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Sitting Wall Issue

6 years ago

Hey guys just got a sitting wall installed. After the rain I noticed some "wash away" . Is this something to be worried about and is it repairable?

Comments (23)

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    That's what I see too. Why is there a gap at the base of the wall?

    Craig Wilson thanked Yardvaark
  • 6 years ago

    Not sure. There should be a buried brick base throughout the entire wall no matter the level correct? He used crush & run in a couple of spots instead of brick to keep it level.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Many such walls have a tamped crusher run base, but placed deeply enough that none of it would show at the grade surface.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Crushed stone makes a terrific footer; it drains extremely well. That's why railroad beds haven't suffered frost heave for several hundred years.

  • 6 years ago

    Why the wash away? Is this repairable?

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Stuff more back in and see what happens in the next rain storm.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    You have an obvious gap. It shouldn't exist.

  • PRO
    6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    Your photos tell the whole story. Your gravel base should not be leaking out or exposed above grade. This is not a suitable installation.

  • 6 years ago

    Can it be repaired or does the wall have to be removed and rebuilt? I was thinking maybe crush with concrete edge?

  • 6 years ago

    Wow scary looking hope you know how to fix it, or where to get help!

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    The crushed stone base should be bellow surface and have a min 4-6" projection on each side. the way they did it, this will wash away and the wall will sag or fall apart, seen it many times it happens to the improperly installed piers or garden walls.

    If you in a 4 season region this will not last one winter.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    I would insist on it being rebuilt. Is the wall freestanding or retaining?

  • 6 years ago

    Freestanding

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    The only thing holding those blocks together is glue. The only thing keeping that wall from toppling over is the fact that it's glued to embedded block. If you don't have embedded block there's nothing but luck keeping the wall from falling down and going boom. Dude mismeasured, misestimated, or both, and tried to get away with it.

  • 6 years ago

    Spoke with him this morning. He said this was for the water to be able to escape.

  • PRO
  • PRO
    6 years ago

    (directed at the contractor not you)

  • 6 years ago

    No offense taken. I'm just trying to make sure my area gets built correctly

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    So bottom line, you can't use your base material for drainage. The idea of the crusher run stone we use as a wall base is that it compacts really tight because of all the fine particles. It's kind of the opposite of a stone you would use for drainage. And then obviously, of course, you have a situation like this where you wall is being undermined.


    Simplest way to handle drainage would've been to pitch the patio towards the lower grade and put weepholes in the wall. Second simplest would've been to pitch the patio in whatever direction and run a channel drain along the length. Either the contractor really believes this is an acceptable way to drain an enclosed patio (which, yikes) or he's trying to justify something that I wouldn't accept.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    Thanks everyone! I've found a pic of what he did when it was being built. @Revolutionary Gardens @GN Builders L.L.C @Yardvaark @Joseph Corlett, LLC @KD Landscape


  • 6 years ago

    Thanks everyone! I've found a pic of what he did when it was being built. @David Marciniak @Greg GN Builders. @Yardvaark @Joseph Corlett @John Algozzini

  • 6 years ago

    He should have run at least one or two more blocks out on the lower course because of the slope to support the block above it. It is wrong and that will have to be corrected. It is not installed correctly. This was not for drainage. Just an excuse you should not buy.

    Craig Wilson thanked frankielynnsie