After the crazy snowstorm in the spring of 2023, the wood retaining wall on my driveway began to fail:
I knew that I needed to upgrade the wall to a proper masonry brick wall and that it would also match the existing walls and improve the aesthetics of my driveway. Since I am not a skilled bricklayer I decided to contract my friend Romi to do the work. Here he is removing the old wall timbers with the bobcat:
Here’s a picture taken after the old wall was removed and before the new wall work was begun:
The next step was to use the excavator and dig a trench where the footing for the new wall would go:
Next, the rebar for the new footing was installed:
Next, the footing was poured:
Once this step was complete, the bricklayers came and completed the entire wall in one day. It was amazing to watch the team work. Unfortunately I didn’t get any photos of them, but here’s the completed wall:
I thought they did a fantastic job and I’m very happy with how it all turned out.