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Originally Posted by Baz
Very impressive, Trevor! As good or better than most work I've seen by contractors who do this for a living.
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Thank you sir! Just a humble DIYer trying to build a pad for a wee hot tub Mrs Bugs purchased. I’m doin my best every free moment I get. Work, get home at wee hours, a few hours sleep, up and working o the project….rinse and repeat.
I did back drill the final row of block today during my pre-work work so that I can epoxy 1/2” rebar to encapsulate into the pad when poured. Taking material up 1/2”-1” at a time and compacting as I go. Will be laying down my third and final run of geogrid 10’ back into the hill before the final backfill begins. Then it’s a matter of finishing the steps. The wall and steps will be topped with a capstone than will be blended into the slab. Due to the slab size, I am considering looking into a finisher since I haven’t messed with a slab this large. When all said and done, it will probably be 16’x17’ ish. Thanks to the local HF, I obtained a grinder disk rated for concrete. I go back and try to remove high spots in the block before moving onto the next layer. [emoji2371] who knows if this helps or is an utter waste of time.
The intial run of geogrid
This past Saturday, I had 5yards of limestone road base dropped by a local company. The female driver fell into the serious “WACKA” category and would have looked totally at home at the nearest coffee shop as a barista. Very easy on the eye, very professional and one hell of a driver. I could not have placed the drop better if I had tried. Very skilled!!!
Mrs. Bugs has been tryin to help when she can, my hat is off to her for getting out here. I just let her go at her own pace until she times out and has to retreat for a rest. I appreciate her effort and willingness to give some things a try. I show her how to do something and she gives it a go, stumbles around with the challenge and learns. I have all the patients with her and it’s all part of the recovery process. It’s all about the journey…..
Cheers