<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hi Ethan,<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We went with stackable, interlocking cement blocks on a 4-5 foot retaining wall four years ago, by Yardworks, and they’ve held up well. Good luck.</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
<div>John Landry<br>90 Overhill Road<br></div><div><br></div></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jun 22, 2024, at 8:00 AM, summit-request@sna.providence.ri.us wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div>Send Summit mailing list submissions to<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>summit@sna.providence.ri.us<br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us<br><br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>summit-request@sna.providence.ri.us<br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>summit-owner@sna.providence.ri.us<br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of Summit digest..."<br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. retaining wall advice (Ethan Gilsdorf)<br> 2. HVAC (robyn linde)<br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ethan Gilsdorf <ethangilsdorf@gmail.com><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>[Summit] retaining wall advice</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">June 21, 2024 at 2:53:55 PM EDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">summit@sna.providence.ri.us<br></span></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">Hi Neighbors---</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">Me again. Seeking your advice on the construction of retaining walls. We have a contractor who has estimated our job --- 100 linear foot wall at about 2-3 feet in height --- with two different materials:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;"><br>1) Large stackable, interlocking cement blocks (bigger than standard cement blocks) = $14,500 <br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">2) "Railroad tie" style timber wooden beams = $12,300</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">He does not recommend using cement blocks. But the areas we are looking to retain are not super tall.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">Wondering your thoughts. Do these numbers seem reasonable to you? Do you have any recommendations for other contractors to get another estimate? Any advice overall?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif">T<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">hanks</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif">Ethan</font></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="georgia, serif">Ethan Gilsdorf<br></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">writer | teacher | critic | nerd </font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px;border-collapse:collapse"><a href="mailto:ethan@ethangilsdorf.com" target="_blank">ethan@ethangilsdorf.com</a> | <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/" target="_blank">ethangilsdorf.com</a></span><font style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"> | </span></font><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0IW6ldnGAgXgshIsB2c1sF2viMsYy5FD" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <span style="border-collapse:collapse">Author of<i> <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/synopsis/" target="_blank">Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks</a> | </i></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PaHJqpQnyw&t=745s" target="_blank">Watch my TEDx talk "Why Dungeons & Dragons is Good for You (In Real Life)"<br></a></font></div><div><i><font face="georgia, serif">Pronouns: he/him/his</font></i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
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