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1. Dig a "squarish" circle which will require substantially more concrete.
2. Dig a "squarish" circle and use a sonotube to confine the concrete pour.
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| Jan05: After completion the rough excavation for the PAD, I dug the trench for the electrical service. Fortunately the previous sheds had a line already run from the main service panel at the house, so I just needed to "reroute" the existing line. The Kubota backhoe did this job in about an hour. Male Boxer is inspecting the work. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Construction plans called for ten 2ft diameter foundation piers, each 3 1/2ft deep. Interestingly, the plans did not require any steel reinforcement in the PAD or piers, however, I added some (more on this later). | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Late Jan: the Kubota backhoe starts excavating the piers: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Now as most of you tractor drivers probably know, its very hard to dig a nice circle with a backhoe, so two options are considered: 1. Dig a "squarish" circle which will require substantially more concrete. 2. Dig a "squarish" circle and use a sonotube to confine the concrete pour. |
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| Located 2ft diameter sonotube at local building supply in 10ft lengths. Home Depot and such usually only carry up to 1ft diameter. Expensive, but should save me a couple yards of concrete. So cost wise, its pretty much a push, but should make for a neater job. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 21Feb: sonotube arrives >>> | ||||||||||||||||||||
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