Hit 200 sandbags for my backyard retaining wall and lost count at 187

I was building a small retaining wall in my backyard in Tucson to stop the wash from flooding my patio. My plan said I needed exactly 200 sandbags, so I stacked them up over a weekend. By Sunday night, I had 187 bags in place and 13 leftover, but my wall looked way too short. Turns out I miscounted the rows and only built 187 bags worth of wall, not 200. I had to tear down three rows and start over because the slope was off by almost a foot. Has anyone else messed up a big desert project by losing track of a simple number?

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sean_barnes244mo ago

My buddy in Phoenix built a whole cinder block planter box with 50 blocks. He was one short and had to drive back to the store.

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nathankim4mo ago

Always buy extra now after that happened to me.

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miller.thomas4mo ago

What kind of stuff do you buy extra of now, just in case? That one missing piece can totally ruin a whole weekend project. I've started grabbing an extra box of tiles or a spare can of paint every single time. The drive back is the WORST part, you just sit there mad at yourself.

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