The area is now cleared and I can begin preparing the site.
The ground is a made up of a thick layer of stone and brick rammel covered by a layer of road planings. In other words it is very solid!
The ground is a made up of a thick layer of stone and brick rammel covered by a layer of road planings. In other words it is very solid!
I marked out the site and set out a series of pads to support the the wooden beams that will form the base of the walls. The pads are set to support the joints in the beam.
From the photos you will see that the site is not level. There is a 450mm drop from one corner to the other so some pads are in holes and others are built up. I will dig out a trench between the pads to take the ground beams.
Look at the holes and you will also see the layers of stone, brick and road scalpings. Not easy to dig without an SDS chisel.
The ground beams are fixed into the ground using spiral ground anchors.