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Originally Posted by Ridgewalker
I am clearing a spot for a 30x50 PB. The area I want to place it has
a drop in grade causing me to need a pad built up of about 2-3 feet on one end to level the area.
Am I asking for trouble by doing this? I am concerned that the poles will be in the fill and that it could wash out over time. Should I use piers in this spot? Is
that something the builder (not me) will be able to adjust for?
Thanks
Ridge
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I am doing the exact thing, a 50X30 PB about a 2ft drop. The builder will bring in loads of fill dirt to build the pad. The fill dirt guy he uses "walks in" the dirt after each load with his truck filled with the next load of dirt for compaction. He says this and a couple of rains will get the pad ready for construction. The builder has built a lot of pole barns in the area and comes with recommendations. Does his plan for the pad sound reasonable?
Ridge: I hope you don't take this as me trying to steal your thread. Our situations are so similar, I thought it would be OK for me to jump in.