Thursday, May 30, 2013

Front yard reconstruction: problem

A two day rain delay has created a problem. I had dug a trench for the electrical conduit. Even though I packed the dirt it settled due to the rain. I did not use any gravel to help route the rain, and I used (admitted) a poor 4" foundation below grade that was barely 8" wide. This caused the fountain to tip in the direction of where the trench was. I will have to dig this out, add gravel, put in a good foundation, pack the foundation with gravel, and try the fountain agin I am planning a foundation is almost two feet square and (not counting a gravel base) two feet below grade. I know it would be wise to go deeper to avoid the ground freezing and heaving, but this is just a fountain! My hope is that two feet is enough and I am over engineering this because I don't want something like this to happen again.

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