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Nesgroup address: alt.building.construction - Date & Time for the message: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:52:27 GMT
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Re: Wet clay soil unsuitable for deck foundation, or not?
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kmoiarty35@shaw.ca wrote: > 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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