chroniekon
Senior Member
I'm getting ready to add a shed onto the back side of my shop. Some would call it a lean-to. I had put some rock down this last spring in the same area because I had a new well drilled and it was needed for getting his equipment in and out. A base of 3" minus about 6" thick was put down after removing the top 6" or so of sod. After the well driller finished I smoothed out the ruts best I could and had another 6" or so of 3/4 minus put on.
Yesterday I went down to the County office to get a building permit and they want to see a compaction report on the fill I put in. The county official said 95% compaction. Can I just back my backhoe back and forth on the area (it weights about 13,000 lbs) or am I going to need to rent something made for this purpose? It's an area 20' by 50'. Also, how do I find out who does compaction reports and what kind of money should I expect to pay? Thanks, Chris
Yesterday I went down to the County office to get a building permit and they want to see a compaction report on the fill I put in. The county official said 95% compaction. Can I just back my backhoe back and forth on the area (it weights about 13,000 lbs) or am I going to need to rent something made for this purpose? It's an area 20' by 50'. Also, how do I find out who does compaction reports and what kind of money should I expect to pay? Thanks, Chris
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