New shop project

[Rice Rider]

I've been working on getting a level pad for a new 25 x 30 wood shop and tractor storage on the property. I could not have done it without the back hoe. I've most likely dug out enough rocks to build a nice sized house from. I think we will use most of them by making slip form walls around the property. Now if I could just stop the rain for a few weeks, I could get the foundation dug. Here are a few pictures.

[RAF]

Man! Thats alot of tractor work there. I gripe when I have to take down trees and dig out stumps to build something. The backhoe is a nice tool to have. A Case 580 CK was the first tactor I bought to clear some land. Payed for it self the first year. I like that thumb. I need to make one of those some day.

[Flatheadyoungin]

that's a lot of seat time......

as i always tell my wife, it's a lot better than a shovel!

[mjncad]

I hope the rain stops so you can get that hill stabilized.

[rcrcomputing]

Will be interested if you will have a "weeping" problem on the hill with water seepage and what you may be planning to do about it?

[cowboy357]

That looks like a very nice area for a house , Even Your dirts perty . . Great pics , looking forward to the Progress . Bob

[Rice Rider]

I still have to cut back about 11 more inches into the hill side to get the full 15 foot setback the county demands. I am planning on a French drain to move the water away from the shop and head it down to a holding tank. I'll have the guy who will be digging the footers (my backhoe will not reach down far enough on the downhill side)feather the top edge down a bit and I'll be working on building two six foot terraces with 6 x 6 PT timber or using some of those rocks to make a slip form wall reinforced with rebar. The slip form wall will be more expensive in time and labor but it will last longer and I'll be able to use some of the rocks. I'm also thinking that I should put smaller 4 inch French drains on each terrace and tie that into the 6 inch line so I don't end up with water spilling over the edge when we get a gully washer.

[Johndeere3720]

Sounds like fun. It sows you that a shovel doesnt cut it.

[theboman]

How is the shop going??