Questions tagged [digging]
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Is a leaning sewer pipe exhaust/cleanout ok
I bought a house about 2 years ago and before I bought it they found that the sewer line had problems. So the sellers had it fixed. The problem is that over the first year the ground resettled such ...
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What's this big buried block outside a Bowing foundation wall
So my basement wall is bowing so I’m have a company come out and put beams up and push the wall back to being straight. While digging the outside I found this on the outside wall right where the wall ...
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Pavers repositioned
The guys who are installing irrigation in my yard removed the pavers so they can dig and place the pipes there.
They said they would place back the pavers on top of it once the digging is complete. ...
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DIY Basement walkout [closed]
I'm wanting to do a basement walkout for our rambler (Orem, Utah). Here's the steps I have so far:
Move service panel to the left of the photo
Use concrete saw to cut out line 58" from back of ...
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Filling hole in limestone foundation wall with concrete
We have a garage built out of limestone bricks and sitting on a natural rock foundation. Recently, we dug our garage about 2 feet deeper by removing more of this rock. As a result, some of the rock ...
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Placing drain pipe below pavement [duplicate]
In this picture you can see a paved path separating a flower bed on the near side and a drainage trench on the far side.
The pavement sits in a bed of compacted gravel, and is held in place by two ...
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How do I know who planted "no dig" flags and when I can remove them?
Some underground utility flags ("call before you dig") appeared in my front yard. A couple of days later there was some work done in the road in front of my house. A few days after that I ...
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Dealing with remnants of old fence post
I'm still working on the world's slowest DIY fencing project.
If you look at my old diagram from a few months back, you'll see I had a spot for the terminal post picked out next to my house in front ...
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Direct Burial high voltage lines in path of where I need to put fence posts
Along the side of my property are high voltage direct bury electrical lines, I haven't uncovered them but before you dig service marked 3 red paint lines right down my property along the border.
I ...
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How do a fix this solid, leaning, solid concrete retaining wall
I have a solid concrete retaining wall that’s leaning against my neighbor’s property. In turn, he has let his yard foliage grow to hedge against it collapsing, which is why it’s hard to get clear ...
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What does this APWA marking mean?
A company needs to dig in my back yard, so they arranged the various utilities to mark the area.
One utility left this in yellow spray paint on the yard:
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I am located in ...
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How to avoid breaking electric wires, telephone wires, and water pipes in the garden while digging
I'm located in France.
For a house (built over 30 years ago) I have to pull new cables through the garden (about 20 m - 30 m). The cable has to avoid certain trees, bushes, obstacles and arrive at a ...
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Swing concrete anchors moving
I concreted in my children swingset about a month ago but the concrete has cracked and moving! I used a ready mix concrete that you just add water too. The swingset is metal but it’s moving a lot now ...
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Does it matter if my underground conduit overlaps or crosses over existing conduits?
I'm planning on digging a trench for underground electrical conduit. I recently called my state "call before you dig" underground locating service. They finished marking the locations of ...
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How to safely pull Internet cable out of soil?
My internet company installed a heavy 70 ft long cable across my lawn 6 months ago. They dug up a trench about a foot deep using a trench digger.
I would like to move the middle section of the cable ...
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How to trace corrugated drain pipe without digging up my whole yard?
I have a 6” corrugated drain pipe that my gutters on the back of my house drain into, and then the drain pipe runs underground along the side of my house. I’m not 100% sure where it ends.
I’m looking ...
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Is digging with a shovel near gas lines dangerous?
I live in an area where 99% of homes have gas lines, but mine does not. I called 811 and the gas company showed up, but said since I have no gas service, no pipes run under my property. When the ...
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How to excavate 3ft deep around perimeter of building
I have a building that I'm converting into living space for rental units. The building is on a cement slab foundation and to bring it up to code, I need to install foam board insulation around the ...
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Stumps haul out
I have a mound in front of my house with two stumps in it (shown below). I have a quote for the excavation of the mound which includes the removal of dirt.
The difference between hauling the ...
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Setting fence post in gravel/backfill?
I am attempting to build a privacy fence that will sit just behind a retaining wall (as in, on the ground behind the wall and not on the wall itself).
While digging today I realized that while the ...
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Right tool to drill a 3 to 4" diameter hole approximately 3ft deep through remnants of a ground up tree stump
I'm installing a very basic fence with welded wire mesh that will be fastened to galvanized steel T-posts. But I've run into a snag. At the very end of my run on one side I cannot dig into the ground. ...
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How do I dig a fence post hole in a cramped corner?
In the corner of my yard 4 other neighbors’ fences meet. At that junction there is no post they are all just nailed into eachother.
One side has a double fence. Old residents of my house didnt want ...
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How to dig a trench for a cable for a garden office
I'm trying to dig a trench for the electrical cable for a shed/office I'm building in my back garden. This is about 7 m long and should be 0.5 m deep. My soil seems to be about 5 cm of ...
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Grading soft white sandy soil in central Florida with only a Bobcat?
I have a 1/4 acre vacant lot in Central Florida in an undeveloped area. Two of my neighbors are about 4' higher in elevation according to Google Earth, though I stood there and don't see it or ...
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Is this a proper way to drain water from flat area under deck so it does not penetrate basement wall?
I have a flat area under a 6 by 30 ft deck in front of my split level house. I am currently replacing the deck boards on this (Pictures are below). The soil underneath this deck is relatively flat and ...
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What is the correct tool/method for digging out existing concrete holes for fence posts
My garden needs a new fence as well as two new fence posts. There is an existing concrete base along the boundary which is already securing three posts and has holes where two posts snapped in the ...
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Rental equipment selection for digging 52" deck footings?
I need to put in about 20 concrete footings for several deck-related projects. The footing base should be 12-18" (but see note below). Frost depth in my area requires footings to be 52" below grade (...
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Right tool to dig six foot holes?
I would like to dig some 6-12 inch diameter dry wells (any diameter in that range will work). The holes need to be at least 6 feet deep to reach the permeable layer of the soil. However, the equipment ...
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