JoelD
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jan 27, 2005
- Messages
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- Location
- Windham, NH and York, ME
- Tractor
- Kioti LK3054xs TLB, 2004
Hi all,
I need to excavate a foundation for a modular home. Will be 4 foot frost wall, going down 4 foot, with footing and then foundation wall up to 2 or so feet above grade, center will not be dug as will be a crawl space filled with crushed stone (maybe poor, not sure).
There are a number of large trees which will need to come out (maybe 5-10, with a bunch of smaller ones).
The house will be somewhere around 28x44 or so.
I expect to hit some large stones, but hope not to hit ledge, if so, then I've got a seperate set of problems, there are other homes in the area, and I see no indication they've run into any trouble.
I have a 7.5 foot hoe on my tractor.
I'm sorting out wether to hire an excavation company, rent an excavator (done twice in the past and made quick work of treeing my home property) or use my backhoe.
Looking for some advice from those who've experienced in the past.
I am working hard to get this thing done on a very tight budget.
I promise to post progress pictures if that helps spur some respones
While I'm at it, does anyone have any thoughts on what:
Excavation
Forming
Pouring
Would cost?
Also, likelihood of finding a foundation guy who would work with me as far as providing guidance on exactly where trenches need to be, how deep, how wide, so if I rented an excavator or used my backhoe, all would be dug how he needed.
Location, southern coast of Maine (York). I have no problem with the excavator company leaving the trees on the site as I can buck and split for firewood, stumps would have to go. The wood is all hardwood.
Thanks all,
Sincerely,
Joel
I need to excavate a foundation for a modular home. Will be 4 foot frost wall, going down 4 foot, with footing and then foundation wall up to 2 or so feet above grade, center will not be dug as will be a crawl space filled with crushed stone (maybe poor, not sure).
There are a number of large trees which will need to come out (maybe 5-10, with a bunch of smaller ones).
The house will be somewhere around 28x44 or so.
I expect to hit some large stones, but hope not to hit ledge, if so, then I've got a seperate set of problems, there are other homes in the area, and I see no indication they've run into any trouble.
I have a 7.5 foot hoe on my tractor.
I'm sorting out wether to hire an excavation company, rent an excavator (done twice in the past and made quick work of treeing my home property) or use my backhoe.
Looking for some advice from those who've experienced in the past.
I am working hard to get this thing done on a very tight budget.
I promise to post progress pictures if that helps spur some respones
While I'm at it, does anyone have any thoughts on what:
Excavation
Forming
Pouring
Would cost?
Also, likelihood of finding a foundation guy who would work with me as far as providing guidance on exactly where trenches need to be, how deep, how wide, so if I rented an excavator or used my backhoe, all would be dug how he needed.
Location, southern coast of Maine (York). I have no problem with the excavator company leaving the trees on the site as I can buck and split for firewood, stumps would have to go. The wood is all hardwood.
Thanks all,
Sincerely,
Joel