God these comments. These pavers are specifically designed for retaining walls up to 4ft. Gravel for drainage, glue the top. Won’t go anywhere.

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Make sure you have drainage behind the wall

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Very ambitious but this isn’t a retaining wall 😳 it’s just decorative

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That wall is decorative. It’s not retaining anything

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Sorry that’s not a retaining wall, thats a cosmetic wall

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Am I the only professional installer shaking my head here🤦 DIY and retaining wall don't go in the same sentence people.

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Lmao people giving legitimate suggestions and OP being like “you’re wrong thanks!”

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This is a very nicely done decorative wall, sadly it won’t retain much of anything. There’s a reason multiple bids were 15k+.

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To the Diyers: never make a retaining wall yourself. Hire someone. One of those things that if done incorrectly, can cause more problems than u think.

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That’s not a retaining wall… it won’t retain anything especially in the rain.

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No permit? No drawings signed off on by structural engineer? This is decorative

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A whole lot of civil engineers in this comment section. It’s a retaining wall not a suspension bridge.

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there's a reason why you were being quoted $15k... good job on the DIY but that wall will not pass a housing inspection as a retaining wall.

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Wow these comments are some hurt boys. Well done girl! Looks great!

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No horizontal or vertical anchors. This will fail!

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no drainage, no geogrid, no compacted backfill, not a proper bank for stability either

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Some of y’all would watch the Roman’s build roads and criticize them the whole way.

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What a boss!!! Let’s go!!!!!

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Serious question, what is that going to retain if it’s just stacked blocks? You can knock it over by bumping into it right?

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That’s not a structural retaining wall😳 a wall that height needs a decent foundation.

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