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| The last load of gravel for a grand total of five cubic yards. There are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard. The trench is averages around 22″ wide X 12″ deep X 48 linear feet. I calculate that at 88 cubic feet or 3.25 cubic yards. Maybe it’s all that tamping |
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| Tampity, tamp, tamp |
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| Rakety, rake, rake |
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| Shovelty, shovel, shovel |
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| The gravel around the entire perimeter is now tamped down and level with the bottom of our guide forms. |
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| I built up the low side a couple of inches. Note that the last batch of gravel (red) is smaller than the previous loads (white). This allowed the final layer to be tamped down more compactly. |
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| Here are the test blocks after nine days. No signs of cracking which means the clay is not expansive which is a good thing. |
Wow. Hard work!