be level there plumb. Vertical is plumb now a level can tell you if something is plumb. Just saying

@wolfie3599 4 жыл бұрын

How much just for the material?

@grantsheppard2918 3 жыл бұрын

Is their a maximum permitted height for concrete sleepers. My Colah, NSW.

@Remedial_services 3 жыл бұрын

You can go up to 2 metres with the 75 mm thick and higher with the 100 mm thick. You can call me on 0449264474

@nellynelson9131 2 жыл бұрын

@@Remedial_services can you please come over to Canberra for my retaining wall

@24acresofparadise 3 жыл бұрын

Why don't you slip in one of the slippers while the concrete is setting, that way the posts are aligned perfectly.

@k-dinho9247 3 жыл бұрын

Bad idea! You want all the H-beams to be set and the sleepers to actually sit on top of the concrete level which you have troweled to the correct level

@missmely27 2 жыл бұрын

Can you go 10 feet high with this system?

@amirjawed4916 3 жыл бұрын

Can I retain the soil almost 5ft height with this technology??

@k-dinho9247 3 жыл бұрын

Yes but remember if you are retaining 5ft high then equally you need 5ft of the H-beam concreted. So you need 10ft long beams.

@pramodx Ай бұрын

Do you know anyone like you in Melbourne (Eastern suburbs)?

@zombiecraft312 14 күн бұрын

Any reccomendations for brisbane suppliers/install?

@Remedial_services 14 күн бұрын

We can do it for you. We have a team in Brisbane. We are located in Spring Hill.

@zombiecraft312 14 күн бұрын

@@Remedial_services that's great, where can I find details?

@altsworld 4 жыл бұрын

How deep those piers need to be for that height wall?

@Remedial_services 4 жыл бұрын

As high as you go up you have to go same depth.

@ivanfsta1661 2 жыл бұрын

Mate, you have to be careful with that one, that is only a rule. The actual depth depends on the sidewall bearing pressure. e.g. a weak or very reactive clay might not sustain 1:1, in such a case to attain sufficient sidewall bearing pressure the diameter might go higher, even 800mm!! (Depending on the calculation) in which case it's best to keep 450mm? and go deeper. Then you get other variables like refusal of auger. Reason I say this, is if old mate was working ON fill, to retain fill, the first bit of soil will be fill, so even if 99% compaction was done, the soil 'cohesion value' will be less than 'VENM' (Virgin earth) and 1:1 won't work for the long run. Just sayin.

@kevincarney4865 2 жыл бұрын

@@ivanfsta1661 Are you an engineer

@richardlocke488 3 жыл бұрын

over 1m I think you need engineer design in Oz

@salmabegum424 2 жыл бұрын

It's 1.2m not 1m

@richardlocke488 2 жыл бұрын

@@salmabegum424 not sure what country that is but in Australia is 1m. I just did some retaining walls found the most economical to be sandstone slabs 500 X 1m long

@ivanfsta1661 2 жыл бұрын

Yeh nah, NSW anyway, it's 600mm without engineer or council. The only work around for council is if you are repairing an old wall, then it comes under SEPP 2008 emergency works, I think clause 15 from memory? Then you don't need council, but the wall may need to be like for like in which case, you might need something like old mate said in the video, concrete inside and brick outside. So 600mm max height in NSW, but stay tuned it might change.

@brnzhut 2 жыл бұрын

over 600m, not 1meter

@shyamdas2183 3 жыл бұрын

Can we use fiberglass I beam instead of steel

@brnzhut 3 жыл бұрын

I guess not, because of the allowance for deflection and strength.

@bazkhan1994 9 ай бұрын

What are holding the fencing posts ?

@donnaoz5502 Ай бұрын

concrete mix... it's in the video

@loisstill2257 3 жыл бұрын

Do you work in U.S.? If so, what states?

@Remedial_services 3 жыл бұрын

I am afraid we don’t. We are only in Australia.

@ImranAli-rp4kd Жыл бұрын

Says it’s easy but we don’t have one of them drills

@olivermartin391 11 ай бұрын

What depth are you sinking the beams?

@garyreid9842 10 ай бұрын

They need to be the same depth below ground as the height above. So if your wall is going to be say 1.2 metres high you would need 2.4 metre posts.

@bobbynikolopoulos5720 4 жыл бұрын

haha of course he's Greek ;)

@GeneralG1810 4 жыл бұрын

Come on he could have just as easily been Maltese

@mansourjreige677 Жыл бұрын

Do you service the st clair area 2750

@lianeisme 3 жыл бұрын

Are you on the Gold Coast Qld I would like a quote please

@Remedial_services 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry we are based in Sydney. Must be a local contractor in your area.

@lianeisme 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for your reply, you seemed like such an honest man there are so many shonky tradespeople up here.

@JorgeRamirez-tm9lg 3 жыл бұрын

what is the distance between the 'slippers?'😀

@k-dinho9247 3 жыл бұрын

Usually come in 2m or 2.4m lengths and 200mm high each

@Remedial_services Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching my video. We service all greater Sydney areas. My number is 0474113325. If you want a price I will come to have a look. Thank you. Harry The Solutioneers.

@theobgyn6787 Жыл бұрын

Any product like this in the US?

@johnlee7085 Жыл бұрын

Yes

@markelafrantzi4668 Жыл бұрын

κ. Χαράλαμπε, υπάρχει αυτό το σύστημα στην Ελλάδα;;

@Remedial_services Жыл бұрын

Not as far as I know. There are not available in Greece. Oxi den nomizo. Isos na ta fername emeis.

@LJ-yr5jf 4 жыл бұрын

what kind of beam is that?

@yoyoyo3531 4 жыл бұрын

They look like specially made ones for his system. But I'm sure you could get some rsj's fabricated to whatever size you need.

@lynettepettitt655 3 жыл бұрын

He called them universally column, but if you Google galvanized steel H post / beams you'll find a few supplies - Bunnings even has their own version.

@ivanfsta1661 2 жыл бұрын

You probably wouldn't want to go past 600mm in height with bunnings version. When they are structural they have a kilo per metre designation.

@carlmcvoy3809 2 жыл бұрын

Is this available in the U.S.?

@Remedial_services 2 жыл бұрын

I am sorry I don’t know. It should be.

@johnlee7085 Жыл бұрын

Yes. Similar if not exactly the same.

@froman1960 2 жыл бұрын

those H beams are not cheap.

@brnzhut 2 жыл бұрын

compare to nowadays timber price, these H beams are reletively cheap

@siriosstar4789 2 жыл бұрын

Does this guy come to the job site and entertain the home owner and the workers or is there an extra charge for that . 😂 What a salesman !

@badgey91 4 жыл бұрын

How much is this per m?

@Remedial_services 4 жыл бұрын

badgey all depends on materials used. Concrete sleepers are more expensive than treated pine but last you a life time and are much stronger.

@JDLeeArt 3 жыл бұрын

15 dollars a block!?! Come on really?

@Remedial_services 3 жыл бұрын

To buy and build that’s what it cost us. The block is $4.00 each

@garryibbetson9912 3 жыл бұрын

@@Remedial_services BLOCKS 390X190X190 $250 each here in Victoria

@brnzhut 3 жыл бұрын

@@garryibbetson9912I guess you mean $2.5, not $250, lol

@Vasilioo7 2 жыл бұрын

brick is the best material for retaining walls but you need to know what you're doing. how you build a brick wall will determine whether the soil being retained will work on downwards pressure or sidewards pressure. ill build you a retaining wall with brick and I put 100 years on no matter what height. concrete becomes brittle and will eventually crack the brickwork you showed looks 50 years plus id like to see concrete sleepers after 10 years don't knock a produced to sell rubbish mate

@Remedial_services 2 жыл бұрын

You can build a wall worh brick but it will be more expensive because you need a much wider foundation. Usually here in Austraria the pour a small concete footing and place a double brick wall on top. Of course after a while it will give away. The concrete sleeper option is much cheaper and faster.

@edcarra113 4 жыл бұрын

Cost ?

@Remedial_services 4 жыл бұрын

Ed Carra please email me on Thesolutioneers4u@gmail.com the length and the height and I give you an estimate. Can we use our small excavator which needs 1 m access?

@edcarra113 4 жыл бұрын

This Is Australia email sent

@jhallajian 3 жыл бұрын

@@Remedial_services I am also after a quote. Can I send the details to your email address?