The New Space Nearly Prepared
The under house excavation process has been coming along nicely. When I replaced some of the piers earlier I had allowed for the lowering of the floor level and even though it will be less than recommended room height it will be fine for storage and small projects. I have managed to methodically spend time digging every other day or so for an hour or two and succeeded in getting to the stage for setting up the formwork to pour a concrete floor.
The ground leveled ready for the concrete pour formwork.
One of the piers was replaced by a previous owner and I was expecting that they had only dug down a short distance for the footing which would mean that I would have to extend or replace the pier. So as I removed the dirt nearer to the pier I supported the bearer with an acroprop and chained up the pier so it wouldn’t fall until I could determine the state of its dimensions hoping that it would be long enough. And “Yes” it was! It was quite ugly though.
The ugly pier with its excess of concrete.
The next question was can I jack hammer off the excess cement and will it still be usable?
The trimmed up presentable pier.
And “Yes” I could! Only took two and a half hours.
Happy days! tom
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Author: Tom Kendall
Tom is a lifelong agriculturalist and co-founder of the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast Inc. His site "Maungaraeeda" is a Permaculture Demonstration and Education Site. He is a Permaculture Educator and Consultant, and has a wealth of knowledge about how to be truly sustainable. Water management strategies, alternative fuel generation, animal systems and numerous other Permaculture Designed Solutions are his speciality.
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