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Nesgroup address: alt.building.construction - Date & Time for the message: 20 Jul 2005 13:19:45 -0700 /

Author of the message: kmoiarty35@shaw.ca

Title of the message:
Wet clay soil unsuitable for deck foundation, or not?

Text of the message:
As I've mentioned previously in other threads, I'm in the process of
building a deck.  At the moment, I've just dug holes 5 feet into the
ground in preparation for pouring concrete pier-columns (the
foundations which my deck will rest on).  However, as soon as these
holes were dug I noticed they would partially fill up with water,
seeping in from the surrounding (clay) soil).  I've drained them once
with a sump pump, and I thought the holes would stay dry until I could
pour the concrete into them, provided the weather remains dry til then.
However, despite continued dry weather conditions, this morning I
noticed that the holes have filled with water again. I surmise this to
be related to my neighbor leaving his lawn sprinkler on the night
previous, and that water seeping into the ground from that is what is
entering my holes.  All this has got me thinking...  Will my concrete



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