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16 Mar ’16 - 9:31 am
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you going to recompact before you lay the footers?

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16 Mar ’16 - 9:37 am
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Probably not.  Reasons being: It's been sitting since Dec with the #1 washed stone (the #1s are 98% compacted when placed), the base beneath the washed stone is so hard and compacted that we feel good with how compacted it is. 

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would have been nice if we had a lot more snow this winter to sit on it

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True...we only got about 75 here, normal is 120+. We did have a lot of freeze/thaw cycles this winter, which I think helps settle things. I have kept an eye on the trench and never saw any puddles or ponding anywhere around area, that is a good sign for the drainage.

I think we will be fine with the way it sets now. 

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ICRI, this shows footer with the rebar set and ready for block.  "Pinning"

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good vid

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So form lumber and bundle of 2 inch are to be delivered this morning.  Just got rebar price: #5  0.79 a ft,   #4  0.49 a ft.  Just using th #5 for footers.  Coming out close to 1k just for rebar...ughhhhhhhhhh

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