One of my mistakes was apparently where I chose to put the footers.
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That's a 5 gallon bucket for scale. The pile of rocks is about 2/3 of what I had to remove in order to dig 2 holes 40 inches deep. After about 16 inches with the post hole digger, it was pretty much continuous rocks, all removed by hand once loosened up with various tools. When I pored concrete for the first hole and went to backfill, I didn't have enough dirt...Notice that the rocks are fairly clean. Old as our house is, there was apparently something on the lot before, and they built over rubble.
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Bella is fascinated by the big holes in her yard. Before I got the camera out, she stuck her head in the form up to her neck. 20 minutes after Home Depot closed, I discovered I'm a bit short of the concrete I need, so I covered the hole with a tarp. She was still circling the hole with her ears forward, looking puzzled.
A deck has been on our to do list for the past couple of years. Some day we'll get around to it.
ReplyDeleteRemoving all that rock had to suck!
This is a second-story deck/stairs, otherwise it wouldn't require as much foundation--Don't let my trials and tribulations scare you. The actual construction isn't that hard.
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