Fire Pit + Retaining Wall on a Slope: Timelapse

0:00 Intro 0:30 Mark & Break Ground 1:28 Dig the Trench 4:58 Retaining Wall Base Layer 5:49 Complete Retaining Wall / Excavation 9:00 More Excavation 9:41 Even More Excavation + Survey 11:15 Seating Area Prep 12:30 More Prep + Fire Pit Construction 16:10 Read My Books! 16:27 Pea Gravel + Pavers 18:53 First fire I built this fire pit area in a sloped area of my back yard in three weeks working mainly on weekends. I had never attempted a DIY project of this scope and thought it might take two or three months. The entire project was done by hand with no help from motorized equipment (except a chainsaw to cut down overhanging tree branches). This is a timelapse of the entire project with some voice over and music by me. If you’re interested in my books, visit: https://richardcox.net To help prepare for this project, I watched these great videos: From ​⁠‪@Fixthisbuildthat‬ :    • Building Your Perfect Fire Pit on a Budget      • Solo Stove Hates Me For Showing You This!   From ​⁠‪@urbanfarmstead‬ :    • How to Build a DIY Patio and Fire Pit Seat...   From ​⁠‪@heypete1827‬ :    • I MADE A FIELD STONE FIRE PIT AMPHITHEATER...   From ​⁠‪@WelcometotheWoodsBlog‬ :    • How to Build a Small Retaining Wall in One...   From ​⁠‪@StayHandy‬ :    • How to Build a Retaining Wall (Step-by-Step)   Most materials and equipment were purchased at Home Depot, but there were a couple of Amazon items as well. Limestone concrete retaining wall block: https://www.homedepot.com/p/4-in-x-11... Rumblestone for fire pit: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Pavestone... Brick for fire pit: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Oldcastle... Paver base: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Pavestone... Paver sand: https://www.homedepot.com/p/0-5-cu-ft... Gravel for backfill: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Vigoro-0-... Construction adhesive: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Loctite-P... Angle finder: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Dig... Large level: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Stanley-2... Deadblow hammer: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-45-... Spikes https://www.homedepot.com/p/15-in-Pla... (mine were actually 10 in.) Line level: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Empire-3-... Rake: https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-60... Twine: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Empire-25... Wheelbarrow: https://www.homedepot.com/p/GORILLA-C... Smokeless fire pit ring: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1DJNT9D?... Shovel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BG258BY4?... Tamper: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNHLQZJW?... Landscape fabric: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQR6852X?...