evan_burns95•6d agoProlific Poster

Measured my backyard slope wrong by 2 feet

I decided to build a retaining wall along the side of my property last month. Got all the blocks delivered, rented a plate compactor, the whole deal. I used one of those cheap laser levels from Harbor Freight to check the grade. Turns out I was reading it wrong the whole time. The ground drops about 2 feet more than I thought over the length of the wall. Found out when my neighbor came over and pointed out my string line was way off. Now I gotta either dig deeper or add extra drainage pipe to handle the water flow. Has anyone else messed up a grade measurement that bad and had to redo their whole plan?

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pat_coleman6d ago

Well that laser level from Harbor Freight probably wasn't the real issue since it's the reading it wrong part that did you in. Don't you always double check those things with a string line and a regular level before you start digging?

alexc936d ago

Double check everything twice before you start cutting dirt.