Yesterday Hal rented a bobcat with 24" and 18" augers. We have to dig several 36", 30", 24" and 18" wide holes for the concrete footings which will support the frame of the house. As 24" was the biggest auger we could get we have to dig them out wider. The soil is clay and very hard. We hired a neighbor to help yesterday but he wasn't available today so we continued digging the holes wider by ourselves. The holes need to be about 21-24 inches deep though the plans call for 18" deep footers. A little extra concrete in the footings doesn't hurt.
Photos from yesterday.
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| attaching the 24" auger |
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| Hal getting ready |
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| The first hole |
Today Hal and I worked on making them wider and perfecting the ones our friend dug out yesterday.
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| Hal digging |
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| Lots of holes |
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| removing dirt |
If it doesn't rain tomorrow we will need to dig some more.
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